David Sunderland 
These Chivalrous Brothers [EPUB ebook] 
The Mysterious Disappearance of the 1882 Palmer Sinai Expedition

Loades explores England»s religious cultures during the reign of Mary Tudor. He investigates how conflicting traditions of conformity and dissent negotiated the new spiritual, political and legal la …

Imperial Russia, 1801-1905 traces the development of the Russian Empire from the murder of »mad Tsar Paul» to the reforms of the 1890s that were an attempt to modernise the autocratic state. This i …

Women and Religion in the First Christian Centuries focuses on religion during the period of Roman imperial rule and its significance in women»s lives. It discusses the rich variety of religious exp …

This carefully complied work marks an important contribution to the history of Medieval travel. It will appeal to the scholar and to the general reader. It covers such areas as the conception of the …

Recent years have witnessed growing concerns about the disengagement of young people from conventional politics both in Britain and internationally. Their non-participation is often viewed as reflect …

In 1845, British explorer Sir John Franklin set out on a voyage to find the North-West Passage – the sea route linking the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. The expedition was expected to complete its m …

The war in the South Pacific saw some of the most gruelling fighting of World War Two. Conditions were unpleasant – fetid heat, torrential downpours and hostile flora and fauna – while the Japanese e …

Barrels—we rarely acknowledge their importance, but without them we would be missing out on some of the world’s finest beverages—most notably whiskies and wines—and of course for over two thousand ye …