The most serious of eight attempts on the life of Queen Victoria, four of which were of Irish origin, the “plot” planned for her 50th jubilee celebrations ostensibly implicated the “Fenian Brotherhood”, but in fact came from the heart of the British establishment.
Author : Fenian Fire by Christy Campbell
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7104820
Price : £6.02
Humanities, Arts & Music > History
Archive for the ‘BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY: C 1700 TO C 1900’ Category
Fenian Fire
31
Dec
POWERS BEHIND THE PRIME MINISTER
31
Dec
How many people know what goes on in 10 Downing Street, or indeed, who built the building? Providing a portrait of the centre of a British Prime Minister’’s power, this book contains revelatory material on the private behaviour of many of the 20th century’’s political leaders.
Author : POWERS BEHIND THE PRIME MINISTER by DENNIS KAVANAGH
Published by : HARPERCOLLINS PUBLISHERS
ISBN Number : 6531431
Price : £7.36
Humanities, Arts & Music > History
Redcoat
31
Dec
A history of the common British soldier, from c.1760 to c.1860, this text is filled with anecdote and humour as well as historical analysis. The book’s focus is the individual recollection and experience of the ordinary soldiers serving in the wars fought by Georgian and Victorian England.
Author : Redcoat by Richard Holmes
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 6531520
Price : £6.69
Humanities, Arts & Music > History
IRELAND SINCE THE FAMINE
31
Dec
Ladies of the Grand Tour
31
Dec
In Georgian England, a few women took up the male privilege of travelling to the Continent to improve their mind, body and spirit, and inspired a literary fiction genre. Brian Dolan leads us into the hearts and minds of the ladies through the tales in their journals, letters and diaries.
Author : Ladies of the Grand Tour by Brian Dolan
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7105339
Price : £6.02
Humanities, Arts & Music > History
Britain 1783-1918
31
Dec
This volume is a comprehensive AS and A Level history text on 19th-century and early 20th-century Britain, written by a team of experienced teachers who are also examiners. Topics covered include the Great Reform Act of 1832 and British foreign policy in the Age of Palmerston.
Author : Britain 1783-1918 by Derrick Murphy, Richard Staton, Patrick Walsh-Atkins
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7150784
Price : £20.46
Humanities, Arts & Music > History
Consuming Passions
31
Dec
A delightful and fascinating social history of Victorians at leisure, told through the letters, diaries, journals and novels of nineteenth-century men and women, from the author of the bestselling ‘The Victorian House’.
Author : Consuming Passions by Judith Flanders
Published by : HarperCollins Publishers
ISBN Number : 7172966
Price : £6.69
Humanities, Arts & Music > History