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THE VIEWS OF THE HOSTS OF ALIEN MERCHANTS, 1440-1444

Edited by HELEN BRADLEY

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The ‘Views of Hosts’ is the name given to the returns which merchant ‘hosts’ in London, Southampton and Hull were required to provide for the Exchequer in the fifteenth century. They listed th... Learn More
STUDIES ON THE PERSONAL NAME  IN LATER MEDIEVAL ENGLAND AND WALES

Edited by DAVE POSTLES and JOEL T ROSENTHAL

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This volume contains collected papers on medieval England’s names and naming patterns -- mostly forenames or Christian names, but with some attention to family names. According to Rosenthal, there a... Learn More
ONE HOT SUMMER
Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli and the Great Stink of 1858

ROSEMARY ASHTON

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A micro-history of Victorian London during the record-breaking summer of 1858, when residents both famous and now-forgotten endured ‘The Great Stink’ together. While 1858 in London may have been n... Learn More
LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN LATE MEDIEVAL LONDON

Selected by SHANNON McSHEFFREY

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Depositions (or testimony) in marriage cases brought before fifteenth-century English church courts reveal the attitudes and feelings of medieval people towards the marital bond. Contents: Church Cour... Learn More
LONDON INHABITANTS WITHIN THE WALLS, 1695
Introduction by D V GLASS
LONDON INHABITANTS OUTSIDE THE WALLS, 1695

Edited by PATRICK WALLIS

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The imposition in 1695 of a new tax on births, marriages and deaths, in support of England’s contribution to the Nine Years’ War, led to the creation of a full register of the population of London... Learn More
INDIGENOUS LONDON
Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire

COLL THRUSH

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An imaginative vision of London’s past crafted from the perspective of indigenous children, men and women who travelled there, willingly or otherwise, beginning in the sixteenth century. They includ... Learn More
GROWING UP IN ENGLAND
The Experience of Childhood, 1600-1914

ANTHONY FLETCHER

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An entirely fresh view of the rearing of English children in upper and professional class families over three centuries. Male upbringing is discussed in terms of schooling, female through the moral an... Learn More
CAPTAIN COOK AND THE PACIFIC
Art, Exploration and Empire

JOHN McALEER and NIGEL RIGBY

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Captain James Cook’s voyages across and around the Pacific Ocean were a marvel of maritime achievement. The expeditions answered key scientific, economic and geographic questions, and inspired some ... Learn More
BRITISH ABOLITIONISM AND THE QUESTION OF MORAL PROGRESS IN HISTORY

Edited by DONALD A YERXA

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The idea of progress may well be one of the most important products of Western civilisation. Yet most historians avoid the subject, especially the notion that there has been significant moral progress... Learn More
PANORAMAS OF LOST LONDON
Work, Wealth, Poverty and Change, 1870-1945

PHILIP DAVIES

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This absorbing book reproduces historic photographs commissioned by the London County Council -- many of them in the early days of photography -- to capture individual buildings and streets that, alon... Learn More

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THE VIEWS OF THE HOSTS OF ALIEN MERCHANTS, 1440-1444

Edited by HELEN BRADLEY

STUDIES ON THE PERSONAL NAME IN LATER MEDIEVAL ENGLAND AND WALES

Edited by DAVE POSTLES and JOEL T ROSENTHAL

ONE HOT SUMMER Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli and the Great Stink of 1858

ROSEMARY ASHTON

LOVE AND MARRIAGE IN LATE MEDIEVAL LONDON

Selected by SHANNON McSHEFFREY

LONDON INHABITANTS WITHIN THE WALLS, 1695Introduction by D V GLASSLONDON INHABITANTS OUTSIDE THE WALLS, 1695

Edited by PATRICK WALLIS

INDIGENOUS LONDON Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire

COLL THRUSH

GROWING UP IN ENGLAND The Experience of Childhood, 1600-1914

ANTHONY FLETCHER

CAPTAIN COOK AND THE PACIFIC Art, Exploration and Empire

JOHN McALEER and NIGEL RIGBY

BRITISH ABOLITIONISM AND THE QUESTION OF MORAL PROGRESS IN HISTORY

Edited by DONALD A YERXA

PANORAMAS OF LOST LONDON Work, Wealth, Poverty and Change, 1870-1945

PHILIP DAVIES

STUDIES ON THE PERSONAL NAME  IN LATER MEDIEVAL ENGLAND AND WALES

ONE HOT SUMMER
Dickens, Darwin, Disraeli and the Great Stink of 1858

LONDON INHABITANTS WITHIN THE WALLS, 1695
Introduction by D V GLASS
LONDON INHABITANTS OUTSIDE THE WALLS, 1695

INDIGENOUS LONDON
Native Travelers at the Heart of Empire

GROWING UP IN ENGLAND
The Experience of Childhood, 1600-1914

CAPTAIN COOK AND THE PACIFIC
Art, Exploration and Empire

PANORAMAS OF LOST LONDON
Work, Wealth, Poverty and Change, 1870-1945