William Hoskins traces the beauties and oddities of the English landscape from pre-Roman times to the 17th century and beyond. He explains the layers of history in the landscape by taking the reader along Devonshire lanes, past lost villages in Lincolnshire and through the pastures of Northamptonshire.

This work provides a comprehensive description of Islam's long and dynamic history. It provides a survey of the history of the Islamic world and of Islamic civilization from the time of the Prophet Mohammed until the consolidation of the Ottoman Empire.

'An Atlas of Irish History' provides coverage of the main political, military, economic, religious and social changes that have occurred in Ireland and among the Irish abroad over the past two millennia.

The changing story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. It includes the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire.

At a time when there may appear to be nothing new to say about the Holocaust here is a book of genuine originality and imagination. The theme is the place of the Holocaust; the Holocaust as a place-making event for both perpetrators and victims. Through concepts such as distance and proximity, Tim Cole tells the story of the Holocaust through a number of landscapes where genocide was implemented, experienced and evaded and which have subsequently...

Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems. Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime's digging, archaeologist Francis Pryor delves into Britain's hidden urban and rural landscapes, from Whitby Abbey to the navvy camp at Risehill in Cumbria,...

Nicholas Crane's book describes the evolution of Britain's countryside and cities. It is part journey, part history, and it concludes with awkward questions about the future of Britain's landscapes.

From homo erectus to the Cold War, from Alexander the Great to global warming, from warfare through the ages to the great voyages of exploration, this volume has all the answers, the detail and the authoritative text in one single historical source.

The historic counties of Lancashire and Cheshire have been comparatively neglected in the history of the English landscape. This important book redresses the balance. Higham portrays North West England as a frontier landscape which went through successive changes which have left a deep impression on the region.