The extraordinary and beautiful scenery of the Northern Scottish Highlands has been created by a geological... Læs mere
A comprehensive treatment of the glorious geology and scenery of Scotland. Profusely illustrated with photographs and maps, this is the complete account for the many for whom the geology and scenery of Scotland are special.
This volume holds a datelist of 476 radiocarbon determinations carried out between 2002 and 2004 in support of research funded by English Heritage through the Aggregates Levy Sustainability Fund.
By the mid-ninth century vikings had established a number of settlements in Ireland and Britain and had become heavily involved with... Læs mere
Perhaps nowhere else on Earth does so small an area as that of island of Cyprus provide such an excellent illustration of the dynamics of Earth processes.
Its project - to tell the whole life of Achilles - was cut short by the poet's untimely death. In relating this story Statius explores the nature of gender and the limits of the epic... Læs mere
Justus Lipsius' De Constantia (1584) is one of the most important and interesting of sixteenth century Humanist texts.
The Owl and the Nightingale is one of the first and greatest long comic poems in the English language and one of the best-known and most accomplished of all medieval literary texts.
Thomas Hoccleve (1368–426) was one of Chaucer’s first disciples and is represented in this book by a selection of his works, newly edited from his own copies and fully annotated.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of the history of British seafarers of African descent from the Tudor period to the present day.
Fascinating study of Operation Banner, the British Army’s campaign in Northern Ireland. Drawing upon interviews with... Læs mere
Lysistrata is the third and last of Aristophanes' peace plays. It is a dream of peace, of how the women could help to achieve an honourable settlement, conceived when Athens was... Læs mere