The Dutch Golden Age was one of the most spectacularly creative episodes in world history. The age of Grotius, Spinoza, Rembrandt, and Vermeer, it was also remarkable for its immense impact in the spheres of commerce, finance, shipping, and technology. This book provides a comprehensive account of the history of the Dutch republic.

An account of the period between the compilation of the Domesday Book and the issue of the Magna Carta. The book traces the monarchy, politics, the attempts to establish supremacy over Scotland and Wales, the conquest of Ireland, the conflicts between the church and the state, and legal reforms.

The book opens in 1886, as the Empire is poised to celebrate Victoria's golden jubilee, and ends in 1918 at the close of the 'war to end all wars', with England knowing that an era has conclusively ended. It portrays every aspect of the nation's life - political, social, and cultural.

The Three Edwards: War and State in England, 1272 is an excellent introduction to this eventful and fascinating period of history. The second edition updates the picture throughout.

Draws on the research to illuminate late medieval society at its peak, from the triumphalism of Edward III in 1360 to the collapse of Lancastrian rule. This book centres on the deposition of Richard II in 1399 and the establishment of the House of Lancaster, which was in turn overthrown in the Wars of the Roses .

The Radical Enlightenment was a set of ideas which helped lay the foundations of the modern world on the basis of equality, democracy, secularism, and universality. This study by cultural historian, Jonathan Israel, shows how Spinoza and his thought set the intellectual current towards the political revolutions of the later 18th century.