The story of the Norman conquest

It has long been established that the crisis of 1066 generated a florescence of historical writing in the first half of the twelfth century. This book presents a new perspective on...

The Norman Conquest is one of the most momentous events in English history and its consequences changed England forever. Indeed, the Battle of Hastings and its aftermath nearly wip...

This collection of original essays by leading historians of political thought examines modern European thinkers' writings about conquest, colonization and empire. The crea...

Al Capone and the 1933 World’s Fair: The End of the Gangster Era in Chicago is a historical look at Chicago during the darkest days of the Great Depression. The story of Chicago fi...

Most medieval Arabic accounts of the early eighth-century conquests in Iberia and Central Asia give speaking roles to two Marwānid caliphs, the brothers al-Walīd I (r. 705–715) and...

Abstract This is a study of the major landholders of England and their estates during the reign of Edward the Confessor. It is the first comprehensive analysis of th...

Abstract Though for well over a century the novels of R.S. Surtees have maintained a steady readership, his books have been comparatively neglected in the literary a...