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Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Sources in History, Volume II (5th Edition)Aspects of Western Civilization: Problems and Sources in History, Volume II (5th Edition)
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An introduction to western civilization which aims to convey the "humanness" that lies...
History of Modern France, A (3rd Edition)History of Modern France, A (3rd Edition)
Best Price: $59.00
History of Modern France surveys the history of France, from the mid-eighteenth century to the...
A History of England, Volume I: Prehistory to 1714 (Chapters 1-16)A History of England, Volume I: Prehistory to 1714 (Chapters 1-16)
Best Price: $58.00
I'm about halfway through this volume, and I'm delighted. If you want to get a real feel...
A History of England, Volume II: 1688 to the Present (Chapters 16-31) (4th Edition)A History of England, Volume II: 1688 to the Present (Chapters 16-31) (4th Edition)
Best Price: $39.66
For students of contemporary English history, this is a key resource. Constructed like most...
The Portable Victorian Reader (Viking Portable Library)The Portable Victorian Reader (Viking Portable Library)
Best Price: $33.60
That Oscar Wilde and Carlyle, Macaulay and Pater, Samuel Butler and Cardinal Newman can all be...


The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Pelican)The World Turned Upside Down: Radical Ideas During the English Revolution (Pelican)
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The Black DeathThe Black Death
As a reader of history,I have always been interested in that huge event that took place in the...
A History of the English Church and People (Classics)A History of the English Church and People (Classics)
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Fantasic work on Orthodox Christianity in the British Isles! Though Bede himself isn't a...
The Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other PoemsThe Ballad of Reading Gaol and Other Poems
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This poem - originally published anonymously, written after Wilde's two year's hard...
The West Transformed: A History of Western CivilizationThe West Transformed: A History of Western Civilization
Best Price: $46.75
THE WEST TRANSFORMED is a comprehensive introductory Western civilization or European history...


Crime and Punishment (History in Depth)Crime and Punishment (History in Depth)A Short History of ScotlandA Short History of Scotland
Best Price: $7.95
I mistook this book for an introduction to the history of Scotland. But an introduction it is...
The Oxford Companion to Scottish HistoryThe Oxford Companion to Scottish History
Best Price: $183.88
The Oxford Companion to Scottish History has more than 170 expert contributors. It interprets...
Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945Lost Chords: White Musicians and their Contribution to Jazz, 1915-1945
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This is a monster. It's monsterously large, monsterously interesting, and monsterously...
Law and ObjectivityLaw and Objectivity
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In modern times the idea of the objectivity of law has been undermined by skepticism about legal...

Living the Enlightenment: Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century EuropeLiving the Enlightenment: Freemasonry and Politics in Eighteenth-Century Europe
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"Living The Enlightenment" is not an appropriate title for this absurd manuscript. ...
Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848Enlightened Nationalism: The Transformation of Prussian Political Culture, 1806-1848
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ENLIGHTENED NATIONALISM is a profound and lucid account of how nationalism arose in Germany by...
The Isles: A HistoryThe Isles: A History
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The British Isles are a unique geographical location in the world, having been provided by...
The Irish Story: Telling Tales and Making It Up in IrelandThe Irish Story: Telling Tales and Making It Up in Ireland
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R. F. "Roy" Foster author of 'W. B. Yeats: The Apprentice Mage,' 'Charles...
A History of Islamic SpainA History of Islamic Spain
Best Price: $20.00
The period of Muslim occupation in Spain represents the only significant contact Islam and...

Seven Pillars of WisdomSeven Pillars of Wisdom
When T. E. Lawrence's Seven Pillars of Wisdom first appeared in 1922 it was immediately...
Defenders of the FaithDefenders of the FaithThe World in a Box: The Story of an Eighteenth-Century Picture EncyclopediaThe World in a Box: The Story of an Eighteenth-Century Picture Encyclopedia
Best Price: $23.25
This is a book about a box that contained the world. The box was the Picture Academy for the...
The Autumn of the Middle AgesThe Autumn of the Middle Ages
Best Price: $12.87
My problem with this book is the same that has been expressed by a couple other reviewers: to...
Asia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1: Trade, Missions, LiteratureAsia in the Making of Europe, Volume III: A Century of Advance. Book 1: Trade, Missions, Literature
Best Price: $49.50
This monumental series, acclaimed as a "masterpiece of comprehensive scholarship" in...

