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Extracts Relating to Mediaeval Markets and Fairs in England
Helen Douglas-Irvine
A world of ancient trade unfolds through legal decrees, royal grants, and vivid urban reporting.
Horses Past and Present
Gilbey, Walter, Sir
Sir Walter Gilbey traces how royal decrees, wartime demands, and the rise of rail transport shaped the evolution of British horses over nine centuries.
Characters from the Histories & Memoirs of the Seventeenth Century
Unknown
A monarch with oversized doublets who relies on his favorites; a king who faces execution; a general who marches under a cloud of conflicting allegiances. In this anthology, seventeenth-century England comes alive through the eyes of those who watched its tragic history unfold.
Danes, Saxons and Normans
John G. (John George) Edgar
Long before the Norman fleet anchors off Hastings, centuries of blood, ambition, and shifting crowns shape the British Isles. Violent dynastic rivalries, broken oaths, and bold conquests forge a single nation from hostile, warring races.
History of the United Netherlands from the Death of William the Silent to the Twelve Year's Truce, 1585e-86a
John Lothrop Motley
In late 1585, England enters a perilous struggle in the Low Countries to halt Spanish domination, only for internal court politics and royal fury to threaten the entire enterprise from its very inception.
The Enclosures in England: An Economic Reconstruction
Harriett Bradley Fitt
This rigorous economic study dismantles the centuries-old belief that English agrarian enclosures were driven by skyrocketing wool prices, revealing instead a story of exhausted soil, falling crop yields, and forced systemic adaptation.
Historical record of the Ninety-second Regiment, originally termed "The Gordon Highlanders" and numbered the Hundredth Regiment
Richard Cannon
A meticulous recording of march routes, bloody engagements, and administrative transitions forms a vivid portrait of a famed British unit.
Sea-Hounds
Lewis R. (Lewis Ransome) Freeman
Bound in cold steel, riding through blinding spray, and hunting invisible enemies under constant threat of instantaneous death, the men of the Allied naval forces face World War I not in grand fleet actions, but in relentless, small-craft skirmishes across the North Sea, the Atlantic, and the Mediterranean.
Sniping in France: With notes on the scientific training of scouts, observers, and snipers
H. (Hesketh) Hesketh-Prichard
A deadly German advantage in long-range rifle fire forces the British Expeditionary Force to adapt, organizing a specialized school that turns observation and marksmanship into an exact science.
The Manchester and Glasgow Road, Volume 1 (of 2): This Way to Gretna Green
Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
Centuries of travellers, ruffians, and runaway lovers have beaten a path from the capital into the North, leaving their footprints along the Great North Highway.
Affairs of West Africa
E. D. (Edmund Dene) Morel
An urgent, data-backed indictment of European administrative folly in West Africa exposes how reckless military campaigns and predatory monopolies endanger both indigenous societies and the future of international trade.
Royal Winchester: Wanderings in and about the Ancient Capital of England
A. G. K. (Alfred Guy Kingan) L'Estrange
A quiet walk through an old English city becomes a journey through centuries of royal intrigue, monastic ambition, and forgotten local lore.
The Historic Thames
Hilaire Belloc
Great rivers shape the destiny of nations, and none more so in Britain than the quiet, tidal waters of the Thames.
Books Condemned to be Burnt
James Anson Farrer
A history of state-sanctioned fire and official panic, showing how monarchs, prelates, and parliaments tried to silence inconvenient truths by destroying the paper they were printed on.
Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton
Anonymous
Driven by greed, delusion, or sheer nerve, opportunistic pretenders have repeatedly stepped into dead men’s shoes to snatch fortunes, titles, and thrones.
England and Napoleon (1801-1815)
Unknown
A nation’s existence hangs in the balance as naval battles, parliamentary clashes, and bloody continental campaigns define a fierce fifteen-year struggle against French imperial ambition.
Holinshed's Chronicles, vol. 2 of 6, slice 05 of 12: England, 1154-1189, Henry II
Raphael Holinshed
A ambitious monarch spends decades consolidating vast territories through war and statecraft, only to see his kingdom fractured by bitter feuds with the Church and his own rebellious family.
