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• List of abbreviations
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction
• Henry Ireton, Cromwell's 'son': new model officer marriages and the politics of settlement during the English Revolution
• The Iretons and Cromwell's financial management
• John Ireton and the afterlife of Henry Ireton and Cromwell
• Clement Ireton: Fifth Monarchist opponent of Cromwell
• John Ireton: the Restoration and continuing opposition to the Stuarts
• Bridget Ireton and Charles Fleetwood, Cromwell's 'son'
• Fleetwood and the politics of Cromwell's Protectorate
• Fleetwood and his 'brother', Henry Cromwell
• Fleetwood and the fracturing of the Cromwellian alliance
• Fleetwood and the failure of the English Revolution
• John Disbrowe and the failure of the English Revolution
• Cromwell's financial management, kinship and the politics of the Protectorate
• Fleetwood and Restoration communities of radicals
• Bridget Bendish and the memory of Oliver Cromwell in East Anglia
• Henry and Bridget Ireton and the politics of the Glorious Revolution
• Conclusion: Cromwell's kin and the afterlife of the English Revolution
• Bibliography
• Index.

"The Londoner John Blackwell (1624-1701), shaped by his parents' Puritanism and merchant interests of his iconoclast father became one of Oliver Cromwell's New Model Army captains. Working with his father in Parliament's financial administration both supported the regicide and benefitted from the subsequent sales of land sales from those defeated in the civil wars. Surviving the Restoration Blackwell pursued interests in Ireland, banking schemes in London and Massachusetts, before being Governor of Pennsylvania. Blackwell worked with his son, Lambert Blackwell, who established himself as a merchant, financier and a representative of the state in Italy during the wars of William III before being embroiled in the South Sea Bubble. The linked histories of the three Blackwells reinforce the importance of kinship, the development of the early modern state centred in an increasingly global London and illustrate the ownership of the memory of the civil wars, facilitated by their kin links to Cromwell and John Lambert, architect of Cromwell's Protectorate, by those who fought against Charles I. Suitable for specialists in the area and students taking courses on early modern English, European and American history as well as those with a more general interest in the period"-- Provided by publisher.

• Poverty archaeology
• The sick
• The elderly
• The young
• The mad
• The workers.

"The Poor Laws in the United Kingdom left a built and material legacy of over two centuries of legislative provision for the poor and infirm. Workhouses represent the first centralized, state-organized system for welfare, though they maintain a notorious historical reputation. Workhouses were intended to be specialized institutions, with dedicated subdivisions for the management of different categories of inmate. Examining the workhouse provision from an archaeological perspective, the authors demonstrate the heterogeneity of the Poor Law system from a built heritage perspective. This volume forms a social archaeology of the lived experience of poverty and health in the nineteenth century"-- Provided by publisher.

• Introduction. "Their Royal Heilnesses"
• Prologue. 18 morts de trop
• L'Angleterre à fronts renversés 1919-1933
• Le terreau racialiste
• La tentation fasciste
• La fête des fous
• Intermède royal
• L'apaisement incendiaire 1933-1938
• Vienne, Munich, Prague, ou l'aigle en liberté 1938-1939
• Un grain de sable nommé Churchill
• Les mirages d'un Reich sans Hitler
• L'échiquier de l'an 40
• La force du destin 1940-1941
• Épilogue. Les fantômes du lac de Côme
• Que sont-ils devenus ?

"Après la chute de la France, en juin 1940, il s'en est fallu de peu que la Grande-Bretagne parvienne à un accord de paix avec le Ille Reich et accepte le partage du monde qu'Hitler lui proposait depuis son arrivée au pouvoir. En parvenant, sur le fil, à faire échouer ce plan, Churchill n'a pas seulement triomphé des partisans de l'"apaisement", regroupés derrière son prédécesseur Neville Chamberlain. Les forces qu'il a vaincues in extremis s'activaient depuis deux décennies pour répudier l'ancienne "entente cordiale" entre Londres et Paris au profit d'un accord géopolitique global avec l'Allemagne : à cette dernière, la domination du continent ; à l'Empire britannique, un leadership écrasant sur le commerce mondial. Ce rêve n'a pas seulement été poursuivi par de nombreuses figures de l'aristocratie anglaise, sans parler d'une partie de la famille régnante, fidèle à ses origines allemandes - à commencer par le roi Édouard VIII, incontestablement nazi. Il était largement partagé au sein de la City et ses adeptes se recrutaient dans tous les secteurs de l'opinion, syndicats compris. Quant à Hitler, sa fascination pour l'Angleterre était inséparable de sa doctrine raciste, forgée au contact d'un Britannique ayant renié son pays pour embrasser la patrie de Wagner : Houston Stewart Chamberlain (rien à voir avec Neville), considéré par les nazis comme leur second "prophète". Écrite d'une plume alerte et riche de nombreuses révélations, voici l'histoire jamais racontée de ces liaisons dangereuses qui faillirent changer la face du monde."--Page 4 of cover.

