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This comprehensive guide to the Sale of Goods Act of 1893 provides readers with a detailed overview of the law, with particular emphasis on its application in Scotland. Written by Richard Brown, a renowned legal scholar, this book includes extensive notes and commentary on the Act, as well as practical advice for legal practitioners and students.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

First published in the mid-19th century, this classic text provides a thorough introduction to the history, science, and principles of domestic architecture. With numerous illustrations and photographs, as well as detailed descriptions of different architectural styles and elements, this book is an invaluable resource for architects, historians, and anyone interested in the built environment.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Learn how to design and draw different types of furniture with geometric and perspective principles. Illustrated with diagrams and designs to aid your learning.This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Notes On The Northern Atlantic: For The Use Of Travelers (1880) is a travel guide written by Richard Brown. The book provides a comprehensive overview of the Northern Atlantic and is intended for travelers who are planning a trip to the region. It covers a wide range of topics, including the geography, climate, history, culture, and attractions of the Northern Atlantic. The guide is organized into chapters that cover specific regions, such as Iceland, Greenland, and Newfoundland. Each chapter includes practical information on transportation, accommodations, and local customs, as well as detailed descriptions of notable landmarks, natural wonders, and cultural sites. The book is written in a clear and concise style, making it easy to read and follow. Overall, Notes On The Northern Atlantic is a valuable resource for anyone planning a trip to this fascinating region.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The kingdom of France when Louis VI came to the throne in 1108 was a patchwork of feudal principalities over which the authority of the French Capetian monarchy was weak. Beyond the heartlands of Capetian power around Paris, kings of France had little power and the rulers of the great principalities such as Aquitaine paid little heed to the authority of the French state. Under Louis VI, this gradually began to change and, although it took a further two centuries to complete the process, the feudal supremacy of the French monarchy began to be asserted and the lands over which it had feudal hegemony began to expand. Much of what we know about Louis' reign comes from his life written by his friend and advisor Suger Abbot of St-Denis. Suger was a talented individual who straddled the often perilous divide between Church and State with considerable skill. He was a diplomat, administrator in both ecclesiastical and political spheres and staunch defender of his monastery. He witnessed many of the important events of Louis' reign and knew many of the people he wrote about. His Life of Louis VI is a partial biography, like most medieval biographies, that aims through recounting Louis' life to demonstrate what the nature of 'good' kingship should be--to defend the weak, to dispense justice, to defend both Church and State from those who sought control over them and to defend France against attack from within and without. His is an epic tale of good versus evil, justice versus injustice and right against wrong. This volume provides a revised translation of Suger's work, original published as a Kindle in 2014, with detailed annotation that identify the key participants and explain the significance of the key events. The introduction provides a brief biography of Suger and examines what his intentions were in writing his book. Two appendices look at the French defeat at he Battle of the Two Kings at Brémule in 1119 and the murder of Charles of Flanders in 1127 through the eyes of other medieval writers. There is also a detailed bibliography.

The reputation of the Normans in the eleventh century as conquerors is as much the result of their patronage of historical writing as to their military abilities. By eleventh century standards, Norman military activities are well documented especially in the narrative accounts of their exploits in Italy. By 1100, three different chroniclers had independently of each other produced full-length accounts of the conquests in southern Italy and Sicily. The first chronicler Amatus of Montecassino composed his History of the Normans within a few years of the death of Richard I of Capua, a generous patron of his monastery, in 1078. William of Apulia wrote his versified account of Norman activities in the region with special emphasis on the career of Robert Guiscard in the late 1090s. Finally, while William was working on his Deeds of Robert Guiscard, Geoffrey Malaterra was immortalising Robert's brother Roger in his Deeds of Roger Count of Calabria and Sicily and His Brother Duke Robert Guiscard. Unusually, Malaterra's chronicle can almost be seen as a 'double' biography for though Roger is clearly the main focus of the work Guiscard is a menacing presence until his death in 1085 at the end of Book III. We do not know much about Malaterra but he was asked to compose his history, which took him ten years to complete, by Count Roger of Sicily in the 1090s. Unlike his brother Robert Guiscard--the subject of a companion volume--Roger of Sicily was more than simply a warlord (though he proved an effective military leader) but he was also an effective ruler of his lands in southern Italy as well as Sicily itself.

