British History in Perspective

Series · 44

books · 1982-2009

By Susan Doran, Michael B. Young, Matthew Roberts, and more

Books in series

Anglo-American Relations in the Twentieth Century

1998

A critique of Anglo-American relations in the twentieth century in the light of the most recent research. It challenges many existing interpretations and argues that the basis of the Anglo-American special relationship was laid by Roosevelt and Chamberlain, that Roosevelt preferred Stalin to Churchill, and that the origins of the Cold War should be seen as a British education of the Americans to the Soviet threat. Suez is reassessed following the recent release of material in the Eisenhower Library. There is a consideration of the relationship of 'mutual interdependence' and why Wilson and Heath chose to move instead towards the European connection, as well as Mrs Thatcher's reasons for preferring the Atlantic alliance. \[Palgrave Macmillan\]

Britain and European Unity 1945-1999

1993

This book provides a lucid and comprehensive survey of British policy towards European integration from 1929, when a French foreign minister first suggested a European Federation, to 1999, when the single currency, the Euro, was launched. Fully revised and updated, this second edition explains why Britain did not become a founder member of the European Community in the 1950s, what motivated the French to prevent Britain from joining in the 1960s and why, since 1973, most British governments have found it hard to commit to a European future.

Britain and the Cold War 1945-91

1999

Until recently, studies of the Cold War have emphasised interpretations of American and Soviet activities. The process of East-West tension, though dominated by the Superpowers, was often conditioned, and in its early stages accelerated, by Britain's continuing world-wide interests and influence. For more than a decade, British scholars have been mining rich seams of newly-released material to demonstrate the central role in the origins and development of the Cold War played by British governments from Attlee to Wilson and beyond. This book provides a survey of this recent work, as well as offering its own interpretations of the major events from the start of the Cold War to its end with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991. \[Palgrave Macmillan\]

The British Economy Since 1945

Engaging with the Debate

2000

This concise and up-to-date introductory text on British economic policy and performance from 1945 to the present day offers a balanced assessment of the extent to which there was economic underperformance. It also explores whether the radical shift in policy regime associated with the Conservative governments of 1979-97 remedied many long-standing problems. The author dispels many of the myths and misunderstandings about Britain's decline and the actions of governments, or management and/or workers.

British Politics and the American Revolution

1990

This new book looks at British Politics in the 1760's and 1770's during the American Revolution. Perry looks particularly at colonialism and the colonial administration, and at the general conduct of the war with America. He also surveys the development of radicalism in Britain subsequent to the war and looks at constitutional developments during this period in Britain and America.

British Politics and the Labour Question, 1868-1990

1982

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The British Republic, 1649-1660

1990

This is the second edition of Ronald Hutton's popular book on the unique period of history during which the British Isles were united under the rule of a republic, represented by a government and a series of Parliaments sitting at Westminster. It includes a new introductory section in which the author reviews the research undertaken into this period since the first edition appeared in 1990, and provides a personal and critical evaluation of it.

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Charles I

1997

A fair trial for King Charles I, which clarifies how new works about early Stuart politics relate to each other, and to the old work. Young (history, Illinois Wesleyan U.) guides the reader through recent literature, explaining the issues at stake, and suggesting which historians have been right or wrong where Charles is concerned. Organized around a dramatic narrative of events that puts Charles back into perspective, the survey concludes that bold claims about originality and revisionism in recent literature have been greatly exaggerated. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Church, State, and Society

1760-1850

1994

In this wide-ranging book, William Gibson examines the principal themes in the developing relationship between the churches, the state and society between 1760 and 1850. Among other issues this book examines the involvement of the Church of England in Politics, the development of a clerical profession, the work of the bishops and clergy, the economic position of the church, the Church's reaction to the French and American Revolutions, the exercise of Church Patronage by premiers, the development of Church parties, the growth of Toleration, the reaction of the churches to industrialisation, the Halevy debate, the reform of the church after 1830, the development of Nonconformity and the state of religion and social groups in 1850.