Tommy Atkins at War: As Told in His Own Letters
James Alexander Kilpatrick
Ordinary men thrust into extraordinary violence preserve their sanity through humor, intense loyalty to their comrades, and an unshakable commitment to everyday routines.
Browning and His Century
Helen A. (Helen Archibald) Clarke
Robert Browning’s poetry serves as a sprawling, intricate map of the nineteenth century’s deepest spiritual and intellectual upheavals. By examining his work through the lens of history, this study reveals a mind that intuitively grasped the era’s most profound shifts before they were fully articulated by science…
Nigeria
E. D. (Edmund Dene) Morel
This detailed survey of early twentieth-century Nigeria offers an observant, critical examination of the administrative, economic, and cultural dynamics defining the British Protectorate. It balances travelogue-style description with pointed commentary on colonial policy and the resilience of indigenous systems.
Regeneration: Being an Account of the Social Work of The Salvation Army in Great Britain
H. Rider (Henry Rider) Haggard
This investigation provides an unfiltered, ground-level survey of early 20th-century social welfare through the lens of one of the era’s most controversial and ambitious charitable organizations. It serves as a rare, contemporary witness to the mechanics of urban poverty and reform.
The Grand Fleet, 1914-1916
John Rushworth Jellicoe
HOOK This memoir serves as the definitive, firsthand account of Britain’s naval command during the North Sea’s most volatile years, offering a stark, unadorned look at the mechanics of maritime survival in the Great War.
Body, Parentage and Character in History: Notes on the Tudor Period
Furneaux Jordan
HOOK This study examines the interplay between physical inheritance and personal character, arguing that the prominent figures of the Tudor period were not mere products of circumstance, but manifestations of distinct, observable biological temperaments.
Gambia
Frederick John Melville
HOOK A guide to the delicate art of collecting Gambian postage, this work examines the evolution of the colony's stamp issues from the inaugural 1869 cameo series to the emergency provisionals of the early twentieth century.
Ireland and the Home Rule Movement
McDonnell, Michael, Sir
This scholarly examination dissects the structural failures of British governance in Ireland, arguing that systemic ignorance and economic inequality fueled the enduring struggle for national autonomy.
Isle of Wight
A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope) Moncrieff
An ancient chunk of mainland chalk, carved out by rushing Solent tides, offers a miniature map of all England’s coastal beauty, historic ruins, and bustling seaside resorts.
State Trials, Political and Social. Volume 2 (of 2)
Unknown
The courtroom serves as the final stage for the powerful and the desperate alike, where the machinery of law meets the raw, often messy, reality of treason and murder.
Outlines of English history from B.C. 55 to A.D. 1895
John Charles Curtis
This concise volume serves as a comprehensive reference guide to the key events, figures, and legislative milestones of English history, spanning from the Roman era to the late nineteenth century. It is a strictly factual, chronologically organized summary designed for clarity and rapid retrieval of information.
The Age of Elizabeth (1547-1603)
Unknown
Elizabethan England, a realm defined by religious upheaval, colonial ambition, and the precarious survival of a queen, emerges not through narrative history, but through the raw, unvarnished accounts of the people who lived it.
The First Hundred Thousand: Being the Unofficial Chronicle of a Unit of "K(1)"
Ian Hay
A chronicle of ordinary men thrust into the machinery of total war, this narrative captures the sudden, raw shift from civilian life to the brutal reality of the front line.
The History of the 7th Battalion Queen's Own Cameron Highlanders
James Walter Sandilands
The "Shiny 7th" endures as a testament to the iron discipline and stubborn humanity of the Scottish infantry. This account preserves the memory of those who lived, fought, and died in the mud of the Great War.
The Irish Guards in the Great War, Volume 1 (of 2)
Rudyard Kipling
A disciplined, unflinching account of the First Battalion Irish Guards as they navigate the brutal exhaustion and administrative absurdity of the Western Front.