A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)A Social History of Truth: Civility and Science in Seventeenth-Century England (Science and Its Conceptual Foundations series)
How do we come to trust our knowledge of the world? What are the means by which we distinguish...
The Literature of the Irish in Britain: Autobiography and Memoir, 1725-2001The Literature of the Irish in Britain: Autobiography and Memoir, 1725-2001
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The first critical survey of an unjustly neglected body of literature: the autobiographies and...
Debating Women, Politics, and Power in Early Modern EuropeDebating Women, Politics, and Power in Early Modern Europe
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The sixteenth century was an age of politically powerful women. Queens, acting in their own...
The Generation Game: Boom, Bust and Ireland"s Economic MiracleThe Generation Game: Boom, Bust and Ireland"s Economic Miracle
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After Rome (Short Oxford History of the British Isles)After Rome (Short Oxford History of the British Isles)
Best Price: $34.39
The chapters in this volume, each written by a leading scholar of the period, analyze in turn...

Bibliography of Imperial, Colonial, and Commonwealth History since 1600 (The Royal Historical Society Bibliography: the History of Britain, Ireland, and the British Overseas)Bibliography of Imperial, Colonial, and Commonwealth History since 1600 (The Royal Historical Society Bibliography: the History of Britain, Ireland, and the British Overseas)
Best Price: $299.00
Britain's overseas history has never been well supplied with comprehensive bibliographical...
Ireland and the British Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion)Ireland and the British Empire (Oxford History of the British Empire Companion)
Best Price: $35.40
This book does what it sets out to very successfully: It is an effective overview of Irish...
Making Ireland British, 1580-1650Making Ireland British, 1580-1650
Best Price: $62.99
This is the first comprehensive study of plantations in Ireland during the years 1580-1650. It...
The Measure of Multitude: Population in Medieval ThoughtThe Measure of Multitude: Population in Medieval Thought
Best Price: $31.99
This innovative study challenges the view that medieval thought was fundamentally abstract. He...
Luxury and Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century BritainLuxury and Pleasure in Eighteenth-Century Britain
Best Price: $47.83
I read this book for a research paper on the Industrial Revolution. It is clearly written and...

Empire Families: Britons and Late Imperial IndiaEmpire Families: Britons and Late Imperial India
Best Price: $30.98
If you are interested in the intersection between race, ethnicity, class, and identity in the...
Catholic Belfast and Nationalist Ireland in the Era of Joe Devlin, 1871-1934Catholic Belfast and Nationalist Ireland in the Era of Joe Devlin, 1871-1934
Best Price: $22.06
The Irish revolution of 1916-23 is generally regarded as a success. It was a disastrous failure,...
Twisted Paths: Europe 1914-1945Twisted Paths: Europe 1914-1945
Best Price: $39.77
A concise look at European history between 1914 and 1945, Twisted Paths: Europe 1914-1945 ...
Religious Warfare in Europe 1400-1536Religious Warfare in Europe 1400-1536
Best Price: $34.92
Religious warfare has been a recurrent feature of European history. In this intelligent and...
The Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)The Crisis of Parliaments: English History, 1509-1660 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)
Best Price: $50.00
While somewhat dated, this is probably the best introduction to the period. I use the word...

The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby Volume I: Ascent, 1799-1851The Forgotten Prime Minister: The 14th Earl of Derby Volume I: Ascent, 1799-1851
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Lord Derby was the first British statesman to become prime minister three times. He remains the...
Grimoires: A History of Magic BooksGrimoires: A History of Magic Books
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If you thought you were outside the realm of magic, think again. There has been _Buffy the...
When God Took Sides: Religion and Identity in Irish History: Unfinished HistoryWhen God Took Sides: Religion and Identity in Irish History: Unfinished History
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I had to read this book for a history of Northern Ireland class. I found it very disappointing...
Iron Curtain: From Stage to Cold WarIron Curtain: From Stage to Cold War
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Starting with the original use of "iron curtain" to describe an anti-fire device...
Renaissance England's Chief Rabbi: John SeldenRenaissance England's Chief Rabbi: John Selden
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In the midst of an age of prejudice, John Selden's immense, neglected rabbinical works...

The Oxford Companion to Irish History (Oxford Paperback Reference)The Oxford Companion to Irish History (Oxford Paperback Reference)
Best Price: $12.12
"A companion to be cherished," "judicious and authoritative,"...
Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War against Germany 1919-1945Raising Churchill's Army: The British Army and the War against Germany 1919-1945
Best Price: $51.21
I was expecting a book about the expansion of regiments, brigades and the creation of new...
Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities in Scotland and Ireland c.1200-c.1650Divided Gaels: Gaelic Cultural Identities in Scotland and Ireland c.1200-c.1650
Best Price: $95.00
The purpose of this book is to investigate the reality of the Gaelic culture province between...
Britain and Germany in Europe 1949-1990 (Studies of the German Historical Institute, London)Britain and Germany in Europe 1949-1990 (Studies of the German Historical Institute, London)
Best Price: $75.00
Anglo-German relations since the Second World War have been, in contrast to earlier periods of...
Europeans in Australia: Vol 1Europeans in Australia: Vol 1
Best Price: $126.82
In the first volume of his history of Australia, Alan Atkinson covers the first impact of...

Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 56: The J. P. Mass Collection: English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles) (Vol 56)Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 56: The J. P. Mass Collection: English Short Cross Coins, 1180-1247 (Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles) (Vol 56)
Best Price: $230.79
As the most comprehensive catalogue ever published of English Short Cross coins (1180-1247),...
Cabinets and the Bomb (British Academy Occasional Paper)Cabinets and the Bomb (British Academy Occasional Paper)
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The nuclear weapons question runs through post-1940 British history like an irradiated thread....
Opus Epistolarum Des. Erasmi Roterodami: Volume XII: IndicesOpus Epistolarum Des. Erasmi Roterodami: Volume XII: Indices
This book is intended for scholars of Renaissance history, literature, religion, and culture.
Mistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern IrelandMistaken Identities: Poetry and Northern Ireland
Best Price: $39.20
This study addresses questions of Northern Irish poetry and politics through close readings of a...
Field Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: A Political SoldierField Marshal Sir Henry Wilson: A Political Soldier
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Henry Wilson was the only British field marshal ever to die in action, killed on his own...

The Letters of Peter of Celle (Oxford Medieval Texts)The Letters of Peter of Celle (Oxford Medieval Texts)
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Peter of Celle was a figure of great authority and influence in twelfth-century France. His...
Witchcraft and Its Transformations, c. 1650 - c. 1750 (Oxford Historical Monographs)Witchcraft and Its Transformations, c. 1650 - c. 1750 (Oxford Historical Monographs)
Best Price: $166.89
This is an original and important study of the significance of witchcraft in English public life...
The Gesta Guillelmi of William of Poitiers (Oxford Medieval Texts)The Gesta Guillelmi of William of Poitiers (Oxford Medieval Texts)
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This is the the one and only living memoir of William The Conqueror. Although laden with some...
Permanent ExilesPermanent Exiles
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Charts the flight of some of this century's most important thinkers from Nazi Germany to the...
Prison Notebooks, Volume 1Prison Notebooks, Volume 1
Best Price: $35.00
Beware! These writings are the fruits of a genius. That being said, they are virtually...

Empire and NationhoodEmpire and Nationhood
Best Price: $25.00
The author"Mary Ann Heiss" has used her knowledge of ten years of extensive...
Of Counselors and Kings: The Three Versions of Pierre Salmon's Dialogues (Illinois Medieval Studies)Of Counselors and Kings: The Three Versions of Pierre Salmon's Dialogues (Illinois Medieval Studies)
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The three versions - the first was written in 1409 - of Pierre Salmon's 'Dialogues'...
History of a Tragedy: THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN (Hispanisms)History of a Tragedy: THE EXPULSION OF THE JEWS FROM SPAIN (Hispanisms)
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The fundamental thesis of this short book is that the expulsion of the Jews was part and parcel...
The History of King Richard the Third: A Reading EditionThe History of King Richard the Third: A Reading Edition
Best Price: $59.25
"More's History is of great importance for the development of prose narrative in Tudor...
Britain in History: From 1066 to 1485 v. 2Britain in History: From 1066 to 1485 v. 2

Charlemagne and France: A Thousand Years of Mythology (The Laura Shannon Series in French Medieval Studies)Charlemagne and France: A Thousand Years of Mythology (The Laura Shannon Series in French Medieval Studies)
Best Price: $19.95
The Encyclopedia of the Irish in AmericaThe Encyclopedia of the Irish in America
Best Price: $8.60
"Encyclopedia Of The Irish In America", Edited by Michael Glazier. University of Notre...
Ritual Magic (Magic in History Series)Ritual Magic (Magic in History Series)
Best Price: $28.75
Occult knowledge and practice can be divided into three main branches: Astrology, which aims to...
Providence in Early Modern EnglandProvidence in Early Modern England
This book is the most extensive study to date of the sixteenth- and seventeenth-century belief...
Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720Women in Early Modern England 1550-1720
Best Price: $39.95
I found this book well-written and well-researched. Knowing little more than the obvious...

Ducal Brittainy 1364-1399 Hb (Oxford historical monographs)Ducal Brittainy 1364-1399 Hb (Oxford historical monographs)
Best Price: $13.66
While it's fascinating to someone who is doing intense studies in this period of Bretagne...
English Lordship in Ireland, 1318-1361English Lordship in Ireland, 1318-1361The Gladstone Diaries: With Cabinet Minutes and Prime-Ministerial Correspondence Volume IX: January 1875 - December 1880The Gladstone Diaries: With Cabinet Minutes and Prime-Ministerial Correspondence Volume IX: January 1875 - December 1880
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The ninth volume of this major scholarly achievement covers some of the most dramatic years of...
English Society and the Crusade, 1216-1307 (Oxford Historical Monographs)English Society and the Crusade, 1216-1307 (Oxford Historical Monographs)
The crusades played a significant part in the history of later medieval Europe, yet the nature...
Crime in Ireland 1945-95: `Here be Dragons' (Clarendon Studies in Criminology)Crime in Ireland 1945-95: `Here be Dragons' (Clarendon Studies in Criminology)
Best Price: $105.85
This book sets crime trends in Northern Ireland between 1945 and 1995 in a comparative framework...

