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We found 69 books

ANDREW Christopher
The Defence of the Realm - The Authorized History of MI5
Hardcover, dj, in-8, 1032 pp., illustrations, bibliographical notes, bibliography, index.
To mark the centenary of its foundation, the British Security Service, MI5, has opened its archives to an independent historian, the first time any of the world's leading intelligence or security services has taken such a step. The Defence of the Realm, the book which results, is an unprecedented publication. It reveals the precise role of the Service in twentieth-century British history, from its foundation by Captain Kell of the British Army in October 1909 to root out 'the spies of the Kaiser' up to its present role in countering Islamic terrorism. It describes the distinctive ethos of MI5, how the organization has been managed, its relationship with government, where it has triumphed and where it has failed. In all of this, no restriction has been placed on the judgements made by the author. The book also casts new light on many events and periods in British history, showing for example that through well-placed sources MI5 was probably the pre-war department with the best understanding of Hitler's objectives, and had a remarkable willingness to speak truth to power; how it was so astonishingly successful in turning German agents during the Second World War; and that it had much greater roles than has hitherto been realized during the end of Empire and in responding to the recurrent fears of successive governments (both Conservative and Labour) of Cold War Communist subversion. It has new information about the Profumo affair and its aftermath, about the 'Magnificent Five' and about a range of formerly unconfirmed Soviet contacts. It reveals that though MI5 had a file on Harold Wilson it did not plot against him, and it describes what really happened during the failed IRA attack in Gibraltar in March 1988. When Rab Butler was appointed Home Secretary with responsibility for the Security Service in 1957 he didn't even know where its headquarters were. The Defence of the Realm now describes this previously extremely secretive organization more fully than any previous book - and identifies all its main buildings on the endpapers.
ANDREW Christopher@ wikipedia
€ 20.00
AYRIS Paul
Cranmer Primate of all England (inscribed by the Archbishop of Canterbury)
Wrappers, 48 pp. Catalogue of a Quincentenary Exhibition at the British Library 28/10/1989-21/1/1990. Illustrations in BW. 89 items in the catalogue. Thomas Cranmer (2 July 1489 – 21 March 1556) was a leader of the English Reformation and Archbishop of Canterbury during the reigns of Henry VIII and Edward VI. He helped build a favourable case for Henry's divorce from Catherine of Aragon which resulted in the separation of the English Church from union with the Holy See. Along with Thomas Cromwell, he supported the principle of royal supremacy in which the king was considered sovereign over the Church within his realm.
AYRIS Paul@ wikipedia
€ 10.00
BAGLEY J.J. AND ROWLEY P.B.
A Documentary History of England Vol 1 (1066- 1540)
1st Hardcover with ill. dj., sewn, 269 pp., glossary, index, bibliography to each chapter. Studies 14 key documents, from the coronation Charter of Henry I (1100) to the Act for the Dissolution of the Greater Monasteries (1539, full text given on pp. 241-251) and includes such crucial documents as the Magna Carta, the Cosmography of John Holywood and the Poor Law of 1388.
BAGLEY J.J. AND ROWLEY P.B.@ wikipedia
€ 10.00
BARENDSE R.J.
Epos van het Brits imperium
Hardcover, stofwikkel, in-8, 630 pp., enkele foto's, bibliografie, noten, index. Populariserende geschiedschrijving. Barendse is historicus en was verbonden aan de univ Leiden.
BARENDSE R.J.@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
BONE Ian, PULLEN Alan, SCARGILL Tim
CLASS WAR - A Decade of disorder
Paperback, in-8, 113 pp., illustrations.

For ten years, Tory Britain has burned. From Brixton '81 to Oxford, Cardiff, and Tyneside '91 the ungovernable have risen and seized back their streets. With a petrol bomb in one hand and a biro in the other, Class War was there. And Class War is here-fearless, hilarious and, for the rich and powerful of this benighted isle, absolutely terrifying.

In these explosive pages you can find out how to tell if your neighbours are yuppies (and how to make their cars contribute to global warming if they are), how to make a splash at the Henley regatta, and how to go on a shopping spree without any money. Here you will discover why Joe Strummer rocks against the rich, the astonishing blood ties between Her Majesty the Queen and Adolf Hitler and, in a few words, the difference between Neil Kinnock and a slime monster.

