A superbly illustrated account of the political, social and cultural history of France. Colin Jones places emphasis on the impact of regionalism, class, gender and race in French heritage, and…

This is a ‘comparative micro-historical’ study attempted for the period between the old and the new France, 1760-1820, which offers a striking perspective on the rural history of France during…

The story of the Jedburghs – WWII-era reconnaissance and intelligence teams, consisting of OSS, British Special Operations, and Free French operatives – that worked behind enemy lines to strengthen the…

These essays explore political and institutional aspects of the changing relationship between France and Brittany, within the context of Anglo-French relations, as well as social consequences of the development of…

This is an account of the history of French medicine (1500-1789). Physicians, surgeons and apothecaries are centre-stage, but quacks, charlatans, wise women, midwives, herbalists and others have also been brought…

In 2020, the COVID-19 novel Coronavirus came and our lives changed.

We all quarantined. We shut down our economy. And we made sure to keep a distance of at least…

This groundbreaking study provides the first in-depth examination of violence against First World War prisoners. It shows how the war radicalised captivity treatment in Britain, France and Germany and dramatically…

The Charitable Imperative, first published in 1989, provides an overview of the very different institutions that treated the poor in France from the seventeenth through to the early nineteenth centuries…