History
Our general historical titles, with particular strengths in social history, literary history, art history, history of education and historical biography.
Armies of Pestilence:
The Impact of Pandemics on History
By R.S. Bray
An absorbing and accessible account of the effects of disease and pandemics on human history, from the ancient to the modern world.
ISBN: 9780718895600
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Before the Greeks
By M. Chahin
A guide to the pre-Greek civilisations of Europe and Western Asia, from the Sumerians, Egyptians and Minoans to the Hebrews, Sea Peoples and Persians.
ISBN: 9780718829506
The Book of the Toad:
A Natural and Magical History of Toad-Human Relations
By Robert DeGraaff
A fascinating exploration of the toad, establishing the scientific facts and investigating its role in art, literature and folklore.
ISBN: 9780718828417
British Sport:
A Social History
By Dennis Brailsford
A survey of British sport, from the Middle Ages to the present, placing sport in the wider ambit of British life and examining its social implications.
ISBN: 9780718829773
Burn, Holy Fire!:
Religion in Lewes Since the Reformation
By Jeremy Goring
An account of the religious development of Lewes in East Sussex, revealing a social history of religion in England from the Reformation to the present day.
ISBN: 9780718830403
Canadian Churches and the First World War
By Gordon L. Heath (editor)
Essays on the responses of the Canadian churches to the First World War, providing an introduction to a neglected area of Canadian social and religious history.
ISBN: 9780718893583
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A Century of Art and Design Education:
From Arts and Crafts to Conceptual Art
By Stuart MacDonald
A ground-breaking study of the development of education in art and design in Britain from the middle of the 19th century to the 1970s.
ISBN: 9780718830489
The Church of England and the First World War
By Alan Wilkinson
The classic account exploring the complex and multifacted role played by the Church of England in British society during World War One.
ISBN: 9780718893217
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Cranmer in Context
By Peter Newman Brooks
An anthology of and introduction to the life and writings of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, Tudor martyr and creator of The Book of Common Prayer.
ISBN: 9780718827908
Cricket's Biggest Mystery:
The Ashes
By Ronald Willis
A fascinating study of the origin of the Ashes and the early development of Test cricket.
ISBN: 9780718825881
Edward Jerman:
1605–1668 The Metamorphosis of a Master-Craftsman
By Helen Collins
A study of the work of the architect and craftsman who built the most important secular buildings in the City of London after the Great Fire.
ISBN: 9780718830380
The English Ideology:
Studies on the Language of Victorian Politics
By George Watson
An examination of how the political literature of the 19th century sheds light on English parliamentary thought.
ISBN: 9780718891565
Foundations of Progressive Education:
The History of the National Froebel Society
By Joachim Liebschner
The story of how a handful of young women changed British education by following the philosophy of the German educationalist, Friedrich Froebel.
ISBN: 9780718828356
