This is a study of the landed gentry of north Wales from the Edwardian conquest in the thirteenth century to the incorporation of Wales in the Tudor state in the sixteenth.
History of the Constitutions of Iowa by Benjamin Franklin Shambaugh is an authoritative exploration of the state's legal and political evolution, meticulously chronicling the development of Iowa's constitutional frameworks.
This study of a previously unpublished manuscript is a significant witness to the vigorous life of St Davids Cathedral, as well as to the changes to its fabric, especially in the restoration and recovery of the building after the depredations of the 1640s.
A groundbreaking contribution to the history of the long Civil Rights movement, Hammer and Hoe tells the story of how, during the 1930s and 40s, Communists took on Alabamas repressive, racist police state to fight for economic justice, civil and political rights, and racial equality.
Seminar paper from the year 2008 in the subject World History - Early and Ancient History, grade: A, Indiana University, language: English, abstract: Agrippina the younger seems to fascinate not only for modern authors or movie makers, but also ancient writers and artists.
Bachelor Thesis from the year 2004 in the subject History - Miscellaneous, grade: A, Juniata College, language: English, abstract: In early August 1914, the first days of World War I, Germany's attention was focused on the United States.
A groundbreaking contribution to the history of the long Civil Rights movement, Hammer and Hoe tells the story of how, during the 1930s and 40s, Communists took on Alabamas repressive, racist police state to fight for economic justice, civil and political rights, and racial equality.
Hon yw’r astudiaeth gyntaf mewn unrhyw iaith sy’n archwilio ymatebion crefyddol y Cymry yn yr Unol Daleithiau i gaethwasiaeth yn ystod y cyfnod 1838–68, sef oes aur y wasg gyfnodol Gymraeg yno.
Seminar paper from the year 2006 in the subject History - Africa, grade: 1,3, University of Osnabruck, language: English, abstract: The Boer Wars at the dawn of the century highly influenced not only SouthAfrican history, especially in terms of the development of the apartheid system,but it additionally changed the possibilities of warfare.
From the skies above Europe to the beaches of Normandy, the Allied air campaign of 1943-44 orchestrated one of historys most decisive military victories.
Seminar paper from the year 2009 in the subject History - Asia, grade: B+ (2), The American Central University (Department of History), course: Russian Revolutions, language: English, abstract: In the summer of 1927, the government and the Communist Party of the Soviet Union fell victim to an acute war panic, which became known as "e;the War Scare"e;.
Wie bringt man extrem unerfahrene Piloten ohne Startbahn dazu, hochfliegende alliierte Bomberverbande abzufangen, wahrend die gesamte eigene militarische Infrastruktur bereits in Trummern liegt?
Shortlisted for the Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing 2016The wave of unrest which took place in 1840s Wales, known as 'Rebeccaism' or 'the Rebecca riots', stands out as a success story within the generally gloomy annals of popular struggle and defeat.
This book examines the traditions attached to the Holy Grail from its first appearance in medieval romance through its transformation into an object of mystical significance in modern literature and film.
This book discusses responses to the challenges faced by two different Iberian imperial systems in their struggle to sustain territorial integrity and economic interests in the face of international competition.
This book examines the intellectual trajectories of international mid-career scholars working on the Second World War and the Holocaust in France across a wide range of disciplines, including history, literature, and cultural studies.
Reinterpreting the Haitian Revolution as both an islandwide and a circum-Caribbean phenomenon, Graham Nessler examines the intertwined histories of Saint-Domingue, the French colony that became Haiti, and Santo Domingo, the Spanish colony that became the Dominican Republic.
This book is a pioneering comparison of Wales with another small people, the Slovenes, over the formative period for national development in modern Europe.
Work on the miners' Lock-Out of 1926 tends to focus on the perspective of the National Union of Mineworkers, while nothing has been written which attempts to examine, for example, how miner's wives coped for six months without pay.
In the spring of 6 AD, Rome stood at the height of its power — poised to extend its frontier to the Elbe, master of the Mediterranean world, seemingly invincible.