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England's Fortress

England's Fortress

Andrew Hopper; Philip Major

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2024
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Overshadowed in the popular imagination by the figure of Oliver Cromwell, historians are increasingly coming to recognize the importance of Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron, in shaping the momentous events of mid-seventeenth-century Britain. As both a military and political figure he played a central role in first defeating Charles I and then later supporting the restoration of his son in 1660. England’s Fortress shines new light on this significant yet surprisingly understudied figure through a selection of essays addressing a wide range of topics, from military history to poetry. Divided into two sections, the volume reflects key aspects of Fairfax’s life and career which are, nevertheless, as interconnecting as they are discrete: Fairfax the soldier and statesman, and Fairfax the husband, horseman and scholar. This fresh account of Fairfax’s reputations and legacy questions assumptions about neatly demarcated seventeenth-century chronological, geographic and cultural boundaries. What emerges is a man who subverts as much as he reinforces assumed characteristics of martial invincibility, political disengagement and literary dilettantism.
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Classical Encounters in England's North East

Classical Encounters in England's North East

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2026
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This is the first book to explore the history of ancient Greek and Roman influences and reception in England’s North East, topics which have often transcended social boundaries dictated by working identity, class, religion, gender, and ethnicity. Together, the chapters cover a broad range of themes and topics from architecture, theatre, working-class education, poetry, post-war novels and Hadrian's Wall. Each section, taken as a whole, views the specific topic from complementary social angles encompassing discrete social classes and constituencies but always remaining aware of the experience of non-elites. United in a Classical Reception Studies approach, contributors draw on a variety of materials such as archives, institutional records, oral history, magazines, antiquarian journals, newspapers, video- and audio-recordings, television, photographs, engravings, paintings, drawings, school textbooks, guidebooks, the fabric of buildings, poetry, and fiction to show how modern identities are informed by the Greek and Roman past. This pioneering and richly illustrated study of Classical Reception from a local-historical perspective is of interest to students and scholars working in Classics and the social, cultural, intellectual, and local history of England.
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Classical Encounters in England's North East

Classical Encounters in England's North East

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2026
nidottu
This is the first book to explore the history of ancient Greek and Roman influences and reception in England’s North East, topics which have often transcended social boundaries dictated by working identity, class, religion, gender, and ethnicity. Together, the chapters cover a broad range of themes and topics from architecture, theatre, working-class education, poetry, post-war novels and Hadrian's Wall. Each section, taken as a whole, views the specific topic from complementary social angles encompassing discrete social classes and constituencies but always remaining aware of the experience of non-elites. United in a Classical Reception Studies approach, contributors draw on a variety of materials such as archives, institutional records, oral history, magazines, antiquarian journals, newspapers, video- and audio-recordings, television, photographs, engravings, paintings, drawings, school textbooks, guidebooks, the fabric of buildings, poetry, and fiction to show how modern identities are informed by the Greek and Roman past. This pioneering and richly illustrated study of Classical Reception from a local-historical perspective is of interest to students and scholars working in Classics and the social, cultural, intellectual, and local history of England.
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England's Antiphon (Esprios Classics)

England's Antiphon (Esprios Classics)

George MacDonald

Blurb
2025
pokkari
George MacDonald (1824 - 1905) was a Scottish author, poet and Christian minister. He was a pioneering figure in the field of modern fantasy literature and the mentor of fellow writer Lewis Carroll. In addition to his fairy tales, MacDonald wrote several works of Christian theology, including several collections of sermons. His writings have been cited as a major literary influence by many notable authors including. MacDonald's first novel David Elginbrod was published in 1863. His best-known works are Phantastes, The Princess and the Goblin, At the Back of the North Wind, and Lilith (1895), all fantasy novels, and fairy tales such as "The Light Princess", "The Golden Key", and "The Wise Woman". MacDonald also published some volumes of sermons, the pulpit not having proved an unreservedly successful venue.
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Games and Theatre in Shakespeare's England

Games and Theatre in Shakespeare's England

TAYLOR FRANCIS LTD
2025
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Games and Theatre in Shakespeare's England brings together theories of play and game with theatre and performance to produce new understandings of the history and design of early modern English drama. Through literary analysis and embodied practice, an international team of distinguished scholars examines a wide range of games—from dicing to bowling to role-playing to videogames—to uncover their fascinating ramifications for the stage in Shakespeare’s era and our own. Foregrounding ludic elements challenges the traditional view of drama as principally mimesis, or imitation, revealing stageplays to be improvisational experiments and participatory explorations into the motive, means, and value of recreation. Delving into both canonical masterpieces and hidden gems, this innovative volume stakes a claim for play as the crucial link between games and early modern theatre, and for the early modern theatre as a critical site for unraveling the continued cultural significance and performative efficacy of gameplay today.
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The Queen Dowager: Lady Elfrida: England's First Queen

