Publications

From the press:This […] autobiography covers Metternich's early years from his school days in Strasbourg and his meteoric rise in the service of Austria to the defeat of Napoleon and the Congress of Vienna in 1815. Metternich was at the heart of Europe's diplomatic community and he paints revealing portraits of such key figures as […]

200 letters from Napoleon to Josephine translated into English, first published by Henry Foljambe Hall, under the title Napoleon's Letters to Josephine, 1796-1812, (London: Dent, 1901). Text modernised and includes notes and illustrations.

This first volume of the Correspondance générale de Napoléon, published by the Fondation Napoléon, contains 2283 letters written between 1784 and 1797. As a result of three years of searching in French and other national archives, not to mention the collaboration of private collectors, Napoleon students and enthusiasts can now read either previously unpublished letters […]

 From the press:Sir Edward Pellew, Viscount Exmouth, was one of the most famous frigate captains of the Nelsonic era. This is his biography. Born into a Cornish seafaring family, Pellew first came to public attention during the American Revolutionary War. However, his career was effectively made by his capture of the French frigate Cleopatre in […]

A detailed history of Nelson's fleet at Trafalgar

 From the press:'If anyone wishes to know the history of this war, I will tell them that it is our maritime superiority gives me the power of maintaining my army while the enemy are unable to do so.' Wellington's remark reveals that he fully appreciated the strategic importance of the naval support for his campaign, […]

  From the press:The prevailing image of food at sea in the age of sail features rotting meat and weevily biscuits, but this book [attempts to show] that this was never the norm. Building on much recent research Janet Macdonald shows how the sailor's official diet was better than he was likely to enjoy ashore, […]

A detailed treatment of the battle, originally published in 1977

This long overdue book gives an intelligent discussion of British reactions to Napoleon. Most notable is the treatment of the way in which opposition politicians in Britain used Napoleon as a point of departure for a reconsideration of British history, the legitimacy of the house of Hannover and how to interpret the Glorious Revolution of […]

A detailed look behind the scenes at George III's family. The often sad story of how six young women spent the best years of their life in the service of their father, the king.