Product Description: This work looks at everyday life in Britain, from earliest times to the present century. It examines institutions and events which have made up British social history. It takes account of the effect of the development of those features of modern life often taken for granted.

Product Description: The English Spa 1560 to 1815 dealt with not only places of healing and recreation, but also with the political, religious, social, and economic aspects of English spa life from its origins to the eighteenth century. This second volume, which incorporates a considerable amount of material and draft chapters written by Hembry, continues to the present time and is extended to include Welsh, Scottish, and Irish spas as well...read more

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Product Description: Although he held only minor offices in Parliament, politician and political writer Edmund Burke strongly affected contemporary opinion, and his ideas had a profound impact on the future. He supported the American colonists in their quarrel with Britain, played a conspicuous part in the impeachment of Warren Hastings for alleged misgovernment in India, and advocated religious toleration, the abolition of the slave trade, and other reforms...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Characterized as the wittiest and most religious man in England, William Wilberforce, a prominent Member of Parliament, was also a convert to Evangelical Christianity in the Church of England. He became the most prominent layman in the Evangelical Revival and the leader of many of its causes, particularly the anti-slavery campaign...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Documentary History Series, hardcover, 126 pp., no dustcover.

Product Description: This text is a comprehensive survey of the emergence of the European nations in the 19th century. It introduces the A-Leve student to the dominant ideologies of the period, with effective use of primary sources. L ike its companion volumes, it includes exercise sections on each topic, which assist in the development of essay-writing skills and the analysis of documentary material...read more

Traces the origin and development of rail transportation in England, Europe, and the U.S., looks at unusual trains, and examines the political and economic impact of railroads

Product Description: Illustrated throughout with pictures drawn from contemporary sources, this addition to the Wayland Documentary History Series, offers an exciting and authentic approach to history studies.

Product Description: Book by Cowie, Leonard W.