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A portrait of Jane Austen’s England told through the career paths of younger sons—men of good family but small fortune

This comprehensive 2005 study of the rituals of early modern Europe argues that the period 1400 to 1700 witnessed a revolution in ritual theory. While

What happened when Jane Austen’s heroines and heroes were finally wed?

Piet Oudolf heeft wereldwijd naam gemaakt met zijn bijzondere toepassing van vaste planten en grassen. Een fantastisch voorbeeld van zijn diepgaande p

Twins imbued with incredible magic and near immortality will do anything to keep their family safe—even if it tears the siblings apart—in the first bo

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A landmark contribution to understanding the real man behind the heroic legend inspired by the triumph at Waterloo The Duke of Wellington was not just

From the leading Wellington historian, a fascinating reassessment of the Duke’s most famous victory and his role in the turbulent politics after Water

This account of the final years of Britain's long war against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France places the conflict in a new - and wholly modern - p

Drawing on contemporary memoirs, diaries and letters, this book explores what actually happened in battle in Napoleonic times and how the participants

This volume examines the pervasive and persistent appropriations of the military orders across a broad chronology and several regions, including Mexic

Centuries after the ""triumph of industrialism,"" we find ourselves wrestling through a paradox of wealth and loss, of abundance and loneliness. The h

Munich, 1935 - The Bavarian capital is a magnet for young, aristocratic Britons who come to learn German, swim in the lakes and drink beer in the cell

Set in 2047, the chilling carnage following the onset of a deadly virus, plaguing a broken society and blighting humanity, had germinated humankind i