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Churchill

2000

This new book reassesses the historical literature Churchill's life has prompted and looks at both his successes and failures in a thematic way. It is not a biography of Churchill, but addresses many of the issues raised throughout Churchill's career as a politician and, for a crucial period, a national leader, with a dramatic place in British history in the first half of the 20th century. It considers his role as a strategist and minister in the First World War, his opposition to appeasement in the 1930s, his role in domestic politics and his attitudes to Europe, the US, the Soviet Union, and to the Irish question. Out of this overview emerges a politician in many ways flawed, yet also a larger-than-life figure with a generosity of spirit and leadership qualities which made him indispensable to Britain in the greatest crisis of its history.

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Disraeli and Victorian Conservatism

1996

Benjamin Disraeli, Earl of Beaconsfield, remains one of the most fascinating and enigmatic figures in British political history. He was the romantic radical who went on to lead the Conservative party; the urban, middle-class Jew who identified himself with a ruling elite based on the aristocracy, land and Anglicanism. In the pursuit of political fame, he played a crucial role in the Conservative rebellion against Sir Robert Peel's Ministry in 1846, but his achievement seemed essentially destructive, helping to consign his party to a generation of almost permanent exclusion from office. At the age of nearly seventy, however, Disraeli finally led the Conservatives to a general election victory and, in retrospect, he was credited with the creation of a 'Tory Democracy'. After his death, Disraeli became an important source of mythological inspiration for Conservatives. This study of Disraeli seeks to provide a balanced coverage of the whole of his career, giving equal weight to the long period he spent as leader of the Opposition as well as examining his rise to the Conservative leadership and his subsequent record as Prime Minister. It is argued that Disraeli, while undoubtedly an opportunist in his political methods, was remarkably consistent in the objectives to which he was committed and in the rhetoric he employed to further those objectives. An assessment is offered of Disraeli's contribution to the late-Victorian Conservative party's political ascendancy and in particular to its image as the 'national' party. Considerable use is made of the rich printed primary sources, including letters and diaries, which relate to Disraeli and his contemporaries.

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Early Modern Wales, C.1525-1640

1994

This volume examines the impact of the Tudor political settlement on Wales between the Acts of Union (1536-43) and the Civil Wars. It was in many respects a dynamic age, an era when the creation of the national sovereign state in England deeply affected the political structure of Wales and when the Welsh gentry officially exercised a dominant role in its government and administration. Welsh national consciousness was at this time deeply affected by 'anglicising' forces, and an increasing number among the gentry gradually withdrew from their traditional duties and obligations in rural communities. It was also the age of Welsh adventurers and professional men, of commercial families, governors, lawyers and politicians in courts of law and parliament, and of pious Puritan fathers. Despite significant social and economic changes and the material advancement of the gentry, this period saw the survival of the Welsh language and its culture, of older concepts of gentility and many conservative features in the daily life and activity of all ranks in the community.

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Early Tudor Government 1485-1558

1995

This marvellous new book sets the developments in the government of England under the early Tudors in the context of recent work on the fifteenth century and on continental Europe.

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The Edwardian Crisis

Britain 1901-1914

1996

Drawing on the fruits of recent research, this book reassesses the nature and seriousness of the Edwardian crisis, exploring the tensions of these years in relation to the longer-term trends of modern British history and the key areas of current historiographical debate. Among the themes considered are the viability of Edwardian Liberalism in the face of competition from the Labour left and the Unionist right; the problems of the Conservative party; and the expanding role of the state in the provision of social welfare and the organisation of economic and industrial life. The reasons for the growth of extra-parliamentary protest are discussed and the main components of the domestic crisis - constitutional and party conflict, suffragette militancy, trade union and Irish unrest - are examined against the background of social and economic change and the developing crisis in external affairs which culminated in the outbreak of the First World War.The author provides a stimulating interpretation of the Edwardian period, offering valuable insights into the difficulties of governing a society in a time of rapid modernisation and suggesting a new perspective on the question of whether Britain was on the verge of revolution in the summer of 1914.

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England and Europe in the Sixteenth Century

1998

This thematic survey of English foreign policy in the sixteenth century focuses on the influence of the concept of honor, security concerns, religious ideology and commercial interests on the making of policy. It draws attention to aspects of continuity with the late-medieval past but argues as well that the European Reformation brought new challenges which forced a rethinking of policy. Far from treating the sixteenth century as the period when England began its rise as a great power, the author emphasizes the structural weaknesses of the English armed forces and demonstrates that dangers and insecurities did more to shape foreign policy than the energy and confidence of the Tudor rulers.