A history of postal agitation from fifty years ago till the present day
H. G. Swift
This account chronicles the decades-long struggle of British postal workers to secure fair wages, reasonable hours, and the right to organize against a rigid, often hostile, government bureaucracy. It serves as a stark, detailed record of labor history within a vital state institution.
The new spirit in India
Henry Woodd Nevinson
The winds of change are sweeping across the Indian subcontinent as a new generation of activists demands a voice in their own governance, challenging the rigid structures of the British Raj.
The South Devon Coast
Charles G. (Charles George) Harper
This survey of England’s southwestern shoreline captures the rugged character of Devon’s coast, blending geographical observation with the echoes of history and folklore.
A Leap in the Dark: A Criticism of the Principles of Home Rule as Illustrated by the
A. V. (Albert Venn) Dicey
Political change is rarely a matter of simple progress, and the risk of unconsidered institutional upheaval remains a constant threat to national stability.
About London
J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie
The Victorian metropolis is a grand, grinding engine of ambition, decay, and profound inequality, captured here by a keen observer walking its streets at the height of the nineteenth century.
Historical Record of the Fifth Regiment of Foot, or Northumberland Fusiliers: Containing an Account of the Formation of the Regiment in 1674, and of Its Subsequent Services to 1837
Richard Cannon
Formed in the crucible of seventeenth-century European conflict, this regiment’s legacy is defined by centuries of service across global battlefields and its eventual evolution into a storied Fusilier unit.
Richard III: Makers of History
Jacob Abbott
A portrait of a king forged by cruelty and circumstance, this account traces the collapse of an era through one man’s relentless pursuit of the crown.
Edge Hill: The Battle and Battlefield
Edwin Alfred Walford
The rolling hills of Oxfordshire hold the echoes of a fractured nation, where a single day in 1642 forever altered the course of English history. This guide traces the scars of the first great Civil War battle upon the landscape of Edge Hill.
The Ancien Régime
Charles Kingsley
The collapse of the French monarchy was not merely a political failure, but a profound moral rot caused by the rigid, prideful enforcement of caste over human dignity.
The Tragedy of St. Helena
Runciman, Walter Runciman, Baron
This impassioned defense of Napoleon Bonaparte reframes his final years as a moral outrage, arguing that the British government’s treatment of its captive was a calculated, dishonorable campaign of state-sponsored cruelty.
Excursions in the County of Cornwall: Comprising a Concise Historical and Topographical Delineation of the Principal Towns and Villages, Together With Descriptions of the Residences of the Nobility and Gentry, Remains of Antiquity, and Every Other Interesting Object of Curiosity
Frederick Wilton Litchfield Stockdale
This volume offers a meticulous survey of Cornwall’s nineteenth-century landscape, blending historical record with the keen eye of a traveling observer. It serves as an essential inventory of a county defined by its industry and antiquity.
Odd Bits of History: Being Short Chapters Intended to Fill Some Blanks
Henry W. (Henry William) Wolff
This collection of historical vignettes reveals the overlooked human details behind grand events, proving that even the most prominent figures are often defined by their minor, messy, and very human struggles.
On the Heels of De Wet
Lionel James
A soldier’s candid account of the grueling, often frustrating attempt to track a elusive guerilla leader across the vast South African veldt, where bureaucracy and bad luck frequently outmaneuver military expertise.
The Irish on the Somme: Being a Second Series of 'The Irish at the Front'
Michael MacDonagh
The Irish soldier’s experience of the Somme is captured here through a lens of intense national pride, religious devotion, and the harrowing, mechanical reality of industrial trench warfare.
Edinburgh: Painted by John Fulleylove
Rosaline Masson
A steep volcanic crag crowned by an ancient fortress drops into a city where centuries of regal triumph and dark tragedy leave their mark on every cobblestone.
Mirror for Magistrates, Volume 1
Unknown
A procession of fallen monarchs rises from the shadows to confess the fatal errors, unchecked lusts, and treacherous ambition that dragged them from power into violent graves.