The Queen Dowager: Lady Elfrida: England's First Queen

M. J. Porter

Independently Published
2019
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No woman had ever held so much power and lost it on the whim of her son, the king. Six years of political ostracism has brought Lady Elfrida low. Desperate to be welcomed back to court, she risks all to make an ally of England's Viking enemy. Failure risks exile. Forever.Book 2 in The King's Mother Trilogy, the sequel to The First Queen of England trilogy.Suggested reading order: The King's MotherThe Queen DowagerOnce A QueenPraise for The King's Mother."An excellent read about a strong, intelligent woman " Amazon Reviewer"Loved every minute of the series couldn't put it down." Amazon Reviewer""Porter manages to create a lifetime story out of a few charters and genealogies. And of course the Anglo Saxon Chronicles. Amazing " Amazon Reviewer"Such a good insight to the time and people and the real game of thrones." Amazon ReviewerABOUT THE AUTHORI'm an author of fantasy (Viking age/dragon themed) and historical fiction (Anglo-Saxon, Vikings and the British Isles as a whole before the Norman Conquest), born in the old Mercian kingdom at some point since the end of Anglo-Saxon England. Raised in the shadow of a strange little building and told from a very young age that it housed the bones of the long-dead kings of Mercia, it's little wonder that my curiosity in the Anglo-Saxons ran riot. I can only blame my parents I write A LOT. You've been warned Find me at www.mjporterauthor.com and @coloursofunison on twitter
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Queens of the Conquest: England's Medieval Queens Book One

Queens of the Conquest: England's Medieval Queens Book One

Alison Weir

Ballantine Books
2018
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A captivating, sweeping saga of England's medieval queens, from the New York Times bestselling author hailed as "the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing" (The Boston Globe) "Polished and] fascinating . . . It was a man's world but, as Weir convincingly shows, the five queens wielded real power in front of as well as behind the throne."--Sunday Express The lives of England's medieval queens were packed with incident--love, intrigue, betrayal, adultery, and warfare--but their stories have been largely obscured by centuries of myth and omission. Now, in the first volume of an exciting series, esteemed biographer Alison Weir provides a fresh perspective and restores these women to their rightful place in history. Spanning the years from the Norman conquest in 1066 to the dawn of a new era in 1154, this epic book brings to life five women: Matilda of Flanders, wife of the first Norman king, William the Conqueror; Matilda of Scotland, revered as "the common mother of all England"; Adeliza of Louvain, the young beauty whom the aging Henry I married to get an heir; Matilda of Boulogne, who fought a war on behalf of her husband, King Stephen, against this book's fifth queen, Empress Maud, England's first female ruler, whose son King Henry II would found the Plantagenet dynasty. More than those who came before or after them, these Norman consorts were recognized as equal sharers in sovereignty. Without the support of their wives, the Norman kings could not have ruled their disparate dominions as effectively. Drawing from the most reliable contemporary sources, Weir skillfully crafts an all-encompassing portrait of English medieval queenship and a captivating chapter of English history. Don't miss any of Alison Weir's fascinating England's Medieval Queens series: QUEENS OF THE CONQUEST - QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES - QUEENS OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY - QUEENS AT WAR
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Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens Book Two