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The English Revolution, 1642-1649

2000

The English Civil Wars and Revolution remain controversial. This book develops the theme that the Revolution, arising from the three separate rebellions, was an English phenomenon exported to Ireland and then to Scotland. Dr Kennedy examines the widespread effects of years of bloody and unnatural civil wars upon the British Isles. He also explores the symbolism of Charles I's execution, the 'great debates' about the proper limits of the King's authority and the 'great divide' in English politics which makes neutral writing about this period impossible. Taking into account the radical exigencies and expectations of war and peace-making, the discordant testimonies from battlefield and bargaining table, Parliament, press and pulpit, Dr Kennedy provides a full analysis of the English experience of revolution.

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The French Revolution Debate in Britain

The Origins of Modern Politics

2007

Gregory Claeys explores the reception of the French Revolution in Britain through the medium of its leading interpreters. Claeys argues that the major figures—Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke, Mary Wollstonecraft, William Godwin and John Thelwall—collectively laid the foundations for political debate for the following century, and longer.

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Gladstone

2000

Gladstone focuses on the public side of the statesman's life and on those aspects of his private life - such as his religious beliefs and family life - which most affected his career. Besides reflecting the current state of the debate, this study draws on the author's own work in progress on various aspects of Victorian liberalism, including political charisma and nationalism. With its thematic approach, Dr Biagini's short, clear analysis offers an exciting introduction and a flexible teaching aid, with a guide to further reading. Gladstone focuses on the public side of the statesman's life and on those aspects of his private life - such as his religious beliefs and family life - which most affected his career. Besides reflecting the current state of the debate, this study draws on the author's own work in progress on various aspects of Victorian liberalism, including political charisma and nationalism. With its thematic approach, Dr Biagini's short, clear analysis offers an exciting introduction and a flexible teaching aid, with a guide to further reading. A new biographical study of the quintessential Victorian statesman The book has an unusual thematic approach making it easy to look up specific questions Uses a wide range of source material to shed light on Gladstone's life and work

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The Irish Question and British Politics, 1868-1996

1988

The problems of modern Ireland have attracted the attention of many British political leaders from Gladstone to Major. Attempts to formulate a 'solution' have been governed by the British perception of what the problem is, and by the structures, as well as the ideas of British party politics and British political life: Ireland was never a laboratory in which dispassionate political experiments could be conducted. Modern Ireland has been shaped by British policy, and this has itself been influenced by British political habits and traditions, social and economic reforms, and new governmental institutions have been applied by politicians both of the left and the right. The 'Framework Documents' represent the latest attempt to achieve what Gladstone, David Lloyd George and Neville Chamberlain sought, and failed to achieve: a lasting settlement of the political divisions within Ireland, and between Ireland the Great Britain. This book places the Irish question in the wider context of the history of the British Isles, and thus seeks to explain its special place in British history as the 'Oldest Question', and as a question for contemporary Britain. Fully revised and with a new chapter to bring the analysis up to 1996, this new edition of Professor Boyce's work will be widely acclaimed.

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John Stuart Mill

1998

John Stuart Mill (1806-1873) was one of Britain's greatest philosophers and radical politicians, whose views had a profound influence on thinking on liberty, social policy and gender relations. William Stafford's accessible study outlines Mill's reputation from his lifetime to the present, together with a discussion of the major areas of his moral and political thought. This book presents him as a consistent and engaged radical politician. In relation to Ireland and India, he argued that British rule could only be justified if it benefited its imperial subjects. While defending democracy, he thought subtly about its problems at a time when it was still an open question, an untried experiment. He advocated a non-paternalistic, non-welfarist form of socialism which combined community with self-reliance. He played a leading role in placing women's issues on the agenda - not only political and employment rights, but also male violence against and sexual exploitation of women, 'sexist' language and the oppressive construction of gender.

