Harold Godwinson occupied his place in the chronicles for more than twenty years after bursting onto the political sphere when he was barely out of his teens. His role in…

This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to…

This historical study explores the complex relationship between the German state of Brandenburg and England during the tumultuous period of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. Drawing on extensive research and…

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"Harold" is a historical novel written by Edward Bulwer Lytton that takes place in 11th century England during the reign of King Edward the Confessor. The novel follows the story…

Essays on the brief but tumultuous reign of Harold II, and one of our most important sources of knowledge of the time - the Bayeux Tapestry.

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King Lear occupies a special place in the Shakespearean canon. Lear’s descent into madness, the central event of this play, illustrates the extent to which humanity can be degraded by…