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  • Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans

    by James Daybell, Sam Willis ...
    Series series Histories of the Unexpected
    Discover the Unexpected Side of Roman History!Dive into the world of ancient Rome like never before with Histories of the Unexpected: The Romans. This isn't your typical textbook; explore the fascinating stories behind everyday aspects of Roman life, from tattoos and recycling to poison and even wicked stepmothers. Uncover the surprising connections that link these seemingly ordinary subjects to ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Histories of the Unexpected: World War II

    by James Daybell, Sam Willis ...
    Series series Histories of the Unexpected
    Discover the Unexpected Stories Behind World War IIDive into Histories of the Unexpected: World War II and explore the war through a new lens. Sam Willis and James Daybell reveal the surprising stories behind everyday objects and cultural icons, connecting seemingly unrelated topics to the major events of the era.From the role of carrots in wartime propaganda to the symbolism of Mozart, uncover ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings

    by Sam Willis, James Daybell ...
    Series series Histories of the Unexpected
    Uncover the Unexpected Stories Behind the Viking AgeDelve into the fascinating world of the Vikings with Histories of the Unexpected. This isn't your typical Viking history; explore the era through unexpected themes like hair grooming, break-ins, toys, and even teeth! Discover how these seemingly ordinary subjects reveal the vibrant, complex culture of the Norsemen.Sam Willis and James Daybell ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Histories of the Unexpected: The Tudors

    by James Daybell, Sam Willis ...
    Series series Histories of the Unexpected
    Discover the Tudor era like never before with unexpected tales of everyday life!Dive into the intriguing world of the Tudors through a unique lens, exploring not just monarchs and battles, but also the surprising histories behind cannibalism, shrinking, bells, and hats. Uncover the fascinating connections between these seemingly ordinary subjects and the grand narratives of the Tudor dynasty.Is ... Read more

    $9.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Histories of the Unexpected

    How Everything Has a History

    by James Daybell, Sam Willis ...
    'History as you've never seen it before.' Dan Snow 'A wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories.' Suzannah Lipscomb Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Women Letter-Writers in Tudor England

    by James Daybell ...
    This book represents the most comprehensive study of women's letters and letter-writing during the early modern period so far undertaken, and acts as an important corrective to traditional ways of reading and discussing letters as private, elite, male, and non-political. Based on over 3,000 manuscript letters, it shows that letter-writing was a larger and more socially diversified area of female ... Read more

    $29.69 USD

  • Cultures of Correspondence in Early Modern Britain

    Edited by James Daybell, Andrew Gordon ...
    Series series Material Texts
    The letter is a powerfully evocative form that has gained in resonance as the habits of personal letter writing have declined in a digital age. But faith in the letter as evidence of the intimate thoughts of individuals underplays the sophisticated ways letters functioned in the past. In Cultures of Correspondence in Early Modern Britain leading scholars approach the letter from a variety of ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe, 1400-1800

    Edited by James Daybell, Svante Norrhem ...
    Gender and Political Culture in Early Modern Europe investigates the gendered nature of political culture across early modern Europe by exploring the relationship between gender, power, and political authority and influence. This collection offers a rethinking of what constituted ‘politics’ and a reconsideration of how men and women operated as part of political culture. It demonstrates how ... Read more

    $66.99 USD

  • Women and Epistolary Agency in Early Modern Culture, 1450�1690

    Edited by James Daybell, Andrew Gordon ...
    Series series Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
    Women and Epistolary Agency in Early Modern Culture, 1450–1690 is the first collection to examine the gendered nature of women’s letter-writing in England and Ireland from the late-fifteenth century through to the Restoration. The essays collected here represent an important body of new work by a group of international scholars who together look to reorient the study of women’s letters in the ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

  • Cultures of Correspondence in Early Modern Britain

    Edited by James Daybell, Andrew Gordon ...
    Series series Material Texts
    The letter is a powerfully evocative form that has gained in resonance as the habits of personal letter writing have declined in a digital age. But faith in the letter as evidence of the intimate thoughts of individuals underplays the sophisticated ways letters functioned in the past. In Cultures of Correspondence in Early Modern Britain leading scholars approach the letter from a variety of ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Women and Politics in Early Modern England, 1450–1700

    Edited by James Daybell ...
    This collection of essays examines women's involvement in politics in early modern England, as writers, as members of kinship and patronage networks, and as petitioners, intermediaries and patrons. It challenges conventional conceptualizations of female power and influence, defining 'politics' broadly in order to incorporate women excluded from formal, male-dominated state institutions. The ... Read more

    $61.99 USD

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    Histories of the Unexpected

    by Sam Willis, James Daybell ...
    Narrated by Sam Willis, James Daybell ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 15 min

    Did you know that the history of the beard is connected to the Crimean War; that the history of paperclips is all about the Stasi; and that the history of bubbles is all about the French Revolution? And who knew that Heinrich Himmler, Tutankhamun and the history of needlework are linked to napalm and Victorian orphans? In Histories of the Unexpected, Sam Willis and James Daybell lead us on a ... Read more

    $47.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus