Jim Bradbury's superb narrative of some of the most wretched and devastating years in English history explores the rivalry for the English throne; the war for Matilda's succession beginning in 1139, and a war for Henry of Anjou (later Henry II), concluded with the treaty of Winchester in 1153. Features diaries and chronicle sources which show the horrors of 12th century warfare and the colorful characters involved--the likeable king, the domineering Matilda, the young and vital future Henry II.
Religion and Society in Early Modern England examines the interplay between religion, politics, society and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. Religion and Society in Early Modern England examines the interplay between religion, politics, society and popular culture in the Tudor and Stuart periods. Alongside the official theology, politics and worship of the Reformation, the essays present the experiences of ordinary men and women through narratives, reports, literary works, orthodox and unorthodox religious writing, institutional church documents and parliamentary proceedings.
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(1)As part of the Allied forces, thousands of Kenyans fought alongside the British in World War II. But just a few years after the defeat of Hitler, the British colonial government detained nearly the entire population of Kenya+s largest ethnic minority, the Kikuyu-some one and a half million people.The compelling story of the system of prisons and work camps where thousands met their deaths was the victim of a determined effort by the British to destroy all official records of their attempts to stop the Mau Mau uprising. Caroline Elkins spent a decade in London, Nairobi, and the Kenyan countryside interviewing hundreds of survivors of the camps and the British and African loyalists who detained them.The result is an unforgettable account of the unraveling of the British colonial empire in Kenya-a pivotal moment in twentieth- century history with chilling parallels to America+s own imperial project.
A remarkable and engrossing account of medieval England's epic conflict with France.
From 1337 to 1453 England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Though it was a small, poor country, England for most of those "hundred years" won the battles, sacked the towns and castles, and dominated the war. The protagonists of the Hundred Years War are among the most colorful in European history: Edward III, the Black Prince; Henry V, who was later immortalized by Shakespeare; the splendid but inept John II, who died a prisoner in London; Charles V, who very nearly overcame England; and the enigmatic Charles VII, who at last drove the English out. Desmond Seward's critically-acclaimed account of the Hundred Years War brings to life all of the intrigue, beauty, and royal to-the-death-fighting of that legendary century-long conflict.
"Mr. Seward shows us all the famous sights of those roaring times . . . and illuminates them with an easy scholarship, a nice sense of detail . . . and a most agreeable clarity of style." --The New Yorker
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