A brief overview of the central themes in Irish history, politics, and culture over the last 200 years
Challenging new angles and under-researched areas are broached, such as women's history and ... 続きを読む
By the early twentieth century it was becoming clear that the Empire was falling apart. The British government promoted the Crown as a counterbalance to the forces drawing the Empire apart, but when ... 続きを読む
This unique and meticulously-researched study examines the triangular relationship between the British government, the Palace, and the modern Commonwealth since 1945. It has two principal areas of foc ... 続きを読む
The Houses of Parliament is one of the most famous buildings in the world. It is a masterpiece of Victorian architecture and a spectacular feat of civil engineering: a London landmark, instantly recog ... 続きを読む
When the brilliant classical architect Charles Barry won the competition to build a new, Gothic, Houses of Parliament in London he thought it was the chance of a lifetime. It swiftly turned into the m ... 続きを読む
Natural and Necessary Unions is a history for our time. It shows that the choice between 'union and independence' that shapes current debates about the future of the United Kingdom in the age of Brexi ... 続きを読む
In No Turning Back, Paul Addison takes the long view, charting the vastly changing character of British society since the end of the Second World War. As he shows, in this period a series of peaceful ... 続きを読む
'incisive, even-handed and informed' (James Loughlin, University of Ulster)
'a masterly feat of compression' (Financial Times)
Topical and thorough treatment of the political climate of Norther ... 続きを読む
A completely updated edition of this Very Short Introduction, taking into account the new prominence of Northern Ireland in international political discussion
Considers the question of Irish unit ... 続きを読む
The one hundred letters brought together for this book illustrate the range of Hugh Trevor-Roper's life and preoccupations: as an historian, a controversialist, a public intellectual, an adept in acad ... 続きを読む