Queens of the Crusades: England's Medieval Queens Book Two

Alison Weir

Ballantine Books
2021
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A fresh, enthralling narrative history chronicling the dynamic reigns of the first five queens in the Plantagenet family, who ruled England and France for over three centuries, from the New York Times bestselling author hailed as "the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing" (The Boston Globe) "A magnificent tapestry, skillfully woven . . . This rich and robust account will appeal to readers interested in medieval England and some of its most fascinating royal women, whose stories are often left out of the history books."--Booklist The Plantagenet queens of England played a role in some of the most dramatic events in history. Crusading queens, queens in rebellion, seductive queens, learned queens, queens in battle, queens who enlivened England with romantic culture--these determined women broke through medieval constraints to exercise power and influence. This second volume of Alison Weir's acclaimed history of the queens of medieval England moves into a period of even higher drama, from 1154 to 1291: years of chivalry and courtly love, dynastic ambition, conflict between church and throne, and the ruthless interplay between the rival monarchs of Britain and France. We see, from a new perspective, events such as the murder of Becket, the Magna Carta, and the birth of parliaments. Queens of the Crusades begins with the formidable Eleanor of Aquitaine, whose marriage to Henry II established a dynasty that ruled over three centuries and created the most powerful empire in western Christendom--but also sowed the seeds for destructive family conflicts and the collapse of England's power in Europe. The lives of Eleanor's four successors were just as remarkable: Berengaria of Navarre; Isabella of Angoul me; Alienor of Provence; and finally Eleanor of Castile. Alison Weir provides a fresh, enthralling narrative focusing on fascinating female monarchs during a dramatic period of high romance and low politics, with unwavering women at its heart. Don't miss any of Alison Weir's fascinating England's Medieval Queens series: QUEENS OF THE CONQUEST - QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES - QUEENS OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY - QUEENS AT WAR
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Queens of the Age of Chivalry: England's Medieval Queens, Volume Three

Queens of the Age of Chivalry: England's Medieval Queens, Volume Three

Alison Weir

Ballantine Books
2022
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Packed with dramatic true stories from one of European history's most romantic and turbulent eras, this epic narrative chronicles the five Plantagenet queens of England between 1299 and 1409, from the New York Times bestselling author hailed as "the finest historian of English monarchical succession writing" (The Boston Globe). "A thorough and illuminating survey of the Plantagenet dynasty."--Publishers Weekly The Age of Chivalry was an era of the Middle Ages dominated by the social and moral code of knighthood that prized noble deeds and the game of courtly love between aristocratic men and women. A period of high drama in English history, the fourteenth century witnessed the toppling of two kings, the Hundred Years War, the Black Death, and the Peasants' Revolt. Feudalism was breaking down, resulting in social and political turmoil. Against this dramatic milieu, Alison Weir recounts the lives and reigns of five queen consorts: Marguerite of France was twenty when she married sixty-year-old King Edward I. Isabella of France, later known as "the She Wolf," dethroned her husband, Edward II, and ruled England with her lover. In contrast, Philippa of Hainault was a popular queen to the deposed king's son Edward III. Anne of Bohemia was queen to Richard II, but she died young and childless. Isabella of Valois became Richard's second wife when she was six years old, only to see him violently overthrown. This was a chaotic and brutal age, despite its chivalric color and ethos, and it stands as an arresting setting for the extraordinary stories of these queens' lives. Don't miss any of Alison Weir's fascinating England's Medieval Queens series: QUEENS OF THE CONQUEST - QUEENS OF THE CRUSADES - QUEENS OF THE AGE OF CHIVALRY - QUEENS AT WAR
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Queens at War: England's Medieval Queens Book Four

Queens at War: England's Medieval Queens Book Four

Alison Weir

Ballantine Books
2025
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The tumultuous period in English history that marked the end of the medieval era and the rise of the Tudors comes to stunning life in the final volume of the four-part series, filled with dramatic true stories chronicling the turbulent reigns of the last five Plantagenet queens, who occupied the consort's throne from 1403 to 1485. The fifteenth century was a violent age and all five of the queens who appear in this book were caught up in wars that changed the courses of their lives: the Hundred Years War between England and France, and the Wars of the Roses between the royal Houses of Lancaster and York. Against this tempestuous backdrop, Alison Weir describes the lives and reigns of five queen consorts: Joan of Navarre was happily married to King Henry IV, but was accused of witchcraft by Henry's heir and imprisoned. Paris-born Katherine of Valois's political marriage to Henry V was meant to bring peace between England and France. It didn't, and Henry died on the battlefield without ever seeing his newborn heir, Henry VI, who was wed to another French princess, Margaret of Anjou, in 1445. Margaret had to endure the murder of her husband and son. Henry's successor, Edward IV, made a secret marriage for love to Elizabeth Wydeville, mother of the tragic Princes in the Tower. The notorious King Richard III usurped Edward's throne and married Anne Neville who died after losing her only child, forsaken by her husband. "Underpinned by extensive reading of original sources" (The Washington Post), Weir's series strips away centuries of historical mythologizing to shed light on the genuine accomplishments and bravery of these fascinating female monarchs. Queens at War brings the Medieval Queens series to an action-packed close.
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