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Online Dictionaries of National Biography / Martin Farr

Sunday, 20 May, 2012

Martin Farr assesses a selection of national biographies, long commissioned as both research tools and public statements.

Royalist Agents, Conspirators and Spies: Their Role in the British Civil Wars, 1640-1660 / Geoffrey Smith

Thursday, 24 May, 2012

Kirsteen MacKenzie find Geoffrey Smith’s volume on Royalist spies a very welcome addition to the emerging literature.

Being Boys: Youth, Leisure and Identity in the Inter-War Years / Melanie Tebbutt

Thursday, 24 May, 2012

John Griffiths believes this book will contribute significantly to our understanding of American influences across this 20-year period.

This Seat of Mars: War and the British Isles 1482-1746 / Charles Carlton

Thursday, 24 May, 2012

Ian Atherton thinks that this account vividly bring to life the experience of fighting in early modern Britain.

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Poverty, Gender and Life-Cycle under the English Poor Law, 1760-1834 / Samantha Williams
Oliver Cromwell: God's Warrior and the English Revolution / Ian Gentles
An Eye for Eternity: The Life of Manning Clark / Mark McKenna
The City-State in Europe, 1000-1600 Hinterland, Territory, Region / Tom Scott
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