RICHARDSON, R.C., & JAMES, T.B.

The Urban Experience A Sourcebook: English, Scottish and Welsh Towns, 1450-1700.

Manchester: Manchester University Press, 1983. 1st ed. "The views of contemporary topographers and historians are set alongside the revealing evidence of economic, administrative, legal and ecclesiastical records .." Pp. 19/192, b/w illustrations + 1 map. Black cloth, gilt title to spine, illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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Boeknummer: 25369

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Richardson James Urban Experience Sourcebook English Scottish Welsh Towns 1450-1700 Illustrated 21952 History: : British

RILEY, NOëL.

The Accomplished Lady. A History of Genteel Pursuits c.1660-1860.

Huddersfield: Oblong, 2017. 9780957599291. 1st edition. "This is a study of the skills and pastimes of upper-class women and the works they produced during a 200 year period. These activities included watercolours, printmaking and embroidery, shell work, rolled and cut paper work, sand painting, wax flower modelling, painting on fabrics and china, feather work, japanning, silhouettes, photography and many others.." Pp.viii/460, profusely illustrated with colour and black & white photos/ illustrations throughout. Grey cloth, dustwrapper. As New/As New.

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Boeknummer: 45018

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Noel Riley Accomplished Lady History Genteel Pursuits Handicraft Printmaking Embroidery Shellwork Rolled Cut Paperwork Sand Painting Wax Flower Modelling Featherwork Silhouettes Music Dancing 46500 History: : British

ROSE, SUSAN.

The Navy of the Lancastrian Kings. Accounts and Inventories of William Soper, Keeper of the King's Ships, 1422-1427.

London: George Allen & Unwin for the Navy Records Society, 1982. 0049421751. 1st ed. "The manuscript on which this volume is based is an account book of the early fifteenth century in the library of the National Maritime Museum at Greenwich. The accounts are those of the Keeper of the King's Ships and the period covered, 1422-1427, is that in which Henry V's navy was sold off after his death to pay some of his debts." Pp.14/288/6(list of publications of the Navy Records Society), b/w frontis. Blue cloth, dustwrapper. VG/VG.

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Boeknummer: 30355

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Rose Navy Lancastrian Kings Accounts Inventories William Soper Keeper Kings Ships 15thcentury Gracedieu Vessels Repairs 29597 History: : British

ROSS, CHARLES.

Edward IV.

London: Book Club Associates, 1975. 1st ed. Study of the reign of Edward IV, a modern re-appraisal. Pp. 16/479, 24 plates + 4 maps, & 5 diagrams. Maroon cloth, gilt title to spine, portrait illustrated d/w. VG/G+.

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Boeknummer: 16879

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Ross Edward IV Study British History Illustrated A11577 History: : British

ROTHBLATT, SHELDON.

The Revolution of the Dons. Cambridge and Society in Victorian England.

London: Faber and Faber Ltd, 1968. 1st edition. "The history of nineteenth-century Cambridge and the great reforms of 1860 to 1882 are related to an identity crisis among Victorian dons who comprised an integral part of England's intellectual aristocracy.The disruption of Cambridge's historic and special association with Church and State threatened dons with alienation from industrial society." Pp.319, owner's name to front free endpaper. Blue cloth, dustwrapper slightly rubbed but is in a removable clear protective wrap. VG/VG.

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Boeknummer: 46660

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Sheldon Rothblatt Revolution Dons Cambridge Society Victorian England Social History Schools Social Mobility Education Donnishness College Church State Institutionalism 48233 History: : British

ROWSE, A.L.

Bosworth Field and the Wars of the Roses.

London: Panther Books. 1968. "The story leading up to Bosworth is fascinating..Recreates the dynastic conflict, its battles and sudden death and the transition from Medieval to Tudor England." Pp. 416. 16 b/w illustrations. 3 sketch maps. Toning to pages. P/b. Spine slightly creased. Illustrated cover. G.

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Boeknummer: 14236

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Rowse British History Bosworth Medieval Tudor Battles A8064 History: : British

RUSSELL, E.

Maitland of Lethington The Minister of Mary Stuart. A study of his life and times. By E. Russell .

London: James Nisbet & Co. Limited, 1912 . First edition. 8vo. pp.8/515 . With the original blue printed dustwrapper (edges chipped, otherwise good). A very good binding. Original blue cloth boards with small gilt heraldic shield to front board and gilt titles to spine. Printed title in red & black, with portrait frontis and 5 further full-page illustrations. VG.

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Boeknummer: 29376

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: 27469 Maitland of Lethington the Minister of Mary Stuart Nisbet Russell History: : British

SACKETT, TERENCE.

British Life A Century Ago. Images from the Francis Firth Collection.