• 'Fettered with chains of gold'
• 'A virgin is now born'
• 'No other Princess in England'
• 'Of corrupt seed'
• 'Storms and tempests'
• 'A child toward'
• 'No words of Boleyn'
• 'The school of affliction'
• 'The sore which was with age over-skinned'
• 'Of her own blood and lineage'
• 'A French partisan'
• 'Angry with any love'
• 'Nearness of blood'
• 'The time will come'
• 'A Queen in heaven'
• 'Surprised her sex'

"Anne Boleyn may be best known for losing her head, but as Tudor expert Tracy Borman reveals in a book that recasts British history, her greatest legacy lies in the path-breaking reign of her daughter, Elizabeth. Much of the fascination with Britain's legendary Tudors centers around the dramas surrounding Henry VIII and his six wives and Elizabeth I's rumored liaisons. Yet the most fascinating relationship in that historic era may well be that between the mother and daughter who, individually and collectively, changed the course of British history. The future Queen Elizabeth was not yet three when her mother, Anne Boleyn, was beheaded on May 19, 1536, on Henry's order, incensed that she had not given him a son and tired of her contentious nature. Elizabeth had been raised away from court, rarely even seeing Anne; and after her death, Henry tried in every way to erase Anne's presence and memory. At that moment in history, few could have predicted that mother and daughter would each leave enduring, and interlocked, legacies. Yet as Tracy Borman reveals in this first-ever joint portrait, both women broke the mold for British queens and for women in general at the time. Anne was instrumental in reforming and reshaping forever Britain's religious traditions, and her years of wielding power over a male-dominated court provided an inspiring role model for Elizabeth's glittering and unprecedented 45-year reign. Indeed, Borman shows how much Elizabeth--most visibly by refusing to ever marry, but in many other more subtle ways that defined her court--was influenced by her mother's legacy. In its originality, Anne Boleyn & Elizabeth I sheds new light on two of history's most famous women--the private desires, hopes, and fears that lay behind their dazzling public personas, and the surprising influence each had on the other during and after their lifetimes. In the process, Tracy Borman reframes our understanding of the entire Tudor era"-- Provided by publisher

• Introduction
• 1. A New King and His Supporters, August 1714 - July 1715
• 2. Preparations, 20 July - 6 October 1715
• 3. The Crisis: 6 October - 13 November 1715
• 4. The Loyalist Triumph, 14 November 1715 - November 1716
• 5. Responses to New Challenges, August - October 1745
• 6. The Responses to the Jacobite Invasion, 8 November to 5 December 1745
• 7. Responses to the Jacobite Retreat and a New Threat, 5-31 December 1745
• 8. Loyalist Triumphs, January - October
• 1746. Conclusion.
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In both 1715 and 1745 there was a major military challenge in Britain to the thrones of George I and George II, posed by Jacobite supporters of the exiled Stuart claimant. This book examines the responses of those loyal to the Hanoverian dynasty, whose efforts have been ignored or disparaged compared to the military perspective or that of the Jacobites. These efforts included those of the clergy who gave loyalist sermons, accompanied the volunteer forces against the Jacobites and even stood up to the Jacobite forces in person. The lords lieutenant organized militia and volunteer forces to support the status quo. Official bodies, such as the corporations, parishes, quarter sessions and sheriffs, organized events to celebrate loyalist occasions and dealt with local Jacobite sympathisers. The press, both national and regional, was uniformly loyal. Finally, both the middling and common people acted, often violently, against those thought to be hostile towards the status quo. The effectiveness of these bodies had limits, but was at times decisive, and showed that the dynasty was not without popular support in its hours of crisis. This volume is essential reading for all those interested in the Jacobite rebellions and the early English Georgian state, church and society.
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• The Wellesleys of County Meath
• Richard takes charge
• The India adventure begins
• Tiger hunt
• Arthur : from Mysore to the Maratha War
• Henry steps forward
• End of the first act : the Maratha War
• Entr'acte I
• Toil and trouble
• The Wellesleys in Spain : the first phase
• The Wellesleys at war
• Reversal of fortunes
• Waterloo
• Entr'acte II
• Encore for the Wellesleys
• Irreconcilable differences
• View from across the aisle
• The final years.