The Medley: A Collection Of Original Pieces, In Verse (1822) by Richard Brown is a book of poetry that features a compilation of original works by the author. The book is divided into different sections, each with a different theme or subject matter. The poems are written in a variety of styles, including sonnets, ballads, and odes. The topics covered in the poems range from love and nature to politics and social issues. The author's writing style is characterized by its use of vivid imagery and emotive language, which helps to bring the poems to life. The book is a testament to the author's skill as a poet and his ability to capture the essence of the human experience through his writing. Overall, The Medley is a must-read for anyone who appreciates poetry and wants to explore the work of a talented and accomplished writer.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

In 1830, women of all classes were repressed in a male-dominated society. By 1918, largely through their own struggles, they had seized control over most areas of their lives. Some of these sought access to the public sphere in education, the professions and central and local government. Others aimed to improve women's legal and economic status within marriage. Married women's property rights, divorce, custody of children, domestic violence as well as prostitution were all significant areas in which feminists campaigned for changes in the male-oriented status of the law and the differing moral standards to which wives and husbands were expected to conform. The long campaign for women's suffrage by suffragists and after 1903 suffragettes and the effects of World War 1 culminated in some women getting the vote in 1918 and a decade later women achieved the vote on the same terms as men. Yet, despite these advances for many largely working-class women, the tyranny of multiple pregnancies, poorly paid work and limited access to the means of personal improvement remained. This book explores the ways in which women's status in society developed and changed during the nineteenth and early-twentieth century by looking at the nature of and challenges to women's place in a masculine world, the character of work and how women achieved political and legal rights.

This, the second volume looks at northern England covering Yorkshire and the North-East in Chapter 6, Cheshire, Lancashire and the North-West in Chapter 7 and at Scotland, Wales and Ireland respectively in Chapter 8, 9 and 10. It also includes the synoptic concluding chapter. Newcastle, Sunderland and their industrial and mining communities have been neglected by scholars who often mean Lancashire and the West Riding of Yorkshire when they speak of 'the North'. Yet Chartism in Cumberland, Northumberland and Durham had a stridency and vehemence in 1838 and 1839 that was also evident in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Yorkshire and the North-East is the subject of Chapter 6. Northern England-regarded by most historians as forming the bedrock of Chartism and the heart of industrialisation-was dominated by textiles, iron-making and coal mining, industries that produced a greater sense of class-consciousness and class-conflict and where the human cost of economic change, Disraeli's 'Two Nations', was at its starkest. Chapter 7 considers Cheshire, Lancashire and the North-West, an area that contained the bulk of cotton manufacture where technological change brought increasing distress to its hand weavers. Chapters 8, 9 and 10 consider Chartism in Scotland, Wales and Ireland and the Isle of Man. With its radical traditions and urbanising and industrialising economy, Chartism proved an important force in Scottish politics in the 1830s and 1840s. Wales too has its own political traditions and like Scotland there was also substantial industrial and urban development that allowed a concentration of radical politics particularly in South and West Wales . Unlike Scotland, there was rebellion in Wales at Newport in November 1839-perhaps the best known of all Chartist events-and its failure played an important role in how physical force was regarded in the decade that followed. Unlike the strikes in 1842, whose relationship to the national movement was tangential other than in mid-August, it was the only major direct action that can be regarded as fully 'Chartist' in character. The relationship of Chartism to Ireland was one of bifurcation-there was Chartism in Ireland and there was Chartism among those Irish who had emigrated to the mainland. In Ireland, Chartism found itself in competition for support from middle- and working-classes from Daniel O'Connell's Repeal Association and the later Confederate Clubs associated with 'Young Ireland'. Faced with these mass organisations, it is unsurprising that Chartism's impact was limited and geographically concentrated in a few major towns. On the mainland the Irish impact on Chartism was significantly greater, if only because of Feargus O'Connor's role as the primary leader. It was once assumed that the Irish played a marginal role within Chartism until the late 1840s but we now take a less sanguine view of O'Connell's ability to control the Irish in Britain and a more positive view O'Connor and other Irish national and local leaders. Chartism and Ireland collided in the climactic events of 1848 with Irish Confederate leaders seeing the Chartist agitation as a means through which troops could be held back in Britain while they led what provided to be less a revolution than a skirmish while the often conspiratorial nature of Irish radicalism was evident in the Chartist insurrectionary plans in June, July and August. The book ends with discussion of people, places, classes and spaces. It considers the question of 'who were the Chartists?' and the difficulties in identifying who they were and why they became Chartists and how far class played a part in this process. It also examines Chartism within its geographical context drawing on points made in the regional chapters. Finally, it looks at the whole question of radical spaces and how these spaces were created and contested.