Publishers' Warning! This book contains explicit language and illustration which may offend yuppies, police officers, members of the royal family and people who think the world can be changed by holding hands and singing "We shall overcome."
BONE Ian, PULLEN Alan, SCARGILL Tim@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
BRIGGS Asa
A social history of England.
Hardcover, illustrated dj, 448 pp. Index. Illustrations & maps in BW & colour. Note LT: the dissolution of the monasteries (1536 and 1538-1540) enriched the Crown (Henry VIII) but much of the land was sold to the already landed gentry (162-164).
See the map of Ecclesiastical England in 1450 with the important manasteries and abbeys (p. 139) - kloosterkaart.
BRIGGS Asa@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
BRIGGS Asa
England in the Age of Improvement 1783-1867 [A History of England].
4to. Blue buckram, gilt titles, 498 pp. Blue slipcase. Illustrations: 16 colour and 30 BW photos.
BRIGGS Asa@ wikipedia
€ 20.00
CAHEN Léon, BRAURE Maurice
L'Evolution politique de l'Angleterre Moderne 1485-1660
L'évolution de l'humanité, fondée par Henri Berr. Softcover, in-8, xxxvii + 684 pp., 3 tableaux généalogiques (Lancaster & York, Tudors, Stuarts), 3 cartes dont une dépliante en fin d'ouvrage, bibliographie, index.
CAHEN Léon, BRAURE Maurice@ wikipedia
€ 20.00
CANNADINE David
The Decline and Fall of the British Aristocracy
Pb, 813 pp. Illustrations in BW. Index, bibliography, lists. The New York Times wrote: "A brilliant, multifaceted chronicle of economic and social change ... a remarkable achievement." Note LT: Cecil Rhodes (411-412, speculation on gold mines (413), important epilogue gives an overview (697-709), land in Ireland/Eire (105), land in Wales (106), land ownership, estate, country houses (119)
CANNADINE David@ wikipedia
€ 40.00
CANNADINE David
History in our time.
Hardcover, dj, large 8vo, XI + 308 pp. Index. Essays on 19th and 20th c. Great Britain, full of human detail, sceptical and fair-minded treatment of his subjects. 800 gram. Cannadine, °Birmingham, 1950, Director of the Institute of Historical Research in London. In chapter 16 DC discribes how the Empire was won and for what reasons. In ch. 22 he deals with the personality of the 'Colossus' Cecil Rhodes (1853-1902) and his African dream 'from the Cape to Cairo'. C. argues that we will never understand Rhodes if we refuse to see the broader historical perspective of this titan, who was in fact no exception in his time. There were many more 'robber-baron plutocrats' like Rhodes.
CANNADINE David@ wikipedia
€ 25.00
CANNADINE David (editor), DAVIES John, TRAINOR Richard, LIDDLE John, ROBERTS Richard
Patricians, Power and Politics in Nineteenth-Century Towns.
Hardcover, dustwrapper, xi + 227 pp., illustrations and maps, notes and bibliography, index, genealogical tables (Bute family, Dartmouth family, Dudley family, Scarisbrick family, Hesketh family, . In the collection "Themes in urban history". This collection of essays explores the interrelationship between the survival of the patrician, landed elite, and the growth and development of a preponderantly urban society.
CANNADINE David (editor), DAVIES John, TRAINOR Richard, LIDDLE John, ROBERTS Richard@ wikipedia
€ 30.00
CHASSAIGNE Philippe
Histoire de l'Angleterre des origines à nos jours
Poche, 608 pp., cartes, statistiques, index, bibliographie. Edition mise à jour 2008. Chassaigne est prof à Tours.
CHASSAIGNE Philippe@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
CHECKLAND S.G., BRIGGS Asa (introduction)
The rise of industrial society in England 1815-1885. Social and economic history of England.
Pb, in-8, xiv + 471 pp., maps, bibliography, index. Contains a map of the arable acreage in 1870.
CHECKLAND S.G., BRIGGS Asa (introduction)@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
COLEMAN D.C.
The Economy of England 1450-1750
Pb, in-8, 223 pp. Notes, bibliography, index.
COLEMAN D.C.@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
COOPER Michael
Robert Hooke and the rebuilding of London
2nd edit. Pb, grand in-8, 271 pp., illustrations and maps in BW, notes, bibliography, index. Hooke (1635-1703).
COOPER Michael@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
COTTRET Bernard
Henri VIII. Le pouvoir par la force.
Pb, grand in-8, 463 pp., illustrations, notes, bibliographie, index. Bernard Cottret (°1951) est un historien français et un angliciste.
COTTRET Bernard@ wikipedia
€ 15.00
CRABBE Raoul
Les grandes heures de la Royal Navy
Broché, in-8, 478 pp., photos et cartes
CRABBE Raoul@ wikipedia
€ 7.50
DITCHFIELD P.H., ROE Fred (drawings)
Vanishing England
Paperback, in-8, 403 pp., illustrations, index.
This book was first published in 1910. It is a treasury of English cultural heritage.