A lively and inviting history of Belfast--exploring the highs and lows of a resilient city. Modern Belfast is a beautiful city with a vibrant tradition of radicalism, industry, architectural innovation, and cultural achievement. But the city's many qualities are all too frequently overlooked, its image marred by association with the political violence of the Troubles. Feargal Cochrane tells the story of his home city, revealing a rich and complex history which is not solely defined by these conflicts. From its emergence as a maritime port to its heyday as a center for the linen industry and crucible of liberal radicalism in the late eighteenth century, through to the famous shipyards where the Titanic was built, Belfast has long been a hub of innovation. Cochrane's book offers a new perspective on this fascinating story, demonstrating how religion, culture, and politics have shaped the way people think, act, and vote in the city--and how Belfast's past continues to shape its present and future.

• Cover
• Halftitle page
• Title page
• Copyright page
• Dedication
• CONTENTS
• LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
• ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
• PREFACE
• INTRODUCTION
• 1 THE LAGAN AND THE LINEN
• 2 THE RADICALISM
• 3 THE SHIPS
• 4 THE BUILDINGS
• 5 THE TROUBLES
• 6 THE TOURISM
• 7 THE POETRY
• 8 THE FUTURE
• ENDNOTES
• BIBLIOGRAPHY
• INDEX

• Front door/hallway signs
• (Living room) photo wall
• (Living room) television
• (Living room) sewing machine
• (Living room) armchair (fiction)
• (Front room) radiogram
• (Front room) The Last Supper
• (Front room) souvenirs and ornaments
• (Kitchen) Dutch pot
• (Kitchen) rice
• (Bathroom) afro-comb
• (Bathroom) sickle cell medication
• (Parent bedroom) suitcase/grip : part 1
• (Teenage bedroom) stuff (photo essay)
• ('Sent-for child's' bedroom) suitcase/grip : part 2
• (Garden) soil (part fiction)

"This book is a ground-breaking exploration of everyday life as experienced through the lens of Black British cultural history and creative practice, through a multiplicity of voices and writing styles. The structure of Black Everyday Lives, Material Culture and Narrative examines life through a personal study of the family home - room by room, object by object - as a portal through which to examine the intricacies and nuances of daily considerations of African heritage people living in Britain in the modern era, (post 1950). Using Small Anthropology methodology, this book foregrounds the experiences of Black British lives by bringing the threads of history and culture into the relevancy of the present day, and demonstrates how the personal sphere directly links to wider public and political concerns. This book will be of interest to a wide range of disciplines, including Black Studies, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, History, Visual Culture, Photography, Media Communication, Sociology, Community Development, Art and Design, and by any course that studies ethnographic methodologies, material culture, migration, everyday life, and British society"-- Provided by publisher

• Britons, Celts and Romans, c. 4000 BC-AD 410
• Saxons, Danes and Normans, 410-1154
• Late-medieval struggles : within the British Isles and on the Continent, 1154-1485
• Renaissance, reconnaissance, reformation, revolution, 1485-1688/9
• Towards internal stability and external expansion, 1689-1789
• Political reforms, Industrial Revolution, imperial rule, 1789-1914
• The twentieth century : devastation and decline, reconstruction and reorientation, 1914-1999
• The twenty-first century : challenges and perspectives

"Britain and Ireland recounts the history of the two states--the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland (Eire)--and four nations--the Irish, the Welsh, the Scottish, and the English--from prehistory to the present. Chapters are organised chronologically starting in 4000 BCE, coming through the Roman occupation, the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the formation of the British Empire. Coming up to the present day, this new edition has expanded material on post-1800 Irish history, with particular emphasis on the Famine, Home Rule, the Irish Civil War, partition, the Troubles, the Good Friday Agreement and the Brexit fallout. Later chapters also have increased emphasis on national developments including Thatcherism, Blairism, monarchy, austerity, devolution, the Scottish referendum and international relations with the US, Europe and the Commonwealth, ending with the ongoing impact of COVID-19 and climate change. Accompanied by illustrations and information boxes, and with an increased selection of documents with questions to challenge students of British and Irish studies, the book presents not only the story of what happened in the British Isles, but its interdependence with Europe and the rest of the world"-- Provided by publisher