Rodney Hilton's superb account of the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 remains a classic and widely read and admired since its first publication. This Routledge Classics edition includes a new Foreword by Phillipp R. Schofield.

A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever.

'In many places, where once we had speculation, we now have certainty. This book is at once an education and a joy to read' LITERARY REVIEW

'Combines meticulously researched history and contemporary voices with narrative flair' SUNDAY TIMES

'Anne Boleyn comes alive in this impressive study . . . Moves and informs' THE TIMES

'The most cogent narrative r...

____________________THE Sunday Times BESTSELLERA New York Times Summer readWashington Post Top Twenty books to read this summerA Sunday Times summer read'An angry and important work of historical detection, calling time on the misogyny that has fed the Ripper myth.

A narrative of early capitalism's most famous scandal, a speculative frenzy that nearly bankrupted the British state during the hot summer of 1720 – and paradoxically led to the birth of modern finance.

If we are to understand the politics that we now take for granted, we need to understand its origins. This book examines the paths that different societies have taken to reach their current forms of political order. It starts with the very beginning of mankind and comes right up to the eve of the French and American revolutions.

Karel Holemans was een kunstschilder uit Averbode die droomde van Vlaamse onafhankelijkheid. Tijdens de Tweede Wereldoorlog werkte hij als dubbelspion. Hij was een agent van de Duitse inlichtingendienst, was getrouwd met een socialistische verzetsstrijdster en in het geheim was hij tempelier.Hij ging bij de Duitse geheime dienst om de historische archieven van de Belgische tempeliers naar Portugal te kunnen smokkelen en uit handen van de Gestapo te houden. Na de oorlog werd hij in België...