The essays collected here celebrate mark the distinguished career of Professor W. Mark Ormrod, reflecting the vibrancy and range of his scholarship on the structures, personalities and culture of ruling late medieval England. Encompassing political, administrative, Church and social history, the volume focusses on three main themes: monarchy, state and political culture. For the first, it explores Edward III's reactions to the deaths of his kinfolk and cases of political defamation across ...

This multi-disciplinary collection blends broad overviews and case studies as well as different theoretical perspectives in a critique of the relationship between United States philanthropic foundations and movements for social change. Scholars and practitioners examine how these foundations support and/or thwart popular social movements and address how philanthropic institutions can be more accountable and democratic in a sophisticated, provocative, and accessible manner. Foundations ...

From the discovery of entirely new kinds of galaxies to a window into cosmic ‘prehistory’, Bothwell shows us the Universe as we’ve never seen it before – literally.'A compelling read.' Lord Martin ReesSince the dawn of our species, people all over the world have gazed in awe at the night sky. But for all the beauty and wonder of the stars, when we look with just our eyes we are seeing and appreciating only a tiny fraction of the Universe. W...

Canada is in many ways a country of limits, a paradox for a place that enjoys virtually unlimited space. Most of that space is uninhabited, and much of it is uninhabitable. It is a country with a huge north but with most of its population in the south, hugging the U.S. border. An uneasy and difficult country, Canada has nevertheless defied the odds: it remains, in the 21st century, a haven of peace and a beacon of prosperity. Erudite yet accessible and marked by narrative flair, The Pengui...

One evening on returning to her home in the New Forest Cleo finds her housekeeper dead in the pool and the husband missing. DCI David 'Steaming' Kettle is in charge of the investigation - with help from Cleo. She also encounters a stroppy teenager, the village gossip,a horse and participates in a very strange car chase. And meets a killer!

From the preface:"A visitor seeing Canada for the first time since 1939 might well conclude that Canada, even more than nations devastated by war, has become another country. On the surface so much remains the same: the Liberals prevail in Ottawa; the provinces quarrel with Ottawa and among themselves; and we worry about Americans in our future. But most of the pieces have been rearranged, and the effect of the picture is quite different...This is a book about our own time...

Canada: land of hockey, terrible weather, unfailing politeness-and little else, as far as many Americans are aware. For Canadians, the United States is seen as a land of unparalleled opportunity and unparalleled failure, a country of heights and abysses. The straitlaced country in the north could hardly have much to tell about its powerhouse of a neighbor to the south, eh? Not so, according to historian Robert Bothwell. In this witty and accessible book, Bothwell argues that the shared his...

Based on real questions from children, expert author Dr. Matt Bothwell has created a Supervillain Academy to teach astrophysics to middle graders."What happens if you throw someone into a black hole?""Could you crash the moon into the Earth?""If the sun explodes, would we all get vaporized?"Discover the answer to these questions and many more in this fascinatingly morbid school, Dr. Matt Bothwell teaches astrophysics to young bad guys-in-tra...

Book 3 in the Supervillain Academy series takes us into the multiverse, with fun and factual lessons on topics like black holes and time travel. There’s no other space book for kids like this!“Is time travel possible?”“Can black holes collide?”“What is dark matter?”Discover the answers to these questions and many more at the Supervillain Academy – the magnificently morbid school for young bad folks-in-training. Discover how time can s...

Learn all about space travel, alien planets and life beyond Earth in this fun and factual space book for kids.“How do you travel in style across the galaxy?”“What do aliens really look like?”“What is the Fermi paradox, and why should we care about it?”Discover the answers to these questions and many more at the Supervillain Academy: the magnificently morbid school for young villains in training. Read more about how the search for extr...

Why would someone want to murder two writers? Because they belonged to the same club? Or was it for some other reason? English travel writer, Trudi, lives in Florida and is the Sheriff's choice for culprit. She is a member of the writers' club to which the victims belonged. From information garnered by Trudi and her friend, Lucia, Detective Ricardo Gomez solves the crimes. Nearly too late for Trudi and Lucia who almost become victims first when someone tries to smash into their car and las...

On her wedding day Sylvia was a very happy young woman. Unfortunately, however hard she tried, everything seemed to go wrong. Eventually five years and two children later she gave up, packed and with the children left her husband. This was 1965 and as she was to discover over the next five years women in England still only had one right - the vote. Her husband got everything, including the children. Find out how she re-invented herself.