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In the nineteenth century, Alfred the Great was a figure who rivalled King Arthur in the popular imagination. This book asks why Alfred was so important in Victorian Britain, examines the ways in which he was rewritten by authors and artists of the time, and investigates how Alfred is no longer a national icon. -- .

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A radical resetting of Medieval and Early Modern English History, arguing that in Tudor England people had fluidity in their concepts of ethnicity

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Provides the first detailed and interdisciplinary analysis of the English Benedictine communities in exile during the seventeenth century, looking at their lived experiences, emotions and senses in religious life. -- .

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The simple castles raised after the Norman conquest had been developed throughout 11th and 12th centuries, whilst the introduction of Islamic and Byzantine fortification techniques from the late 12th century led to further developments in castle architecture.

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A study of the fortifications used in England during the Civil War. It covers the defences of London and Oxford, as well as looking at castles, earthworks and field fortifications. The author also traces the development of new defence systems that were developed by engineers such as De Gomme.

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The 14th-century knight lived in a time of change, in terms of both recruitment methods and the appearance of fighting men. This title describes all aspects of the knight's life, including his training in the castle yard and the hard knocks of the tournament.

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The first of a three-part study of the English mediaeval knight through three centuries. This volume covers the 15th-century knight, following a hypothetical knight and showing how he fared on campaign with the Normans at the loss of Normandy. It covers recruitment, training and active service.

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The English/British have always been known as the sailor race with hearts of oak: the Royal Navy as the Senior Service and First Line of Defense.

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Six airplanes and their crews lost without a trace above the Bermuda Triangle. Mysterious debris crashes down at Roswell military base. A President assassinated on live television. These three events changed the lives of many Americans in the latter half of the Twentieth Century. Why did they happen Why did our government lie to us And why do we still not know the truth

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A collection that includes both principles of writing history from a modern perspective and also historiography as it relates to ancient writings. It contains essays on historiography, and includes reviews of histories of Israel or related works.

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This singular reference provides an authoritative account of the daily lives of enslaved women in the United States, from colonial times to emancipation following the Civil War. Through essays, photos, and primary source documents, the female experience is explored, and women are depicted as central, rather than marginal, figures in history.

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In this book, historian Emily West offers the first comprehensive overview of the lives of enslaved women in America by placing their stories within the broader context of slavery in this country from the colonial era through to the end of the Civil War.

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In the winter of 1909, a political bombshell exploded in tsarist Russia. Scandal swept not only the empire but the entire world with the exposure of the secret life of one man. Newspaper headlines introduced him as a twentieth-century Judas.

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The fascinating story of the entertainment used to keep up the troops' spirits in the Second World War.