Gordon Martel 
Studies in British Imperial History [PDF ebook] 
Essays in Honour of A.P. Thornton

This volume focuses on special military and diplomatic missions in various provinces of the Empire that Augustus and Tiberius entrusted to selected members of the domus Augusta, granting them special …

As the UK enters a period of intense public introspection in the wake of Brexit, this book takes on one of the key questions emerging from the divisive process: what is Britain”s place in the world? …

This volume explores several notable themes related to foreign affairs in Latin America and the reconfiguration of the power of the different states in the region. It offers insightful historical per …

How Books, Reading and Subscription Libraries Defined Colonial Clubland in the British Empire argues that within an entangled web of imperial, colonial and book trade networks books, reading and subs …

The Lion’s Skin is a historical and adventurous novel written by Rafael Sabatini. The plot revolves around the past when powerful monarchs and nobles frequently transferred their illegitimate childre …

For over three hundred years some of the world’s most famous admirals, explorers, buccaneers, and aristocrats captained ships and luxury yachts whose sails were made from the exceptional Coker Canvas …

First published in 2001. The psychological basis of the Roman Empire was a ruthless, frequently sadistic ”will to power”. This impulse is highly manifest in Ancient Roman attitudes towards sex. Aft …

This study analyzes contributions made by Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) to the development of Pan-African agency from the 1945 Pan-African Congress in Manchester to the military coup d”etat of Nkrumah” …