*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022***A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". And its 17th-century chapter will never look quite the same again' John Adamson, Sunday TimesA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign obs...

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulersCharles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints and pub signs, and in his complicated mix of lasciviousness, cynicism and luxury. His father's execution and his own many years of exile made him a guarded, curious, unusually self-conscious ruler. He lived through some...

Brought to you by Penguin.**A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENTA ground-breaking portrait of the most turbulent century in English history**Among foreign observers, seventeenth-century England was known as 'Devil-Land': a diabolical country of fallen angels, torn apart by seditious rebellion, religious extremism and royal collapse. Clare Jackson's dazzling, origina...

King James, often overlooked or, more often, cruelly stereotyped, presents a fascinating figure: a diplomat whose long reigns encompassed extraordinary dramas. James identified himself with the "Mirror of Great Britain," a spectacular jewel commissioned upon his accession to the English throne, which not only furnished him with one of his favorite metaphors―that of the mirror, with its limitless capacity to magnify, illuminate, and distort―but gave symbolic endorsement to his vision of Bri...

Through this clear, practical guide, discover the many ways crystals can cure physical, emotional, and spiritual problems; divine the future; and enhance psychic powers. See which ones work best to aid meditation and visualization, clear a room of negative energy, promote creativity, or foresee the future. There's advice on buying, purifying, programming, and charging the stones; crystal folklore; and a breathtaking gallery rich in information.Other topics covered include: crystal ...

**The Times [UK] • Best Books of 2025 [So Far]“Beautifully written and supported by a treasure trove of new material” (Amanda Foreman), The Mirror of Great Britain is a major reassessment of King James, revealing the long origins of an uneasily united kingdom.**History has not been kind to King James. A cradle king who was crowned in Scotland in 1567 and England and Ireland in 1603, James VI and I has long been eclipsed in fame and reputation by his predec...

Proceedings from the Adventure Risk Research Symposium, 2019 to 2021. The Adventure Risk Research Symposium brings together adventure risk and safety researchers to present their findings and share ideas. The focus of the symposium is on qualitative and quantitative empiricism as a means of improving understanding or practice for wilderness and adventure risk management and safety.Download the app or desktop reader software.

The proceedings and short research papers from the annual Adventure Risk Research Symposium, held every year since 2019.