Seminar Studies
About the Book Series
Each book in the Seminar Studies series provides a concise and reliable introduction to a wide range of complex historical events and debates, covering topics in British, European, US and world history from the medieval period to the present day. Written by acknowledged experts and including supporting material such as extracts from historical documents, chronologies, glossaries, guides to key figures and further reading suggestions, Seminar Studies titles are essential reading for students of history.
Almost half a century after its launch, the series continues to introduce students to the problems involved in explaining the past, giving them the opportunity to grapple with historical documents and encouraging them to reach their own conclusions. To submit proposals for new books in the Seminar Studies series, please contact the series editors:
Mark Stoyle: [email protected] Gordon Martel: [email protected]
The Protestant Reformation in Europe
1st Edition
By Andrew Johnston
February 03, 1992
This is a wide-ranging study of the Protestant Reformation. Starting with an analysis of the late-medieval church, the book charts the progress of reform and concludes with an important assessment of the impact of the Reformation....
War and Society in Britain 1899-1948
1st Edition
By Rex Pope
December 09, 1991
Rex Pope reassesses the impact of war on the political and social structures of British society during the first half of the twentieth century, and introduces the reader to current debates about the relationship between war and change....
Financial Revolution 1660 - 1750, The
1st Edition
By Henry G. Roseveare
November 25, 1991
The financial revolution marked the end of medieval England, and through the major institutions such as Lloyds and the Bank of England, laid the foundations on which England's emergence as a world power was based. The subsequent changes radically altered English politics, and this book aims to ...
The 1848 Revolutions
2nd Edition
By Peter Jones
October 28, 1991
In 1848 revolutions broke out all over Europe - in France, the Habsburg and German lands and the Italian peninsular. This Seminar Study considers why the revolutions occurred and why they were so widespread. The book offers a broad ranging investigation of the social, economic and political ...
Imperial Germany 1890 - 1918
1st Edition
By Ian Porter, Ian D. Armour
June 17, 1991
The Wilhelmine period is a crucial period of German history and the focus of great historical controversy; greater understanding of this period is also vital to explain the rise of the Third Reich. The authors focus on Germany's role as a major military and imperial power, industrialiastion and the...
Revolution & Terror in France 1789 - 1795
2nd Edition
By D. G. Wright
April 22, 1991
Dr Wright tackles the many controversies surrounding the French Revolution. He also reviews the arguments of leading historians, and analyses some of the key documentary evidence on which they have based their judgements....
Early Tudor Parliaments 1485-1558
1st Edition
By Michael A.R. Graves
December 31, 1990
This excellent survey looks at the workings of parliament under the first four Tudor monarchs. After an introductory first section which looks at parliament's medieval origins, the author then considers all aspects of early parliamentary history - including the historiography of the early Tudor ...
Radical Puritans in England 1550 - 1660
1st Edition
By R.J. Acheson
March 05, 1990
This study of religious tensions in Early Modern England explores the different religious separatist movements between 1550-1660. It describes the development of radical sectarianism during the reign of Charles I and explores why the unity of radical cause was shattered following the restoration of...
The Dutch Revolt 1559 - 1648
1st Edition
By P. Limm
December 18, 1989
The Dutch Revolt 1559-1648 begins by illustrating the historical background and causes of the revolt. This is followed by chronological sections devoted to each phase of the revolt and an assesment section that takes a more thematic approach, looking at the military, economic, ...
Peel and the Conservative Party 1830-1850
1st Edition
By Paul Adelman
October 23, 1989
Sir Robert Peel dominated political life for more than two decades and has been described as the 'founder of modern conservatism.' This book analyzes the career of Sir Robert Peel in relation to the development of the Conservative Party in the early 19th century. It discusses Peel's conception of ...
The English Reformation 1530 - 1570
1st Edition
By W. J. Sheils
March 28, 1989
The changes brought about during the English Reformation clearly reflected the desire of the Crown, government and landed classes to reduce the political power and landed wealth of the late medieval Church. This book covers the background to the Reformation, the processes which brought about these ...
The Emperor Charles V
1st Edition
By Martyn Rady
September 19, 1988
Charles V was elected Holy Roman Emperor and, until his death in 1558, he was to play a central role on the European political stage. The book is a clear introduction to the often confusing train of events in the first half of the sixteenth century. It looks at Charles's response to the ...