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Translation by John Bear of an account by Welsh sailor Hugh Williams describing his voyage to Australia in 1852 and his subsequent travels within Australia.
The institution of monarchy has been man's natural form of government in every civilisation since the dawn of recorded time. Yet, over the past two hundred and fifty years, this historic system has entered into seemingly irreversible decline in favour of the republic, globally and without fanfare. As scholars seek to understand why societies are changing in such a way Monarchy or Republic explores this radical phenomenon and its significance in modern political thought. From the rise of monarchy as an institution to its decline after the American and French revolutions in the late 18th century author Hugh Williams provides readers with a succinct, comprehensive and accurate analysis of how g...
What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain's past. He refines British history into a series of key themes that represent a crucial strand in our history, and pinpoints the seminal events within those strands - Roots, from the Roman invasion to Britain's entry into the Common Market; Fight, Fight and Fight Again, from the Battle of Agincourt to the Falklands War; The Pursuit of ...
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