Product Description: The period between 1630 and 1660 was one of the most tumultuous in Western history. These three decades witnessed the birth of English America and, in the mother country, a vicious civil war that rent the very fabric of English social, political, and religious life...read more

Product Description: It's easy to think of piracy as a romantic way of life long gone-if not for today's frightening headlines of robbery and kidnapping on the high seas. Pirates have existed since the invention of commerce itself, but they reached the zenith of their power during the 1600s, when the Mediterranean was the crossroads of the world and pirates were the scourge of Europe and the glory of Islam...read more

Product Description: From Rubens paintings to Chippendale cabinets to elaborate Palladian doll houses, the enormous range of priceless objects held in the Trust's hundreds of historic properties is unequalled, and many of them are still housed in the places for which they were originally designed or bought...read more

Product Description: From the chance discovery in an attic of thousands of letters comes this fascinating story of an English family in the seventeenth century. The Verneys is narrative social history at its best.From the Hardcover edition.

Product Description: The National Trust cares for the finest collection of historic buildings, gardens, parks, landscape and coastline in the world. Its famous and well-respected series of guidebooks provides the essential companion to your visit and a lasting souvenir of the experience...read more

Product Description: The National Trust cares for the finest collection of historic buildings, gardens, parks, landscape and coastline in the world. Its famous and well-respected series of guidebooks provides the essential companion to your visit and a lasting souvenir of the experience...read more

Product Description: At the beginning of the 21st century the Art Deco style enjoys a popluarity unrivalled since its inception at the 1925 "Exposition International des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes in Paris", from which the style takes its name...read more

Featuring British, European, and American houses from the 1850s to the 1930s, this concentrated examination provides fresh insight into the lives of the architects and clients who fostered a dynamic movement that has enduring popular appeal. Including an introduction to the sociopolitical background of the movement and its rejection of industrialization, this is an essential sourcebook for period decorators and others drawn to the craftsmanship, vernacular materials, and motifs that characterize Arts and Crafts style. The pivotal roles played by William Morris, Philip Webb, Gertrude Jekyll, Gustav Stickley, and others are richly documented. 180 color illustrations.

Draws on first-person testimonies and forensic records to document the events surrounding the 1666 Great Fire of London that destroyed more than thirteen thousand homes, numerous buildings, and St. Paul's Cathedral, in an account that considers the roles played by such figures as Charles II, Samuel Pepys, and Christopher Wren. Reprint.

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Looks at buildings constructed at the behest of political and religious leaders, dictators, and millionaires (view table of contents)

Product Description: An exploration of the relationship between people, power and architecture by examining how key political leaders in history have expressed their own personalities through buildings. A global survey, it ranges from the Taj Mahal to the White House, from Catherine the Great to Prince Charles...read more

Product Description: This text traces the history of the English country cottage, from the medieval village to the 20th century, exploring how cottages came to be built, the materials used to build them, and how their appearance was affected by social forces and changing trends.

Product Description: Throughout the centuries, the English country house has reflected a variety of tastes, lifestyles and interests. From the baroque of Blenheim Palace to the eccentricity of Wollaton Hall, the country house has changed with the years...read more

Provides a general history of the social and architectural development of the British country house, and looks at thirty houses in particular

Product Description: For more than five centuries the historic buildings of England have opened their doors inviting the tourists to step inside and engage in exploration and discovery. This book examines how the owners of historic buildings have adapted to the steadily growing influx of visitors and how the idea of a national heritage takes its place in modern society...read more