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  • A Most Unsettled Man

    the Triumphs and Travails of George Matcham

    George Matcham, dubbed the most unsettled man alive,was born in East India Company controlled Bombay and undertook three epic overland treks between Asia and England before marrying the favourite sister of the not yet famous Horatio Nelson. Intimate details about George's life have been preserved because of his close relationship with Nelson and his famous paramour Emma Hamilton, whose rises and ... En savoir plus

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  • 1666

    Plague, War and Hellfire

    par Rebecca Rideal ...
    1666 was a watershed year for England. The outbreak of the Great Plague, the eruption of the second Dutch War and the Great Fire of London all struck the country in rapid succession and with devastating repercussions.Shedding light on these dramatic events, historian Rebecca Rideal reveals an unprecedented period of terror and triumph. Based on original archival research and drawing on little ... En savoir plus

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  • UPROAR!

    Satire, Scandal and Printmakers in Georgian London

    par Alice Loxton ...
    **A brilliant new history of Georgian Britain through the eyes of the artists who immortalised it, by one of the UK's most exciting young historians**'Alice Loxton is the star of her generation ... the next big thing in history' Dan SnowLondon, 1772: a young artist called Thomas Rowlandson is making his way through the grimy backstreets of the capital, on his way to begin his studies at the Royal ... En savoir plus

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  • London In The Eighteenth Century

    A Great and Monstrous Thing

    par Jerry White ...
    Jerry White's London in the Eighteenth Century is an unrivalled, panoramic account of the city's dramatic century of rebirth by its leading expert.London in the eighteenth century had risen from the ashes. The city and its people had been brought to the brink by the Great Fire of 1666. But the century that followed was a period of vigorous expansion, of scientific and artistic genius, of ... En savoir plus

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  • Pepyss London: Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    Everyday Life in London 1650-1703

    par Stephen Porter ...
    Samuel Pepyss London was a turbulent, boisterous city, enduring the strains caused by foreign wars, the Great Plague and the Great Fire, yet growing and prospering. The Restoration in 1660 brought the reopening of the theatres, with women appearing on the stage for the first time, and the period saw the development of English opera and the first public concerts. Pepys lived through a time of ... En savoir plus

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  • The Shipwreck

    The true story of the Dunbar, the disaster that broke the colony's heart and forged a nation's spirit

    par Larry Writer ...
    The epic story of one of Australia's greatest maritime disasters, the wreck of the Dunbar.'gripping, engaging popular history' - Sydney Morning HeraldThe Dunbar was one of the most advanced and celebrated sailing ships of the mid-19th century. Built to carry passengers in speed and luxury on the long route from Britain to Australia, it was the Titanic of its day.Late at night on 20 August 1857, af ... En savoir plus

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  • Australia And How To Find It

    Australia, a personal story, #3

    par Patsy Trench ...
    Collections Livre 3 - Australia, a personal story
    WHY were men and women in New South Wales once ordered to wear skirts for sea bathing?WHAT did famous writers such as Mark Twain and Anthony Trollope have to say about Australia?HOW did the miracle known as the Sydney Opera House ever see the light of day?WHAT'S the point of family history?Australia And How To Find It is a mixture of odds and sods about that weird, eccentric country... ... En savoir plus

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  • The Inner Life of Empires

    An Eighteenth-Century History

    par Emma Rothschild ...
    The birth of the modern world as told through the remarkable story of one eighteenth-century familyThey were abolitionists, speculators, slave owners, government officials, and occasional politicians. They were observers of the anxieties and dramas of empire. And they were from one family. The Inner Life of Empires tells the intimate history of the Johnstones--four sisters and seven brothers who ... En savoir plus

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  • Queer Enlightenments

    A Hidden History of Lovers, Lawbreakers, and Homemakers

    A BOOK RIOT BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA ground-breaking history delivered in a refreshing new voice, Queer Enlightenments details eleven overlooked stories of eighteenth-century queer people who lived extraordinary lives of resistance and joyQueer people have always existed. In an era when this basic truth faces undue scrutiny, here is a dazzling work of restorative history that reveals the hard-won ... En savoir plus

    $31.99 CAD

  • The Plimsoll Sensation

    The Great Campaign to Save Lives at Sea

    par Nicolette Jones ...
    The story of a Victorian philanthropist who reformed shipping laws, saved thousands of sailors' lives and became a national hero'A story of ambition, treachery, libel, political intrigue and cold-blooded murder on a mass scale' Herald'Nicolette Jones charts Plimsoll's course with skill, insight and elegance' Sunday Telegraph'Splendid and meticulously researched' Guardian</... ... En savoir plus

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  • Green Unpleasant Land

    par Corinne Fowler ...
    Selected by Bernardine Evaristo as an Observer Best Books 2021Green Unpleasant Land explores the repressed history of rural England's links to transatlantic enslavement and the East India Company.Combining essays, poems and stories, it details the colonial links of country houses, moorlands, woodlands, village pubs and graveyards. It also explores the links between rural poverty, particularly ... En savoir plus

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  • Heiresses

    Marriage, Inheritance, and Slavery in the Caribbean

    From Jamaica to Charleston, Sierra Leone to India, Australia and back to England, this is the story of the heiresses—and the role they played in the history of enslavement.Through the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, it was a fact universally acknowledged that any man in want of a great fortune ought to find himself a Caribbean heiress. Their assets, the product of the exploitation of ... En savoir plus

    $28.99 CAD