De stad Ieper leeft nog altijd onder het Oostenrijks regime. Keizer Jozef II wil van langs om meer paal en perk stellen aan de oude Vlaamse gebruiken. Kermissen, bijeenkomsten, huwelijken, begrafenissen, processies worden aan banden gelegd. Zijn regelzucht in combinatie met de arrogante houding van gouvernante Maria Christina zorgen voor een algemene malaise bij de bevolking. In 1787 komt het tot zware rellen in Brussel. De Staten van Brabant en Vlaanderen eisen de terugkeer naar de vroegere...

In this comprehensive guide to the most widespread conflict in contemporary history, Vladislav Zubok traces the origins of the Cold War in post-war Europe, through the tumultuous decades of confrontation, to the fall of the Berlin Wall and beyond.

A major new history of Saudi Arabia, from its eighteenth-century origins to the present day

A human history of one of the planet’s most iconic lakes, and the civilizations that surrounded its shores

Over the last two centuries, Europe has developed various forms of political representation from which democratic parliamentary systems gradually emerged. This book unravels the conditions, scale and impact under which political participation of common burghers and peasants emerged.

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A sweeping history of emotion that spans the decades, from renowned author Ferdinand Mount.

In this day and age, whatever we think we feel, you can be sure that the past has had a part to play in it. In Soft, Ferdinand Mount tells the millennium-long history of emotion through vivid snapshots, masterly storytelling and bizarre historical anecdotes.

Revealing all the weird and wonderful ways people in the past expressed their grief and joy, Mount explores the shifting importa...