Wiltshire: Firth Book Company Ltd, 2001. Rep. Images from the archives of the Francis Firth Collection. Pp. 137, b/w photo's throughout book. VG.

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Boeknummer: 13283

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Sackett British Life Century Images Francis Firth History A6174 History: : British

SAVILE, HENRY / COOPER, WILLIAM DURRANT.(EDITOR).

Savile Correspondence. Letters to and from Henry Savile, Esq. Including Letters from his Brother George Marquess of Halifax.

London: Camden Society, 1858. Printed from a Manuscript Belonging to his Grace the Duke of Devonshire, and from Originals in Her Majesty's State Paper Office. Pp.xxiv/316, foxing to endpapers, owner's details to front free endpaper. Olive green cloth with gilt roundel and initials CS to front, gilt title to spine, minor wear to top and tail of spine. G+.**The family of Savile was one of the most, if not the most, illustrious in the west riding of the county of York. Henry Savile (1642 –1687) was an English courtier, diplomat and Member of Parliament. In 1680 he was appointed Vice-Chamberlain of the Household. He was subsequently an envoy at Paris, where he died in 1687. He was a close friend of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester.

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Boeknummer: 44056

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Henry Savile Correspondence Letters Cooper George Marquess Halifax British History 45418 History: : British

SEATON, A.A.

The Theory of Toleration under the Later Stuarts.

New York: Octagon Books, 1972. 0374972338. Reprint. The Prince Consort Prize winner, 1910. "Toleration is the practical recognition of the right of the individual to form and to act upon his own opinions on the great issues of life generally, as against the claim of external authority to prescribe limits to thought and practice.." Pp.viii/364. Navy cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Boeknummer: 45672

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Seaton Theory Toleration Later Stuarts English History Persecution Restoration Toleration Act Locke Anne Penal Test Acts Stillingfleet Irenicum 47210 History: : British

SMITH, PHILIP VERNON.

History of the English Institutions.

London: Longmans, Green, and Co, 1892. 0. New Edition. Includes chapters on:The People;Local Government; The King; Parliament; The King's Council; Legislation; Judicature; The Executive; Taxation. Pp.xvi/303/24Classified Publisher's Catalogue. owner's name to inner endpaper. Brown cloth, gilt title to spine, wear to top and tail of spine. G+.

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Boeknummer: 35510

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Vernon Smith History English Institutions Government Monarchy Legislation Judicature Executive Taxation 35846 History: : British

SMITH, ALAN G.R. (EDITOR).

The Reign of James VI and I.

London: Macmillan,1973. 1st ed. Problems in Focus series. Essays on the reign of James VI and I, including: Scottish Politics; The Scottish Church; The Economy of Scotland under James VI and I; James VI and I and Witchcraft; The English Catholic Community 1603-1625; England's Overseas Trade..' Colonial Developments..; English Politics and Administration; Constitutional Ideas and Parliamentary Developments in England; The Crown and Courts in England; The English Local Community and Local Government. Pp.8/264, toning and mild spotting to closed page edges. Blue cloth, d/w slightly rubbed with edge chips. G+/G+.

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Boeknummer: 33675

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Alan Smith Reign James VI England James I Scotland History Scottish Church Witchcraft Constitutional Ideas Parliamentary Developments 33873 History: : British

SMITH, ELSIE.

The Sarum Magna Carta 1215. A History of the Document and a Guide to its Translation.

Reading:Berkshire Printing Co.Ltd, nd.(c.1960's). 0. "There ar four 'originals' of the Magna Carta in existence but only three of these are legible today. Two of them are in the Cathedrals to which they were sent in 1215 - Salisbury and Lincoln. Two are in the British Museum and were, in the 17th century, in the collection of Sir Robert Cotton..The Sarum Magna Carta is in a remarkable state of preservation." Pp.15, 4 black & white plates. Green card wraps. VG.

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Boeknummer: 36263

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Elsie Smith Sarum Magna Carta History Document Guide Translation Salisbury Cathedral 36658 History: : British

LAPRADE. WILLIAM THOMAS.

Public Opinion and Politics in Eighteenth Century England. To the Fall of Walpole.

Westport: Greenwood Press, 1971. Originally published in 1936. Pp.x/463. Dark red cloth, gilt title to spine. VG.

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Boeknummer: 45572

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Laprade Public Opinion Politics 18th Century England History William Harley Walpole Carteret Bolinbroke Townshend 47122 History: : British

THOMSON, DAVID.

8. England in the Nineteenth Century.

Harmondsworth: Penguin, 1981. "Social changes which the people of England experienced during the period of ' the great peace' between the Battle of Waterloo and the First World War." Pp, 254. P/b, illustrated cover. G+.

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Boeknummer: 11333

Catalogus: History: : British

Trefwoorden: Thomson British History Nineteenth Century Waterloo First World War A4412 History: : British