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John Locke

1997

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The Kingdom of Ireland, 1641-1760

2004

How did the Protestants gain a monopoly over the running of Ireland and replace the Catholics as rulers and landowners? To answer this question, Toby \- Examines the Catholics' attempt to regain control over their own affairs, first in the 1640s and then between 1689 and 1691 \- Outlines how military defeats doomed the Catholics to subjection, allowing Protestants to tighten their grip over the government \- Studies in detail the mechanisms - both national and local - through which Protestant control was exercised Focusing on the provinces as well as Dublin, and on the subjects as well as the rulers, Barnard draws on an abundance of unfamiliar evidence to offer unparalleled insights into Irish lives during a troubled period.

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Kingdom or Province? Scotland & the Regal Union, 1603 - 1715

1992

The union of the crowns in 1603 appeared to offer Scotland the prospect of peace, security, prosperity and a powerful voice in British and even European affairs. Instead there followed a century of warfare, instability, economic vulnerability and international marginalization. Yet in 1707 the Scottish estates voted to strengthen the relationship with England in a union of the parliaments. In this book the author sets out to explain how the regal union operated both at a British level and in terms of its impact on Scottish domestic politics. This is not a 'road to 1707' account of Scottish politics and Dr. Brown underlines just how peripheral the issue of union was for most of this period. It is an investigation into a form of early modern federal government, and its impact on politics. Events like the revolution against Charles I, Montrose's campaigns, the struggles of the covenanters and jacobitism are placed firmly in a British context without ever losing sight of their Scottish dimension. While there is no escaping the fact that executive power was now centred in London, the very great importance of the local authority of the aristocracy and the enduring strength of native political institutions and political ideas leads the author to reject the notion of an inevitable slide into anglicization and further union. As one of a number of multi-kingdom states in early modern Europe this analysis of Scottish politics should be of interest to a wide range of students of Scottish, British and European History. It will also answer many of the topical questions the more general reader might have about why Scotland surrendered her sovereignty to the English in the early eighteenth century.

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The Labour Party Since 1945

1993

What caused the 'strange death of Labour Britain'? Why did the party that swept to power in 1945 - and governed for half of the following twenty-five years - falter so badly in the 1970s and 1980s? This question has preoccupied the many historians, social scientists and political commentators who have written about Labour since the Second World War. In this book the author sets out to weigh up the conflicting arguments. He assesses how far the party's electoral decline was due to deep-rooted forces such as post-war affluence and the erosion of traditional class barriers. He also considers the notion that Labour's difficulties were primarily self-inflicted, the product of bitter internal feuding and failures of leadership associated with Harold Wilson, Jim Callaghan and Michael Foot. In addition to electoral politics, the book takes a broader look at the interaction of policy, ideology and organisation in Labour's history. What were the main successes and failings of the Labour governments under Attlee, Wilson and Callaghan? How far did revisionism really triumph over socialist fundamentalism in determining Labour's agenda? And to what extent did Neil Kinnock's leadership in the 1980s produce a genuinely reformed party? By drawing together these themes, the author provides a wide-ranging introductory the first historical overview of the Labour party to span the whole period between the victory of 1945 and the election defeat of 1992.

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The Liberal Party

1992

In the course of the 1920s the Liberal Party disappeared as a serious party of government, though its demise followed hard upon one of its greatest periods of success. For many years historians have struggled to make sense of this strange story. Some see the Party's collapse as the consequence of a deep moral or ideological crisis, a loss of belief in Liberalism as a creed; the impact of the Great War, in particular, is said to have done irreparable damage to its adherents' self-confidence. Other historians think that the Liberals were replaced by Labour as a direct consequence of the growing importance of class divisions, though there is no clear agreement about when this important transition took place. This book provides a balanced survey of the rich literature which has grown up around this important topic. It introduces major lines of interpretation and suggests ways in which seemingly divergent accounts might be reconciled. This second edition now includes a new chapter on the Liberal Party and women's suffrage.

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Lloyd George

1998

One of the most charismatic and controversial of British politicians, David Lloyd George had a profound impact on the country; as a Welsh radical, as an Edwardian social reformer and as 'the man who won the war'. Lloyd George was centrally involved in all the major national issues of the early twentieth century, and in the aftermath of World War I he played a crucial role at the Versailles peace conference and on the world scene of the early 1920s. His life is fascinating in itself and highly valuable as a means to understanding a crucial era in British history. Students hoping to understand the politics of the period that decisively ushered in the British experience of the welfare state, and, through the emergencies provoked by the Great War, a new and highly obtrusive role for government, will find Dr. Packer's book an invaluable aid.

