Publications

 From the publishers:First published in 1908, this is an in-depth study of the period 1797-1805, when the threat of a French invasion of England reached it height. It was a danger which dominated the thoughts and conversations of the English population to such an extent that the period was to become known as the 'Great […]

On the occasion of the 150th anniversary of the memorable 1857 Rebellion, this book situates the way the nature of the Rebellion has been debated over the last century and a half. This is achieved by tracing the historiography of the Rebellion and incorporating vital selections – including tracts from some out-of-print books – to […]

This short book recounts the life of Joseph Bonaparte's daughter, Charlotte. Although many men were to fall in love with her, notably the Swiss painter Léopold Robert (who killed himself out of unrequited love for her), and the famous Italian man of letters, Giacomo Leopardi, she in the end was to marry the future Napoleon […]

 From the publishersFollowing his [book] Frontiers, Noel Mostert's new [work] chronicles the first true “world war.” In February 1793, France declared war on Britain and Holland. The Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars that raged for the next twenty-two years saw European powers manoeuvering for mercantile and political advantage in a complex and ever-changing web of alliances […]

 From the publishers:An increasing number of middle class families were taking the education of their daughters seriously in the first part of the nineteenth century, and boarding-schools were multiplying on both sides of the Channel. Schoolmistresses – rarely, in fact, the 'reduced gentlewomen' of nineteenth century fiction – were not only often successful entrepreneurs, but […]

 From the publishersThis volume explores the commemoration of the Battle of Trafalgar and Admiral Lord Nelson's death over the past two centuries. It includes the extraordinary celebrations of 2005, which saw hundreds of official, commercial, and popular events celebrating and commemorating the bicentenary of Trafalgar and the death of Nelson. Leading historians of Britain and […]

 From the publishersThis is the presentation re-edition of colonel John Elting's remarkable compendium of Napoleonic uniforms. It is the only reference work of its kind to depict accurately the entire Grande Armée in detail. It […] portrays the various types of soldiers within the various regiments of the Grande Armée – officers, sergeants, color-bearers, bandsmen, […]

 From the publishersA […] tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise […] of […] Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in her way of her desire to live out […]

A treatment of the lives of Napoleon's brothers, Joseph, Lucian, Louis and Jerome, first published in 1909.

 From the publishers:Intelligence was just as important in the Napoleonic Wars as it is today. Then there was only one way of obtaining it – by spies and informers. The Author uses first hand accounts of three of Wellington's most daring and successful Intelligence Officers. The three men, all of Scottish descent, were very different […]