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For most of history, a house after dark was small, flickering and expensive, and every flame had a price. Who paid it? Usually children peeling rushes, servants trimming wicks and women dipping candles by the dozen.Houses After Sunset is a history of home life seen through its light. Starting at the open hearth, it follows the household through rushlights and tallow, whale-oil lamps, kerosene, piped gas and the electric switch. It asks what each change did to the way peopl...

For centuries, women did skilled work without anyone writing rules about it. Then the work became valuable, and the rules arrived.This book asks a question most histories skip: who held the keys? Behind the famous firsts stand examination boards, university statutes, licensing bodies, hospital appointments and professional clubs, each with its own power to say yes or no. Follow the gates and the old story of brave pioneers and a sudden change of heart gives way to something more pr...

Most people picture women's education as a single locked door that finally swung open. It's a tidy story, and it's wrong.There were thousands of doors: in girls' schools, teacher-training colleges, lecture halls, examination rooms, licensing boards and staff rooms. Women won them in three separate contests. First came entry, getting into the classroom. Then came credential, being examined and certified. Last came use, turning that learning into work, pay and authority. Most popular...

Everyone knows the pyramids. Almost nobody knows who baked their bread.Behind every great ancient monument stood thousands of ordinary people: quarrymen, boat crews, bakers, brewers, scribes, painters, midwives and the families who kept them all fed. This book follows them home. Starting with the long-running slave myth and the evidence that replaced it, it takes you through crew names painted where no one was meant to look, a boat captain's working logbook, a walled village of tom...

Who was in charge?For many of the earliest cities, nobody knows. There are no palaces, no royal tombs, no boasting inscriptions. Yet we still tell the same tidy story: people farmed, a surplus appeared, kings arose, and government took shape as the natural next step.The evidence says otherwise.Before the Empire looks at how small settlements really became complex states, and at the places where they didn't. It follows the long stretch of village life that c...

A woman can be legally free to board a train and still be unable to go anywhere. The fare is too high, the walk to the station is frightening, nobody can mind the children, and the person who holds the purse says no. The Permission to Travel is about that gap between what women were allowed to do and what they could actually do.Drawing on pilgrims and wives, servants and mill workers, migrants and fugitives, cyclists, drivers and pilots, this book follows women's movement ...

Examines the Italian Dominican laywomen's ways of life through religious rules, hagiographical texts, and women's own writings spanning the thirteenth to sixteenth centuries.

Leseur (1866-1914) was a French lay women whose work touched suffering, devotions, and lay and feminist spirituality. Contains selections from her entire corpus, including her letters, which have never before appeared in English.

This colorful comprehensive guide to Italy features Michelin’s trusted recommendations for places to stay, eat, and explore, with brand-new content, updated maps, and curated itineraries for every type of traveler.Uncover the best of Italy—from its world-renowned cities to charming countryside villages—with guidance from Michelin.Whether you're planning a weekend escape, a multi-city tour, or a deep dive into regional culture, this guide helps you make the ...

Full textCatholic Bible, Word of GodThe old and the New Testament

This colorful, comprehensive guide to Spain features Michelin’s expert recommendations for places to stay, eat, and explore, with brand-new content, updated maps, and curated itineraries designed for every type of traveler.Uncover the best of Spain—from the iconic cities of Madrid, Barcelona, and Seville to the hidden gems of Galicia, Extremadura, and La Rioja.Whether you're planning a short city break, a cultural road trip, or a deep dive into regional cui...

'Two thousand and twenty years after the birth of Christ, we remain the children of the Christian revolution: the most disruptive, the most influential and the most enduring revolution in history.'Tom HollandIt is often observed that no historical figure has had a greater impact on the world than Jesus Christ. Why is that? And what difference does his impact make to the world today?It is also often said that Jesus was a 'revolutionar...