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Medieval Scotland

The Making of an Identity

1997

In the eleventh century there was no such identity as Scotland. The Scots were one of several peoples in the Kingdom of the King of Scots: the Picts may have faded away, but English, British, Galwegians were still distinct and Anglo-Normans were soon to be added. On the eve of the Reformation, five centuries later, Scotland was one of the most fiercely self-conscious nations in Europe. How this came about is the theme of this study.

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Medieval Wales

1995

Wales lost its independence in 1282. Owain Glyn Dwr led a revolt in the early fifteenth century. Henry Tudor was of Welsh descent and landed at Milford Haven in 1485. These are the most familiar facts about the history of medieval Wales, and today this history is often presented as nothing more than a romantic story of princes and castles. But there is a great deal more to it. Like every other nation, Wales has a history and identity of its own, and Edward I did not bring that history to an end. Unlike England it was not conquered by the Normans. In the thirteenth century the native princes of Gwynedd tried to create a single Welsh principality, and for a short time came close to success. The fourteenth century was as much a period of crisis for Wales as for every other part of Europe and the effect of the Black Death lasted a long time. The fifteenth century saw the leaders of the community move on to a wider political stage. Why did conquest come in 1282? Who was Owain Glyn Dwr and why did he rebel? Why was Henry Tudor's bid for power based in Wales and what gave him credibility there? Dr Carr considers these questions and suggests some possible answers as he examines one of the less familiar areas of British history.

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The Mid-Tudor Crisis, 1545-1565

1992

Historians, like politicians, thrive on crises. Was there really a crisis in England between 1545 and 1565, or is this just an historian's way of describing a period in history when a lot of interesting things were happening? In reality the twenty years from 1545 to 1565 contained no more elements of crisis than other comparable periods. There were crises: a brief, but serious, collapse of the overseas cloth trade in 1551-52, and a confused royal succession in 1553. Inflation began to be a problem in about 1545, and remained so for the remainder of the century. The Church had already undergone a major revolution in the 1530s, and the mid-century period could be described as 'the search for a stable settlement', a search which had succeeded by 1565. Indeed, the machinery of central and local government worked throughout this period, with only minor fluctuations in its efficiency and effectiveness. Although, therefore, there were crises within the mid-Tudor period, there was no fundamental threat to the state or society. Mary and Northumberland's achievements in particular have been much underrated as governors in order, originally, to magnify those of Elizabeth and, in a sense, the mid-Tudor crisis was the creation of Elizabethan propaganda. David Loades rights the record and argues for the surprising stability of government during this period.

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Palmerston

2002

This biography of the 3rd Viscount Palmerston provides a compelling insight into a man of contradictions whose public life personified 19th century Britain. In spite of his aristocratic roots and playboy image, Palmerston identified himself with the people, becoming their natural spokesperson and the country's "most English minister". Taking into account recent scholarship and revisionist approaches, Paul R. Ziegler authoritatively reassesses the life of this well-known British political figure, demonstrating that in facing new challenges Palmerston adjusted himself to the times and helped to usher Britain into the modern age.

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Party and Politics 1830-1852

1989

'...Undergraduate and sixth-form students will undoubtedly benefit from his lucid and critical commentary.' Martin Pugh, History.

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Political Movements in Urban England, 1832-1914

2008

A critical introduction to the mass political movements that came of age in urban England between the Great Reform Act of 1832 and the start of World War One. Roberts provides a guide to the new approaches to topics such as Chartism, parliamentary reform, Gladstonian Liberalism, popular Conservatism and the independent Labour movement.

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Politics and War in the Three Stuart Kingdoms, 1637-49

2003

The 1640s were one of the most exciting and bloody decades in British and Irish history. This book interweaves the narrative threads in each theatre of conflict to provide an holistic account and analysis of the wars in and between England, Scotland and Ireland, from the Covenanter Rebellion to the execution of Charles I. Politics and War in the Three Stuart Kingdoms, 1637-49 \- Stresses the need to examine the English Civil War within the context of the other conflicts in Scotland and Ireland, and vice versa \- Explores key themes, such as the relationship between armies and elites \- Assesses the extent to which the wars in and between the kingdoms were the product of religious and ethnic hatred Using a wide range of original and secondary sources, and incorporating the latest research, David Scott offers a challenging new interpretation of political structure and dynamics in the warring Stuart realms.