The apocalypse began inside a secret government laboratory in Nevada. One week later, most of the world lay in a deep sleep. But not for long.Reprogrammed with a single purpose, the newly infected awaken and begin migrating across the country like soldiers on a mission, killing anything that crosses their path. For Jimmy, his mundane existence of working at his grandmother's used bookstore is upended by the end of the world. One minute he's reading science fiction and fantasy novels, wishing he were the hero of the story, the next he's traveling as part of a ragtag group of survivors, fighting to stay alive and searching for answers. Why did this happen?Where are the infected going?And what is guiding them?But on these dead highways Jimmy may discover something even greater-his place in the world. Even if everyone else is gone.A journey of epic proportions, Dead Highways is a character-driven adventure with plenty of suspense, humor and plot twists to keep the reader turning the pages. The engaging narrator always keeps the action fresh and entertaining.

Pilates Mat Exercise handbook for teachers & enthusiasts. Contains QR codes for viewing on a mobile deviceThe Pilates Guidebook takes the reader through the theory, principles and practice of a modern interpretation for the Pilates MatworkThe book is suitable for persons of all levels of ability for exercise and especially for those persons already teaching or thinking about becoming a Pilates instructorThe reader is methodically led through the following ideas and concepts considered of importance to practice and / or teach Pilates Mat exercises.History of Pilates'Functional & Therapeutic' exerciseExercsie physiology & anatomy relavent to exercisePrinciples for movementBreathingThe 'Core' - explanation and relevance to trainingFasciaTeaching skillsPreparation mat exercisesFully illustrated exercises with QR codes to view the exercises on a mobile device

The essays in this book seek to unpick the notion of the 'peaceable kingdom' in the light of the violence that permeated Canada between 1837 and 1885 and argue that, far from having little impact on the development of Canada from a colonial state to a continental dominion, violence played a seminal influence in stimulating constitutional development. The British government's response to the rebellions in Upper and Lower Canada in 1837 and 1838 was to establish a union of the two provinces in 1841 and rule by a 'responsible' government from 1848 that proved sufficiently resilient in facing down the Tory reactions to the Rebellion Losses legislation. The Fenian invasions in 1866 impacted on the Confederation debates, though to what extent is unclear, but the fear of further Fenian incursions reinforced the argument that domestic security could only be achieved through a closer constitutional federalism. The resistance in Manitoba in 1869 and 1870 reflected the hesitant nature of the new Confederation especially its failure to take account of minority interests while the North-West rebellion in 1885 demonstrated its unwillingness to negotiate for a second time and the growing confidence of its political and military position. Contents Preface Prologue: A Peaceable Kingdom 1. Populism and Protest 2. Niagara, 1837 3. The Militia and French Canada 1760-1867 4. Defending the Crown 5. Provoking violence: Montreal and Longueuil 6. Patriotes and independence 7. Was Papineau to blame? 8. The Diary of the Rev. Henry Scadding, 1837-1838 9. Murder, Vengeance and Rebellion 10. Russia and rebellion in North America 11. Interpreting the rebellions 12. Canada's 'Wars of Religion' 13. The Offending Arch 14. Rebellion, remembering and trauma Index

This, the third part of the series, looks at Chartism from the grassroots. Although I originally intended to deal with the local roots of Chartism in one book, the scale of the project necessitated dividing it in two. Although there is inevitably overlap with Chartism: Rise and Demise, these books focus on how Chartism played out regionally and locally reinforcing the point that local priorities and political agendas did not always correspond with those put forward nationally and that, although the national leadership developed principles and policies, operational details were frequently left to local leaders and organisations. Is it better to see Chartism as a network of semi-autonomous political organisations over which national control was limited rather than a unified political movement? Should we see Chartism as a national debate over the exclusion of the working-classes not simply from the parliamentary franchise but from playing any role in determining the future direction of society, the economy and cultural aspirations? The answer is neither one nor the other but both. The first volume covers southern England and the Midlands. The opening chapter examines Chartism in its local and regional context and how it related to different places and spaces, issues explored in greater detail in the remainder of the book. Chapter 2 examines Chartism in London and the South. Chapter 3 looks at East Anglia, an area of agricultural labour where industrial employment was based largely on the products of farming. Economic and social conditions were not conducive to the development of a mass regional movement. Dealing with the Midlands in one chapter would simply have been too large and consequently I divided it so that Chapter 4 examines the largely agricultural counties while Chapter 5 focuses on those counties where manufacturing and mining were predominant. A Postscript brings the first volume to a conclusion. The second volume looks at northern England covering Yorkshire and the North-East in Chapter 6, Cheshire, Lancashire and the North-West in Chapter 7 and at Scotland, Wales and Ireland respectively in Chapter 8, 9 and 10. It also includes the synoptic concluding chapter.

