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Although studies of gender in medieval culture have tended to focus on femininity, the study of medieval masculinities has developed greatly over the last few years. This book concentrates on this aspect of medieval gender studies, and looks at the ways in which varieties of medieval masculinity intersected with concepts of holiness.

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Using a wide variety of sources this lively socio-cultural history examines household service, one of the largest, most multi-layered, most mobile and most indispensable sectors of employment in early modern England -- .

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Edited by Gordon Menzies, the Producer of the television series, this book tells the story of ten thousand years of Scotland's history.

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This volume of essays provides a comprehensive survey at national, regional and local levels of this key moment in British social history. Beginning with an overview and chronology, chapters then deal with regional perspectives and specific themes including the communist party and the church.

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Once the Berlin Wall fell in 1989, the people of East Germany had little use for the dissident intellectuals who had helped bring it down. This book offers a look into the circumstances of this fall from grace, unique among the former Communist states.

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Explores the problematic, contested and changing relationship between nationality, ethnicity and the state in the United Kingdom. This study explores the ethnic margins and imperial dimensions of British national identity through the ceremonies of the Investiture of the Prince of Wales and the public reaction to them.

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The clash between Britain and Ireland - and between Catholics and Protestants within Ireland - is among the oldest and most enduring nationalist, ethnic, and religious conflicts in the modern world. This title provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes.

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Traces the origins and development of the conflict during the years of the legislative union between Britain and Ireland. This volume provides both a history of the conflict and a discussion of its causes; headnotes and footnotes set each selection in historical, political, and cultural context, and identify those terms and names.

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A concise introduction to the events which led to the partition of Ireland, with a discusion of the subsequent development of the two Irish states which emerged from the events of 1920-1922.

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With "Irish Miscellany," author Dermot McEvoy lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Irish traditions and folklore. He offers the answers to questions you've always had--or never knew you had--as he covers all aspects of Ireland.

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A haunting masterpiece of Scandinavian literaturenow published for the first time in the United States

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What is it that makes this exquisite part of Italy so seductive Historian Alistair Moffat embarks on a journey into Tuscanys past,underlining both the areas regional uniqueness as well as the vital role it has played in the history of the whole of Italy.

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James III is the most enigmatic of the Stewart kings of Scotland. This study explains why King James was challenged by a huge rebellion in 1482, which he narrowly survived, and why he succumbed to a further rising in 1488, which placed his eldest son on the throne as James IV.

Despite being somewhat overshadowed not only by his father James IV but also by his internationally renowned daughter Mary Queen of Scots, no-one can deny the importance of the reign of James V, embracing as it did the establishment of the Court of Session and the birthpangs of religious dissent.

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John Dixon Hunt's new biography takes a fresh look at the life and work of 17th-century English writer, gardener and diarist John Evelyn. Hunt discusses Evelyn's most famous work, his Diary, as well as his domestic life, his extensive European travels, and his wide-ranging work on social and ethical issues.

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Including the original Latin texts as well as Modern English verse translations, this is a significant new edition of John Gowers historical poems, detailing the 1381 Peasants Revolt and the deposition of Richard II in 1399.

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Anderson critically analyses the evidence available from regnal lists and Irish annals of the 6th to 9th centuries, to shed new light on the kingdoms of DalRiata and the Picts. This reedition includes a new introduction and a bibliography of recent scholarship by Nicholas Evans.

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An essential introduction to one of the major Scottish historians of modern times.