"Vanishing England" is a captivating book by P.H. Ditchfield, with illustrations by Fred Roe. The book, first published in 1911, is a nostalgic exploration of England's past, focusing on the country's architecture, customs, and rural life that were disappearing due to the rapid industrialization of the time. Ditchfield's evocative prose is complemented by Roe's detailed and atmospheric drawings, which bring the past to life. The book is divided into various sections, each dedicated to different aspects of English life, such as old houses, ancient churches, old customs, and old-world gardens. It is a must-read for anyone interested in English history and culture.
DITCHFIELD P.H., ROE Fred (drawings)@ wikipedia
€ 11.50
DUNNETT Dorothy
King Hereafter
Hardcover, dj, in-8, 721 pp.

In King Hereafter, Dorothy Dunnett's stage is the wild, half-pagan country of eleventh-century Scotland. Her hero is an ungainly young earl with a lowering brow and a taste for intrigue. He calls himself Thorfinn but his Christian name is Macbeth.
Dunnett depicts Macbeth's transformation from an angry boy who refuses to accept his meager share of the Orkney Islands to a suavely accomplished warrior who seizes an empire with the help of a wife as shrewd and valiant as himself.

DUNNETT Dorothy@ wikipedia
€ 20.00
ELTON G.R.
England under the Tudors
History of England Volume IV. Hardcover, bound, gilt decorated cloth, colour frontispiece portrait, maps, illustrations in BW & colour. xxiv + 518 pp. In VG blue slipcase. 1997, second printing. Impressive bibliography & index.


Note LT: with an interesting chapter on the dissolution of the monasteries: "The dissolution destroyed the last possible refuge of papalism, enriched the crown, and anchored the new order firmly in the self-interest of the landowning classes who purchased the estates. It did all this with the thoroughness and amazing ease (...) which characterised all Cromwell's achievements." (p. 149)
ELTON G.R.@ wikipedia
€ 30.00
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We found 14 news items

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4 juli 2024: Labour veegt de conservatieven van de kaart
ID: 202407051239
Wanneer men de mensen vraagt wat zij willen dan komt steeds het antwoord 'CHANGE'.
Hoe die verandering er concreet moet uitzien blijft vaak onbeantwoord.
Land: GBR
nws
David Cameron minister BuZ
ID: 202311131858
Hij verveelde zich.

De inventieve Britten spreken van een CAMback.
Land: GBR
nws
Rishi Sunak wordt nieuwe PM van de UK
ID: 202210250131
Of we van deze telg van Goldman Sachs, gehuwd met de dochter van een Indiase miljardair, veel goeds moeten verwachten, valt sterk te betwijfelen.
Zijn profiel lijkt sterk op dat van Macron, le président des riches.
Land: GBR
nws
Liz Truss stapt na 44 dagen op als Brits premier - Een land in chaos
ID: 202210201530
Welke aapjes hebben de Conservatives nog in hun mouw?
Terug Boris?
Land: GBR
nws
Britten zeulen met stoffelijk overschot van de Queen doorheen Schotland
ID: 202209131122
Om het onafhankelijkheidsstreven te temperen?
Land: GBR
Categorie: HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN - GESJOEMEL
Lucas Tessens
31 january 2020: Last day of UK in EU - It's a shame
ID: 202001312311

Time outside European Union


Once more nations are divided where peoples want to be united
And of course politicians gain the prices for their lies
In splendour above those who suffer in ignorance

While the Macchiavels drink and toast,
The hungry and the poor pay the unjust taxes,
To finance
The banquets for the obese
The wars we never win, always lose.
That is - my friend - the fate of people
Who cannot read nor understand

Come to the Fields of Flanders
See how manure was made from bodies
If you're blind
Smell the perfume of death
Hear the whispering of trembling poppies:
'Don't let them get you'