Book 3 in the Dead Highways series.The apocalypse began inside a secret government laboratory in Nevada. One week later, most of the world lay in a deep sleep. But not for long.Reprogrammed with a single purpose, the newly infected awaken and begin migrating across the country like soldiers on a mission, killing anything that crosses their path. For Jimmy, his mundane existence of working at his grandmother's used bookstore is upended by the end of the world. One minute he's reading science fiction and fantasy novels, wishing he were the hero of the story, the next he's traveling as part of a ragtag group of survivors, fighting to stay alive and searching for answers. Why did this happen?Where are the infected going?And what is guiding them?But on these dead highways Jimmy may discover something even greater-his place in the world. Even if everyone else is gone.A journey of epic proportions, Dead Highways is a character-driven adventure with plenty of suspense, humor and plot twists to keep the reader turning the pages. The engaging narrator always keeps the action fresh and entertaining.

Domestic Architecture: Containing A History Of The Science, And The Principles Of Designing Public Buildings, Private Dwelling-Houses, Country Mansions, And Suburban Villas (1841) is a comprehensive book on the history and principles of designing various types of buildings. Written by Richard Brown, the book covers the science and art of domestic architecture, including the design of public buildings, private houses, country mansions, and suburban villas. The book provides a detailed description of the principles of architectural design, including the use of materials, the arrangement of spaces, and the integration of decorative elements. It also includes a history of architecture, from the earliest times to the present day, and explores the influence of different architectural styles on domestic design. The book is a valuable resource for architects, designers, and anyone interested in the history and principles of domestic architecture.From The Choice Of The Spot To The Completion Of The Appendages. With Observations On Rural Residences, Their Situation And Scenery, And Instructions On The Art Of Laying Out And Embellishing Grounds.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

The essays in this book were written and revised over more than three decades. They were largely written in response to books or events rather than as part of a larger project. Each essay, nonetheless, draws on my engagement with Britain and its modern history that has been central to my teaching, research and writing throughout my adult life during which I have developed some consistent ideas and perspectives on the past. The first three chapters of the book consists of essays on economic change, why it occurred and its variegated nature. This is followed by four essays that consider questions raised by Edward Thompson's notion of the 'moral economy' in the twenty-first century and the nature of Romanticism and the notions of alienation and dystopia through the poetry of John Clare and the writings of George Orwell. The remainder of this book examines place through a focus on Dunstable in Bedfordshire in its county, regional and national settings and in one chapter on its namesake in the United States.

Written for girls and boys age 4 - 14, THE LITTLE BALD GIRL will be your child's favorite character this year! Her mischievous pranks will keep them glued to the page as they wonder what she will do next. She's fun, she's unpredictable, and best of all a GREAT STORY. And when children read a great story, they learn to love books, reading, and having fun - all while supercharging skills helpful in school and in life.