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Politics in the Age of Fox, Pitt, and Liverpool

Continuity and Transformation

1990

For many people the late eighteenth century was a period of political corruption, with the political world waiting for the triumph of reform. In this study, now in a revised edition, John Derry shows that the traditional political system was more remarkable for its resilience than for its defects, and that it succeeded to an astonishing extent in meeting the challenges of war, the threat from the French Revolution, and the problems caused by unprecedented social and economic change. A narrative is combined with analysis of the assumptions on which the practice of politics was based and the fashion in which politicians responded to the demands made of them. Due weight is given to the element of continuity. The king continued to play a significant role in politics, and no ministry could survive without the confidence of the crown and the support of the country gentlemen, and Pitt and Liverpool owed their success to their ability to appeal to these two powerful political forces. The importance of the French Revolution is not underplayed, but war is seen as of greater significance than ideology in bringing about a polarisation of opinion and the dominance of a conservation which rested squarely upon traditional values. But transformation was also part of the story, and this study is fascinating in the manner in which it demonstrates the subtle blend of the old and the new which gave politics their unique flavour. The personalities of George III, Fox, Pitt and Liverpool are brought to life in a style which will entertain as well as inform.

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The Political History of Eighteenth Century Scotland

1999

This study takes a fresh look at the assumption that those in the Scottish parliament who voted for the union with England of 1707 sold their country. It is a timely account in light of the present devolution of power from Westminster to Scotland. The actions and motives of Scotland's political leaders and the challenges they faced are explored as they struggled for and finally achieved recognition at the center of power in London for themselves and Scotland.

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Political Life in Medieval England 1300-1450

1995

This book explores the dimensions of political society and the major preoccupations of English politics between the later years of Edward I's reign and the outbreak of the Wars of the Roses.

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The Radical Right in Britain

Social Imperialism to the BNP

2004

In its many and varied forms, the Radical Right has been a hyper-nationalist thorn in the side of Britain's liberal political system for over 100 years. Standing outside the liberal political system, it rejected liberal principles in their entirety in favour of values derived from racial nationalism, while its concept of 'Britain for the British' entailed social as well as national revolution, and the transformation of the individual. The policies of the Radical Right have ranged from the authoritarian fascism of Sir Oswald Mosley and the BUF and the later National Front, to the virtual anarchism of Distributism and Social Credit; from de facto nationalization to the redistribution of property. In this approachable introductory guide, Alan Sykes examines the troublesome history of the Radical Right and its critique of British liberal politics. Sykes traces the development of Radical Right ideas from their origins in the Edwardian fears of imperial disintegration and racial decadence that gave rise to Social Imperialism, to the contemporary achievements of the modernized BNP.

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Restoration Politics, Religion and Culture

Britain and Ireland, 1660-1714

2009

This indispensable introductory guide offers students a number of highly focused chapters on key themes in Restoration history. Each addresses a core question relating to the period 1660-1714, and uses artistic and literary sources – as well as more traditional texts of political history – to illustrate and illuminate arguments. George Southcombe and Grant Tapsell provide clear analyses of different aspects of the era whilst maintaining an overall coherence based on three central \- 1660-1714 represents a political world fundamentally influenced by the civil wars and interregnum \- The period can best be understood by linking together types of evidence too often separated in conventional accounts \- The high politics of kings and their courts should be examined within broader social and geographical contexts Featuring chapters on the exclusion crisis, Charles II and James VII/II, as well as the British dimension, restoration culture, and politics out-of-doors, this is essential reading for anyone studying this fascinating period in British history.

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Scotland in the Nineteenth Century

1998

Why, despite the unifying pressures of social and economic change within Britain, did Scotland remain a distinctive society in the nineteenth century? In this fresh new study, John McCaffrey assesses the importance of political and administrative responses as well as social and economic forces in shaping modern Scotland. Themes include the distinctiveness of that society's artisans, merchants, lairds, professional classes and new migrants in producing a distinctive national political tradition. Particular attention is paid to its efforts to retain a recognisable identity within the evolving United Kingdom. Contents: Maps 1800-1832: A Society in Transition 1832-1850: A New Society 1850-1886: North Britain 1886-1900: Realignments 1900-1914: New Directions?