Land: GBR
LT
Een nieuw woord in de media: de Megxit.
ID: 202001101322
Voor meer info verwijzen we graag door naar pulpmedia.
Land: GBR
LT
12 oktober 1984: aanslag IRA op top conservatieve partij, waaronder Thatcher
ID: 198410124579
Mislukte IRA-aanslag in Brighton op top Conservatieve partij en PM Margaret Thatcher

CHANDLER D. (1999), Chronologie van de militaire geschiedenis. Alphen a/d Rijn: Icob.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/october/12/newsid_2531000/2531583.stm (20031111)
Land: GBR
LT
25 mei 1982: Thatcher wil minder betalen voor EG
ID: 198205251589
Land: GBR
LT
11 februari 1975: Margareth Thatcher wordt verkozen tot leider van de conservatieven
ID: 197502114512
Land: GBR
wiki
28 April 1949: The London Declaration: Commonwealth of Nations
ID: 194904280917
The London Declaration was a declaration issued by the 1949 Commonwealth Prime Ministers' Conference on the issue of India's continued membership in the Commonwealth of Nations after its transition to a republican constitution. It was made in London on 28 April 1949 and marked the birth of the modern Commonwealth. The declaration had two main provisions: It allowed the Commonwealth to admit and retain members that were not Dominions, so including both republics and indigenous monarchies, and it changed the name of the organisation from the British Commonwealth to the Commonwealth of Nations, reflecting the first change. The Declaration recognised King George VI as Head of the Commonwealth. Following his death, the Commonwealth leaders recognised Queen Elizabeth II in that capacity.

The London Declaration
The Governments of the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, India, Pakistan and Ceylon, whose countries are
united as Members of the British Commonwealth of Nations and owe a
common allegiance to the Crown, which is also the symbol of their free
association, have considered the impending constitutional changes in
India.
The Government of India have informed the other Governments of the
Commonwealth of the intention of the Indian people that under the new
constitution which is about to be adopted India shall become a sovereign
independent republic. The Government of India have however declared
and affirmed India’s desire to continue her full membership of the
Commonwealth of Nations and her acceptance of The King as the symbol
of the free association of its independent member nations and as such the
Head of the Commonwealth.
The Governments of the other countries of the Commonwealth, the basis
of whose membership of the Commonwealth is not hereby changed,
accept and recognise India’s continuing membership in accordance with
the terms of this declaration.
Accordingly the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand,
South Africa, India, Pakistan and Ceylon hereby declare that they remain
united as free and equal members of the Commonwealth of Nations,
freely co-operating in the pursuit of peace, liberty and progress.
26 April 1949
Land: GBR
LT
1930 - April 4 Queen Viktoria dies, in Rome. R.I.P.
ID: 193004045541

http://www.islandnet.com/~kpolsson/swedhis/swed1930.htm
Land: GBR
LT
Bloedbad van Glencoe - Massacre of Glencoe (Scotland)
ID: 169202134496


Artist: Peter Jackson (biography)
Medium: Gouache on Board
Size: 10" x 13" (265mm x 340mm)
Date: 1965
Signature: Signed by artist bottom right

This is the Signed unique original Gouache painting by Peter Jackson.

The Massacre of Glencoe occurred in Glen Coe, Scotland, in the early morning of 13 February 1692, during the era of the Glorious Revolution and the Jacobites. In Scottish Gaelic, the event is named 'Mort Ghlinne Comhann' (murder of Glen Coe).

The massacre began simultaneously in three settlements along the glen —Invercoe, Inverrigan, and Achnacon— although the killing took place all over the glen as fleeing MacDonalds were pursued. Thirty-eight MacDonalds from the Clan MacDonald of Glencoe were killed by the guests who had accepted their hospitality, on the grounds that the MacDonalds had not been prompt in pledging allegiance to the new monarchs, William and Mary. Another forty women and children died of exposure after their homes were burned. Artwork originally published in the July 31st 1965 edition of Treasure Magazine.
Land: GBR
12 februari 1554: Lady Jane Grey onthoofd - zij was negen dagen koningin van Engeland en Ierland
ID: 155402121465
Zij kwam aan de macht door een coup van Northumberland.
De bedoeling was de protestanten op de troon te houden en de goederen van de abdijen en kloosters (dissolution of the monasteries) in handen te houden van de 'adel'. Queen Jane was de eerste vrouw op de Engelse troon.
Na 9 dagen moest zij het afleggen tegen Mary.
Land: GBR
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