The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)The Papal Monarchy: The Western Church from 1050 to 1250 (Oxford History of the Christian Church)
Best Price: $59.56
The Papal Monarchy treats of the Catholic Church in its era of waxing power and dynamism, the...
The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1638-1660The Civil Wars: A Military History of England, Scotland, and Ireland 1638-1660
Best Price: $10.30
Unlike the previous reviewer, I thought this book did a pretty decent job in going through the...
The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660 (Short Oxford History of the Modern World)
Rich in detail and original in approach, The European Dynastic States, 1494-1660 studies...
Painting and Politics in Northern Europe: Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens and Their ContemporariesPainting and Politics in Northern Europe: Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens and Their Contemporaries
Best Price: $379.62
Painting and Politics in Northern Europe offers a chronologicalaccount of political engagement...
Seeking Nature's Logic: Natural Philosophy in the Scottish EnlightenmentSeeking Nature's Logic: Natural Philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment
Best Price: $47.10
The Scottish Enlightenment was a vital moment in the history of Western civilization. As one...

The French Revolution in Russian Intellectual Life: 1865-1905The French Revolution in Russian Intellectual Life: 1865-1905
Best Price: $115.54
The interest of Russian intellectuals in the French Revolution demonstrates that some Russian...
Berlin in Focus: Cultural Transformations in GermanyBerlin in Focus: Cultural Transformations in Germany
Best Price: $154.78
This collection of essays breaks new ground in looking at Berlin after the fall of the Wall as...
The Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814The Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814
Best Price: $125.00
When you buy any product produced by the legendary George F. Nafziger, you expect quality. With...
The French Overseas EmpireThe French Overseas Empire
Best Price: $125.00
For more than five centuries France has been both a European and a global power. French...
Children of Victory: Young Specialists and the Evolution of Soviet SocietyChildren of Victory: Young Specialists and the Evolution of Soviet Society
Best Price: $58.00
Born after 1940 and finishing higher education between 1965 and 1982, a generation of...

Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History)Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
Best Price: $30.00
This book focuses primarily on the Battles of Barnett and Tewkesbury,2 decisive battles of the...
The wild geese: The Irish soldier in exileThe wild geese: The Irish soldier in exile
Best Price: $222.76
I have been looking for a good book about the legendary Wild Geese for many years. ...
Stonehenge SolutionStonehenge Solution
Best Price: $1.04
1997
Painting and Politics in Northern Europe: Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens and Their ContemporariesPainting and Politics in Northern Europe: Van Eyck, Bruegel, Rubens and Their Contemporaries
Best Price: $379.62
Painting and Politics in Northern Europe offers a chronologicalaccount of political engagement...
Seeking Nature's Logic: Natural Philosophy in the Scottish EnlightenmentSeeking Nature's Logic: Natural Philosophy in the Scottish Enlightenment
Best Price: $47.10
The Scottish Enlightenment was a vital moment in the history of Western civilization. As one...

The French Revolution in Russian Intellectual Life: 1865-1905The French Revolution in Russian Intellectual Life: 1865-1905
Best Price: $115.54
The interest of Russian intellectuals in the French Revolution demonstrates that some Russian...
Berlin in Focus: Cultural Transformations in GermanyBerlin in Focus: Cultural Transformations in Germany
Best Price: $154.78
This collection of essays breaks new ground in looking at Berlin after the fall of the Wall as...
The Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814The Defense of the Napoleonic Kingdom of Northern Italy, 1813-1814
Best Price: $125.00
When you buy any product produced by the legendary George F. Nafziger, you expect quality. With...
The French Overseas EmpireThe French Overseas Empire
Best Price: $125.00
For more than five centuries France has been both a European and a global power. French...
Children of Victory: Young Specialists and the Evolution of Soviet SocietyChildren of Victory: Young Specialists and the Evolution of Soviet Society
Best Price: $58.00
Born after 1940 and finishing higher education between 1965 and 1982, a generation of...

Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History)Tewkesbury 1471: The Last Yorkist Victory (Praeger Illustrated Military History)
Best Price: $30.00
This book focuses primarily on the Battles of Barnett and Tewkesbury,2 decisive battles of the...
The wild geese: The Irish soldier in exileThe wild geese: The Irish soldier in exile
Best Price: $222.76
I have been looking for a good book about the legendary Wild Geese for many years. ...
Stonehenge SolutionStonehenge Solution
Best Price: $1.04
1997
  
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