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Scottish Nationality

2001

The changes begun by the devolution referendum of 1997 have caused interest and concern throughout Britain. What seemed a remote and abstract question to many has, in the last few years, struck at the heart of the issue of what Britain is - and it is increasingly clear that things will never be the same again. Scottish Nationality is written with these changes in mind. It is the only book available which both gives an overview of what made Scotland a nation across the whole of its history, while also focusing in closely on the issues of the present day, in particular, Scotland's relationship with Britain. Murray Pittock discusses historic Scottish nationality, modern nationalism and patriotism within the Union. What is a nation? How has Scotland developed within Britain? Where does it stand now? And what does the future hold? These questions are all addressed, and Pittock also deals in detail with the essential facts of Scotland's story - not a story which can be understood in isolation. Scottish Nationality examines Scotland's relationship with both England and the wider world in order to put Scotland in context within the new British history and the new Britain itself. As for the future, the book avoids unverifiable predictions, instead showing evidence of various trends, and suggesting the importance of arguments for mutual understanding of Scotland's and England's national traditions.

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Scottish Politics in the Twentieth Century

2000

The book examines and seeks to explain the extent to which politics in Scotland in the twentieth century has both deviated from and conformed to the overall British pattern. Attention is devoted to the impact of differences from the rest of Britain in Scottish social and economic structures, as well as distinctive ideological and historical influences, in shaping the particular course of political development in Scotland. Original research enlivens Hutchison's masterly synthesis of current work in the field.

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Thomas Hobbes

1996

This book gives a comprehensive treatment of Thomas Hobbes' thought in the light of the most important research currently being produced by historians, philosophers, and political scientists. His life and political, religious, and scientific views are explained within the cultural context of Stuart England.

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The Twentieth-Century Welfare State

1999

The welfare state has been one of the most significant developments in twentieth-century Britain. Drawing on much recent research, The Twentieth-Century Welfare State narrates its principal changes and provides a thematic historical introduction to issues of finance and funding, providers and users and the role of the welfare state as a system of social stratification. Change and continuity are central themes, while the 'moving frontier' between the state and other suppliers in the mixed economy of twentieth-century welfare is also analysed.

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Victorian Political Thought

2000

It was in the Victorian period that the political traditions we know today took shape, but they did so against an intellectual landscape dominated by preoccupations that are now often unfamiliar. H. S. Jones' book provides a genuinely historical overview of this rich period in political thought, incorporating the insights of an abundance of recent work in the history of ideas. Fresh perspectives are given on leading thinkers of the time, including John S. Mill, Thomas and Matthew Arnold, Walter Bagehot, Thomas Green, and Herbert Spencer.

Authors

Susan Doran

Author · 15 books

Dr Susan Doran is a British historian whose primary studies surround the reign of Elizabeth I, in particular the theme of marriage and succession. She has published and edited sixteen books, most notably Elizabeth I and Religion, 1558-1603, Monarchy and Matrimony and Queen Elizabeth I, part of the British Library's Historic Lives series. She is currently a tutor and member of the history faculty at Christ Church, Oxford University where her specific area of interest is stated as being Early Modern British and European history. Previously, Doran was a reader in history, Senior Lecturer in History and Teaching Studies and Director of the History Programme at St Mary's College, Strawberry Hill, part of the University of Surrey. She is also a Director of Studies for history at Regent's Park College and Senior Research Fellow for History at Jesus College

Professor Matthew Roberts is a historian of nineteenth-century Britain and the British Atlantic World, and currently Associate Professor (Reader) in Modern British History at Sheffield Hallam University.

A. P. Martinich is an analytic philosopher at the University of Texas at Austin. His area of interest is the nature and practice of interpretation; history of modern philosophy; the philosophy of language and religion and the history of political thought. He is considered a foremost authority on Thomas Hobbes.

G. R. Searle

Author · 2 books

Born in 1921, Geoffrey Russell Searle, is a British historian, specialising in British nineteenth century history. He is Emeritus Professor at the University of East Anglia.

