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The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary political event. It followed a bitter Civil War between parliament and the king, and their total failure to negotiate a subsequent peace settlement. Why the king was defeated…
The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary event in British history. Examining key issues surrounding the regicide, Clive Holmes looks at how a country descended into civil war.
The execution of Charles I in 1649, followed by the proclamation of a Commonwealth, was an extraordinary event in British history. Examining key issues surrounding the regicide, Clive Holmes looks at how a country descended into civil war.
The three Richards who ruled England in the Middle Ages were among the most controversial and celebrated of its rulers. This biography shows how much the three kings had in common, apart from their names.
"The story of Britain's invasion of Russia at the end of the First World War has remained largely untold. Although not its initial architect, its chief advocate was the passionately anti-Bolshevik Winston Churchill. With the initial aim of reopening the Eastern Front, British fo…
Cinema was the most popular form of entertainment during the World War II. Films were also an important propaganda medium. This work is an account and index of feature films produced during the war.