From South Africa, Sierra Leone and Mauritius, to Kenya, America, Cyprus and New Zealand, this book is a global sweep of resistance in the British Empire. It is also the third volume of Richard Brown's epic 'Rebellions Quartet'. This volume explores a diverse range of anti-colonial resistance within the British Empire from a broader chronological and geographical perspective using examples from the seventeenth through to the twentieth century. 'Rebellion' is seen as a broad concept encompassing resistance to the authorities as well as direct action. Rebellions include those of slaves, convicts, indentured workers, and indigenous peoples, rebellions caused by taxation, millenarianism, and nationalism; and the eminently 'British coup' in New South Wales, Australia, in 1808, when Governor William Bligh (he of the mutiny on the HMS Bounty) was removed from power by military and settler action. The book concludes by drawing together the differing modes of colonial resistance and rebellion, and how the institutional structures, motives and opportunities, and the relationships between colonists and colonised created the modern world we know today. The opening chapter examines the development and nature of Britain's burgeoning Empire from its origins in the seventeenth century, how it was peopled and governed. Chapter 2 considers the ways in which colonial authorities treated native peoples in Virginia, Australia and New Zealand in their quest for greater access to land and why that treatment, whether legalised by treaty or purchase or by brutal expropriation led to resistance and rebellion. Chapter 3 looks at the question of slavery in the British Empire and the nature of slave resistance and rebellion especially, in Africa and the 'middle passage', in the American colonies, the West Indies and in Mauritius. Although the slave trade was abolished in the British Empire in 1807 and slaves were emancipated after 1833, the consequences of slavery continued to be a problem and a cause of discontent and disturbance as can be seen in the Morant Bay rebellion in Jamaica in 1865. Chapter 4 explores the question of convict labour. New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land were the only parts of the British Empire that was specifically founded as penal colonies, something later extended to Western Australia. Convicts proved to be a volatile group whose ability to resist colonial authorities was considerable and who in 1804 rose in rebellion in NSW. However, transportation of convicts was also an important feature of Britain's Empire before the establishment of NSW in 1788 and was used in other parts of the Empire especially in the nineteenth century. Their use in Singapore and the Andaman Islands is examined. Slaves and convicts satisfied the needs of the Empire for workers but indentured labour enjoyed a revival in the decades after 1834 as Asian and Pacific workers especially migrated to areas where there remained a need for cheap labour. Although there was less resistance among these workers than among slaves and convicts, rebellion was not uncommon when the terms of indentures were breached or workers were unjustifiably exploited. Increasingly, however, there was resistance among white settlers to these 'economic migrants' that led to the emergence of racist policies to restrict both the number of migrants and especially their rights, issues discussed in Chapter 5. Chapters 6-8 examine rebellions that had specific causes (taxation, millenarianism and nationalism) though underlying them all was a growing contempt for colonial rule. The final rebellion, if that is what it was, occurred in NSW in early 1808 when Governor William Bligh was arrested and removed from power by a combination of military and settler action is examined in Chapter 9. The last chapter draws together the discussion of different types of colonial resistance.

British Society 1780-1945 consists of five books that seek to explain the major social developments that occurred during the late-eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries and, unlike the first edition of this series, extends into the first half of the twentieth century. British Society 1780-1945 consists of five volumes: Volume 1: Economy, Population and TransportVolume 2: Classes and CulturesVolume 3: Work, Health and PovertyVolume 4: Education and CrimeVolume 5: Religion and GovernmentThe second volume examines the nature of social classes and cultures from the late-eighteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. The book first looks at the ways in which contemporaries and historians have viewed classes and how a 'class' society developed as the result of economic change. The remaining three chapters follow the conventional three class definition and consider the working-classes, middle-classes and upper-classes. Particular regard is placed on the changing role of working-class and middle-class women and how their economic, social and cultural roles changed when faced with massive economic dislocation and male-dominated outlooks

This book looks at Chartists from the grassroots. It abridges and builds on the two separate volumes-Chartism: Locations, Places and Spaces--dealing with Southern England and the Midlands and The North, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. The focus is on how Chartism played out regionally and locally reinforcing the point that local priorities and political agendas did not always correspond with those put forward nationally and that, although the national leadership developed principles and policies and who passed through Chartist communities on their never-ending peregrinations, daily operational details were left to local leaders and organisations. For those communities, individuals such as Peter Bussey and William Carrier were as much the leaders of the Chartists to local men and women as Feargus O'Connor or Bronterre O'Brien. Is it better to see Chartism as a network of semi-autonomous political organisations over which national control was limited rather than a unified political movement? Should we see Chartism as a national debate over the exclusion of the working-classes not simply from the parliamentary franchise but from playing any role in determining the future direction of society, the economy and cultural aspirations? There are six chapters considering the nature of Chartism in the English regions and a chapter each on Wales, Scotland and Ireland and the Isle of Man. Each chapter contains a detailed analysis of social and economic structures as well as a consideration of Chartism. The book ends with discussion of people, places, classes and spaces. It considers the question of 'who were the Chartists?' and the difficulties in identifying who they were and why they became Chartists and how far class played a part in this process. It also examines Chartism within its geographical context drawing on points made in the regional chapters. Finally, it looks at the whole question of radical spaces and how these spaces were created and contested.

