Warwick the Kingmaker and the Wars of the Roses
ISBN 978-1-85944-236-4
£3.00
David Loades
The English Church and the Papacy in the Sixteenth Century
ISBN 978-1-85944-261-6
£4.00
David Loades
Charles V and the Ottomans
ISBN 978-1-85944-240-1
£4.00
†Philip Thody
The Achievements of Charles de Gaulle
ISBN 978-1-85944-153-4
£4.00
David Luscombe
Peter Abelard
ISBN 978-1-85944-183-1
£4.00
John Law
Lords of Renaissance Italy
ISBN 978-1-85944-194-7
£4.00
Geoffrey Elton
Thomas Cromwell
ISBN 978-1-85944-299-9
Sample£4.00
Tony Lentin
The Versailles Peace Settlement
ISBN 978-1-85944-280-7
£4.00
David Grummitt
Henry VII
ISBN 978-1-85944-208-1
£4.00
Nigel Yates
The Oxford Movement
ISBN 978-1-85944-154-1
£4.00
The Achievements of Charles de Gaulle
by
†Philip Thody Late Professor of French University of Leeds ISBN 978 1 85944 153 4 £4.00
This paperback is essentially an endowed lecture given at the University of
Wales, Bangor in 1990. Professor Thody saw De Gaulle as the first military leader to take
power in France and leave his country a more prosperous place, unconquered, not invaded and
at peace with its neighbours. He also ended the bitter war with Algeria 1954 to 1962. His
friendship with the German Chancellor, Konrad Adenauer, was crucial in ending problems
between their two countries.
Charles V and the
Ottomans
by
David Loades Professor Emeritus, University of Wales, Bangor,
Hon Member History Faculty, University of Oxford ISBN 978 1 85944 240 1 £4.00
When Charles V became Holy Roman Emperor in 1519, Hungary stood as a buffer
between Christendom and the Infidel, but Hungary was virtually destroyed at the Battle of
Mohacs
in 1526. What remained was in the hands of Charles' brother Ferdinand, but given the demands
of
the rest of his lands, the Emperor was unable to provide adequate support. In addition the
power
of Venice in the Adriatic had declined leaving Italy vulnerable to Muslim attacks.
Warwick the Kingmaker and the Wars of the Roses
by
David Loades ISBN 978 1 85944 236 4 £3.00
Warwick "the Kingmaker" played a key role in the Wars of the Roses. He was not a great
soldier but he
was a hard working administrator and a nobleman of vast possessions and power. His support
was vital to
the king and alienating him was a massive mistake. After his death at Barnet in 1471 he was
attainted as
a traitor. He left no male heir but his two daughters married the brothers of Edward IV.
Isabel became
Duchess of Clarence and Anne married Richard III.
Henry VII The First Tudor King
by David Grummitt
ISBN 978 1 85944 208 1
The Versailles Peace Settlement
by Antony Lentin
ISBN 978 1 85944 280 7
(An Open University Text)
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I am interested in publishing paperbacks at two levels. One series is aimed at undergraduates who
need an
introduction to a totally new period. So a North American student who is familiar with the history
of his own
country or indeed Canadian History and who is now beginning European History whether medieval, early
modern or
modern may find it helpful to read Peter Abelard, Charles V and the Ottomans or The Versailles Peace
Settlement
and The Achievements of Charles de Gaulle. Other small paperbacks can be pitched at academics,
post-graduates
and post-doctoral students.
I am looking for work on the history and politics of countries both within Great Britain but equally
in other
countries. For instance, many Oxford undergraduates are interested in African history. There is
considerable
interest in the American Constitution. What about France post 1871? I look forward to your ideas.
For advanced
papers the length should be about forty to fifty thousand words with footnotes and bibliography as
additions.
For general introductions, up to forty thousand words with only minimal bibliography.