Ritchie Ovendale

Author · 2 books

Ritchie Ovendale is Emeritus Professor in the Department of International Politics at Aberystwyth University.

David George Boyce is a graduate of the Queen’s University of Belfast, where he also researched for his PhD. He is a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He was an Archivist in the Department of Western Manuscripts, Bodleian Library Oxford, 1968-71, and then lectured in the Department of Politics and International relations in Swansea University from 1971 until 2004. He has written books and articles on modern British, Irish, imperial and military history and politics.

William Edgar Stafford was an American poet and pacifist, and the father of poet and essayist Kim Stafford. He and his writings are sometimes identified with the Pacific Northwest. In 1970, he was named Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, a position that is now known as Poet Laureate. In 1975, he was named Poet Laureate of Oregon; his tenure in the position lasted until 1990. In 1980, he retired from Lewis & Clark College but continued to travel extensively and give public readings of his poetry. In 1992, he won the Western States Book Award for lifetime achievement in poetry. Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William...

Eugenio F. Biagini is an Italian historian, specialising in democracy and liberalism in nineteenth- and twentieth-century Britain, Ireland and Italy, and is currently Professor in Modern British and European History at the University of Cambridge. He is best known for his work in free trade economics and ideology, the Italian risorgimento, Irish national identity, and the religious dimension of popular radicalism in the nineteenth century.

Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads database. Dr. David Scott received his BA and DPhil from the University of York. He then taught at York and Leeds universities before joining the History of Parliament, London, where he is now a Senior Research Fellow on the 1640-1660 section. Among other appointments, he has been a Visiting Fellow at Yale University, and Senior Research Associate of Peterhouse, University of Cambridge. He has researched and written extensively on the political and religious history of Stuart Britain. He is a regular reviewer for the London press and lives in Oxford.

David Michael Loades was a British historian who specialised in the Tudor era. After military service in the Royal Air Force from 1953 until 1955, Loades studied at the University of Cambridge. In the 1960s and 1970s he taught at the universities of St. Andrews and Durham. From 1980 until 1996 Loades was Professor of History at the University of Wales; after taking emeritus status, Loades served as Honorary Research Professor at the University of Sheffield from 1996 until 2008.

Terence Andrew Jenkins is research officer at the UK History of Parliament Trust and is the author of a number of books on Nineteenth Century British political history including, Gladstone Whiggery and the Liberal Party 1874-1886, The Liberal Ascendancy 1830-1886 and Disraeli and Victorian Conservatism. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Murray G.H. Pittock FRSE is a cultural historian, Bradley Professor of Literature and Pro Vice Principal (Special Projects) at the University of Glasgow. He was previously Professor of Scottish and Romantic Literature and Deputy Head of Arts at the University of Manchester, the first professor of Scottish Literature at an English university. He has been a visiting fellow at universities worldwide including: New York University (2015), Notre Dame (2014), Charles University, Prague (2010); Trinity College, Dublin (2008); the University of Wales in advanced Welsh and Celtic studies (2002), and Yale (1998, 2000–01).

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Dr. Toby Christopher Barnard is an Emeritus Fellow and Tutor in History, Hertford College, University of Oxford. He has been: Lecturer in History, Royal Holloway University of London, 1970 - 1976 Fellow and Tutor in History and CUF Lecturer, Hertford College, University of Oxford, Hertford College University of Oxford, 1976 - 2014, University of Exeter, 1969 - 1970 Emeritus Fellow and Tutor in History, Hertford College University of Oxford, 2015 Fellow and Tutor in History and CUF Lecturer, Hertford College, University of Oxford, Hertford College University of Oxford, 1976 Barnard specialized in the political, social and cultural histories of Ireland and England, c. 1600-1800. He was elected a UK Fellow, Early Modern History to 1850, of the British Academy. Source: The British Academy

Gregory Claeys was born in France and educated in Canada and the United Kingdom. He has taught in Germany and the United States and is now Professor of the History of Political Thought at Royal Holloway, University of London.

William Gibson is Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Oxford Brookes University and Director of the Oxford Center for Methodism and Church History, Oxford, England. Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the GoodReads database with this name. See this thread for more information.

John Wesley Derry is Professor Emeritus, University of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.