In less than fifty years Canada experienced six major rebellions: in Lower and Upper Canada in late 1837 and 1838, the Fenian rebellions of 1866 and 1870 and the Pembina affair in 1871 and Louis Riel's resistance at Red River in 1869-1870 and his rebellion fifteen years later in Saskatchewan. Each failed to achieve its aims and, in one sense, the two books in the Canadian Rebellion series are studies of political disappointment. The rebellions revealed the draconian ways in which the state responded to threats to public order and legitimate authority. Yet it is the losers in 1837-1838 and 1885, though this is less the case for those in 1866 and 1870 who are now better and more positively remembered than the victors. These events each represented the beginnings of political change and especially the move towards 'responsive', 'responsible' and 'representative' government as British Government, at least in its imperial manifestation recognised the necessity of rule with the consent of colonists. Autocracy, Rebellion and Liberty examines the way in which the Canadas developed from the 1760s through to Confederation a century later. The opening chapters consider the context for the rebellions in 1837 and 1838. Chapter 1 examines the development of the two Canadas between the end of French Canada in 1760 and the turn of the century. Chapter 2 considers the economic, social, political, ideological and cultural tensions that evolved from the 1790s and the largely unsuccessful attempts by the colonial state and politicians in London to find acceptable and sustainable solutions to populist demands for greater autonomy. Chapter 3 looks in detail at the rebellions in 1837 and 1838 and at their immediate aftermath. Chapter 4 examines the ways in which Canadian politics developed in the newly united Province of Canada in the years between 1841 and the creation of Confederation in 1867.Contents: Series PrefacePrologue: Conflicting Liberties1 Forming the Canadas2 From discord to rebellion3 Rebellions and Retribution, 1837-18394 From Union to ConfederationAppendicesFurther readingIndexFeatures: Comprehensive narrative of the context, causes, course and consequences of the rebellions combining analysis of the constitutional, political, social, economic and cultural features.Examines the critical role played by Louis-Joseph Papineau, William Mackenzie, Louis LaFontaine and Robert Baldwin in the move from an autocratic to responsive and responsible system of government.Considers the rebellions in their historiographical context.

This book draws together much of recent work by historians into a guide to Britain between 1780 and the Great Exhibition of 1851, traditionally regarded as the apex of Britain's global economic dominance. It is deliberately written as a simple guide covering the key developments in Britain during these decades with footnotes that provide explanations of key terms and short biographies of key figures and a short reading list. After an introductory chapter examining what Britain was like in the 1780s, there are five chapters that look at political developments chronologically--William Pitt, Lord Liverpool, the Whigs in the 1830s, Sir Robert Peel in the 1830s and as Prime Minister and a chapter on Ireland. This is followed by two chapters on foreign policy examining Britain and the French Wars between 1793 and 1815 and foreign policy under Castlereagh, Canning and Palmerston between 1812 and 1841. The second part of the book discusses thematically the 'industrial revolution' and the ways in which society and government responded to change. With the dramatic growth of population and people living in towns, the shift from small-scale to factory-based manufacture and growing criticism of the cost and effectiveness of working-class schooling and of provision for the poor, the state took an increasingly important role in social control through local and national action.

Three Rebellions considers the context, causes, consequences and commemoration of three major popular disturbances in the British Empire during the early years of Queen Victoria's long reign. In the Canadas during 1837 and 1838, at Newport in South Wales in 1839 and at the Eureka Stockade in Ballarat, Victoria in Australia in 1854 thousands of largely working people took up arms against the forces of colonial rule and oppression. What linked these three events was a popular form of constitutionalism, linked to British radicalism and especially to Chartism that sought constitutional and democratic change but which was denied by colonial oligarchies that sought to retain political power in their own hands. The rebellions each failed when faced by the overwhelming force of the colonial state but, although they were defeated militarily, each played a significant role in the emergence of more responsive and responsible government. Today, the losers are better remembered than those who defeated them in 1837-1838, 1839 and 1854. The first edition of Three Rebellions was completed in 2008 and finally published in early 2010. In the intervening years I have continued to grapple with the issues raised in the original volume publishing more detailed discussion of the rebellions in Britain, Canada and Australia. I have also delved further into newspapers from Britain, Canada and Australia and have added further references to them. The result is a very different, more succinct book. The major difference between the first and second editions is that I have significantly reduced the length of the work by taking out the foreward, relevant in 2009 but not today, and the chapters that dealt with the links between the three rebellions and how the rebellions have been remembered and commemorated. My reason for doing this-other than making the work tighter-is that I have included revised versions of these chapters in my Chartism: A Global History and other essays, published earlier this year. Review of First edition: 'It is always important to see comparative history, not least for the crucial counterfactual light it sheds on explanations, and Richard Brown's well-written and insightful work is particularly valuable because it brings together three rebellions hitherto treated in isolation and, in doing so, casts considerable light on each of them. Brown's scholarship is first rate and he ably demonstrates his case that there is a common theme of popular constitutionalism, one that was linked to British radicalism, specifically Chartism. As such, this book offers an instructive insight on the tensions to which the British empire was subject and the requirements, alongside careful management, for the use of force. The latter theme is important also for military historians, notably of Britain, as many have underplayed this element. A first-rate study that is to be followed by another on subsequent rebellions.' Professor Jeremy Black

