Social & Cultural History

Isabella of France married Edward II in January 1308, and afterwards became one of the most notorious women in English history. In 1325, she was se...

''Saints and sinners, whores and housewives, swindlers and laborers alike attempted a hasty adjustment to novel conditions in a land that seemed st...

This accessible and engaging book introduces readers to key historical events, and the women who were central to them, in the struggle for women s ...

Garden Cities: the phrase is redolent of Arts and Crafts values and nineteenth-century utopianism. But despite being the culmination of a range of...

Did Richard, Duke of York, the younger of the Princes on the Tower, survive his imprisonment? In this revealing new book medieval historian David B...

For two centuries, the shadow of the workhouse hung over Britain. The recourse of only the most desperate, dark and terrible tales of malnutrition,...

The untold story of the founding fathers likely Jewish birth and upbringingand its revolutionary consequences for understanding him and the nation ...

This affectionate cultural guide celebrates 100 icons that make Belgium different from any other country. In 100 short, informative texts, the auth...

The only mention of the Star of Bethlehem in the New Testament is in the Gospel of Matthew. This reference has remained a great astronomical myster...

The reason for the huge commercial success of Sinclair McKay's The Secret Life of Bletchley Park was simple: for the first time it told the stories...