British History Books

New and Published Books

1. Reginald McKenna

   Financier among Statesmen, 1863–1916

   By Martin Farr

   Series: British Politics and Society

   Reginald McKenna has never been the subject of scholarly attention. This was partly due to his own preference for appearing at the periphery of events even when ostensibly at the centre, and the absence of a significant collection of private papers. This new book redresses the neglect of this...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
2. Encyclopedia of Traditional British Rural Sports

   Edited by Tony Collins, John Martin, Wray Vamplew

   Series: Routledge Sports Reference Series

   Providing a social, economic and political study of field sports and those other activities and customs labelled as rural sports, from the earliest of times to the present day in all of the United Kingdom and Ireland.This book brings together several distinct types of traditional rural sports with...

   Published June 19th 2013 by Routledge
3. The Handbook of British Regiments (Routledge Revivals)

   By Christopher Chant

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Since the creation of the standing army in 1661, when each regiment was known by the name of its current colonel, there have been many reforms and rationalizations of the British army. From 31 cavalry regiments and 113 infantry regiments in 1881, at the time of this title’s first publication in...

   Published June 5th 2013 by Routledge
4. Ambiguities of Empire

   Essays in Honour of Andrew Porter

   Edited by Robert Holland, Sarah Stockwell

   This book comprises essays offered by friends, colleagues, and former students in tribute to Andrew Porter, on the occasion of his retirement from the Rhodes Chair in Imperial History at the University of London. The contributors, including many distinguished historians, explore through a...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
5. The Iconography of Independence

   'Freedoms at Midnight'

   Edited by Robert Holland, Susan Williams, Terry Barringer

   This book explores the phenomenon of Independence Days. These rituals had complex meanings both in the territories concerned and in Britain as the imperial metropole, where they were extensively reported in the press. The text is concerned with the political management, associated rhetoric and...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
6. In the Midst of Events

   The Foreign Office Diaries and Papers of Kenneth Younger, February 1950-October 1951

   Edited by Geoffrey Warner

   Series: British Politics and Society

   Kenneth Younger was the number two man in the Foreign Office during the final period of the Attlee government, a crucial point in post-war history. Now, his papers have been collected for the first time, providing new insight on contemporary events including the Schuman Plan, the Korean War, German...

   Published May 31st 2013 by Routledge
7. British Ways of Counter-insurgency

   A Historical Perspective

   Edited by Matthew Hughes

   This edited collection examines the British ‘way’ in counter-insurgency. It brings together and consolidates new scholarship on the counter-insurgency associated with the end of empire, foregrounding a dark and violent history of British imperial rule, one that stretched back to the nineteenth...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
8. Holocaust Consciousness in Contemporary Britain

   By Andy Pearce

   Series: Routledge Studies in Cultural History

   The Holocaust is a pervasive presence in British culture and society. Schools have been legally required to deliver Holocaust education, the government helps to fund student visits to Auschwitz, the Imperial War Museum's permanent Holocaust Exhibition has attracted millions of visitors, and Britain...

   Published May 30th 2013 by Routledge
9. The South Sea Bubble

   An Economic History of its Origins and Consequences.

   By Helen Paul

   The book is an economic history of the South Sea Bubble. It combines economic theory and quantitative analysis with historical evidence in order to provide a rounded account. It brings together scholarship from a variety of different fields to update the existing historical work on the Bubble. Up...

   Published May 26th 2013 by Routledge
10. Death, Money and the Vultures (Routledge Revivals)

    Inheritance and Avarice 1660-1750

    By John Addy

    Series: Routledge Revivals

    By the latter half of the seventeenth century, the practice of drawing up a will had become commonplace, and people were increasingly encouraged to set down their final wishes in a ‘last will and testament’. Although intended to clarify ownership, these documents often provoked conflict amongst...

    Published May 23rd 2013 by Routledge