Category Archives: Wales

Double Agents: Women and Clerical Culture in Anglo-Saxon England (University of Wales Press – Religion and Culture in the Middle Ages)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

First published in 2001, Double Agents was the first book-length study of women in Anglo-Saxon written culture that took on the insights provided by contemporary critical and feminist theory, and it quickly established itself as a standard. Now available again, … Continue reading →

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The Medieval March of Wales: The Creation and Perception of a Frontier, 1066-1283 (Cambridge Studies in Medieval Life and Thought: Fourth Series)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This book examines the making of the March of Wales and the crucial role its lords played in the politics of medieval Britain between the Norman conquest of England of 1066 and the English conquest of Wales in 1283. Max … Continue reading →

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Myths and Legends of the Celtic Race (Deluxe Edition)

Posted on February 26, 2010 by singleton

This is Thomas Rolleston’s comprehensive study of Celtic mythology, from the rousing adventures of the hero Cuchulain to accounts of the gods and beasts that defined the proud Celtic culture. This deluxe Kindle edition is fully illustrated and contains a … Continue reading →

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Sacred History and National Identity: Comparisons Between Early Modern Wales and Brittany (Religious Cultures in the Early Modern World)

Posted on February 26, 2009 by singleton

The late sixteenth century saw a redrawing of the borders of north-west Europe. Wales and Brittany entered into unions with neighboring countries England and France. Nice uses Brittany and Wales’ responses to unification to write a comparative history of national … Continue reading →

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The Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales, III. 1377-1540

Posted on February 26, 2008 by singleton

This final volume of Heads of Religious Houses: England and Wales takes the lists of monastic superiors from 1377 to the dissolution of the monastic houses ending in 1540 and so concludes a reference work covering six hundred years of … Continue reading →

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The Castles of Edward I in Wales 1277-1307 (Fortress)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

In 1277 Edward I gathered a huge army and marched into Wales to subdue the rebel Welsh princes who continued to raid and pillage English controlled areas of Wales, and even England itself. A key part of his strategy of … Continue reading →

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Crime and Law in England, 1750-1840: Remaking Justice from the Margins (Past and Present Publications)

Posted on February 26, 2007 by singleton

How was law made in England in the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries? Through detailed studies of what the courts actually did, Peter King argues that parliament and the Westminster courts played a less important role in the process of … Continue reading →

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The Science of Sherlock Holmes: From Baskerville Hall to the Valley of Fear, the Real Forensics Behind the Great Detective’s Greatest Cases

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Praise for The Science of Sherlock Holmes “Holmes is, first, a great detective, but he has also proven to be a great scientist, whether dabbling with poisons, tobacco ash, or tire marks. Wagner explores this fascinating aspect of his career … Continue reading →

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The Syntax of Welsh (Cambridge Syntax Guides)

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Welsh, like the other Celtic languages, is best-known amongst linguists for its verb-initial word order and its use of initial consonant mutations. However it has many more characteristics which are of interest to syntacticians. This is a concise and accessible … Continue reading →

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Governing Through Crime: How the War on Crime Transformed American Democracy and Created a Culture of Fear (Studies in Crime and Public Policy)

Posted on February 25, 2007 by singleton

Across America today gated communities sprawl out from urban centers, employers enforce mandatory drug testing, and schools screen students with metal detectors. Social problems ranging from welfare dependency to educational inequality have been reconceptualized as crimes, with an attendant focus … Continue reading →

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