This is the story of a shipbuilder who designed the greatest ocean liner ever imagined. A captain on the final voyage of his long and distinguished career. A crew dedicated to the safety and well-being of all passengers. An unsinkable woman who stood up when everyone told her to sit down.Oh, and there's an infection that turns hundreds of passengers into violent, flesh-eating zombies.That's right. This ain't no love story. Forget everything you thought you knew about the Titanic disaster. This is the zombie apocalypse . . . at sea.All aboard. It's about to go down!

This is the first of two volumes of translated and annotated texts and essays on the Normans in eleventh century southern Italy and Sicily. The first, which includes William of Apulia's Gesta, one of the 'key' texts of the eleventh century, focuses on Robert Guiscard 'the terror of the world', the most effective and arguably the last of the great Norman warlords. It was Robert who finally established a permanent Norman presence in southern Italy in the 1050s and 1060s replacing Lombard and Byzantine rule with Norman hegemony. Whatever Robert's skills as a military commander and strategist, he was less successful in establishing anything other than the beginnings of a Norman 'state'. This was something left to his son Roger Borsa and grandson William and their efforts were dwarfed by the statist aspirations of Count Roger of Sicily, the subject of the second volume-an annotated edition of Malaterra's history. The ways in which the historiography of southern Italy changed and the problem with the sources is the subject of the opening chapter. Chapter 2 translates the Breve Chronicon Northmannicum, a source that was originally believed to have been written in the twelfth or thirteenth century but that is today seen by many historians as an eighteenth century forgery. If this is the case, then its value to historians is extremely limited other than providing a fairly accurate chronology of the Norman conquest of southern Italy. Chapter 3 contains extracts from the Annals of Lupus Protospatharius that are relevant to the career of Robert Guiscard. Chapter 4 is a translation of William of Apulia's Gesta Roberti Guiscardi, one of the most important and detailed Italo-Norman sources on the Norman invasion. Three chapters provide commentaries on the dispute between Pope Gregory VII and the emperor Henry IV. Lambert of Hersfeld was bitterly opposed to Henry IV and he is especially valuable on the events of 1075-1077. By contrast, Archbishop Liemar of Bremen's letter written in late January 1075 gives the views of an imperialist 'party' that was intensely critical of the 'Gregorian' reforms viewing them as an infringement of existing episcopal rights. The next chapter is an extract from the Chronicle of Montecassino and deals with the controversial interview between abbot Desiderius and the emperor Henry IV in 1082 during the dispute between the Empire and Pope Gregory VII. Desiderius, a strong supporter of Gregory VII and later Pope himself sought to show that while he favoured dialogue with the emperor this did not alter his own, strongly held Gregorian convictions. The volume ends with a selective bibliography.

Britain 1780-1945 Reforming Society develops the ideas and chronological scope that I put forward in my earlier studies of Britain's social and economic development during the late-eighteenth, nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries. The result is a new history of British society between 1780 and 1945. The volume complements Britain 1780-1945: Society under Pressure. I have radically restructured my thinking broadening my approach to make it less Anglo-centric, white and male in character. For instance, in this volume I have looked at the ways in which the Poor Law operated differently in England and Wales, Scotland and Ireland and I have also taken account of the issue of disability ignored in my earlier writings. This book begins by examining the ways in which British government was transformed and how it responded to the challenges posed by urbanisation and the problem of housing, the revolution in how people worked and the problem of the nation's health. It then moves on to look at poverty and the state and the nature of voluntary action and the development of a national system of education. It ends by considering the changing nature of crime, policing and punishment.