Richard Aldous is Eugene Meyer Professor Britse Geschiedenis en Literatuur aan het Bard College. Zijn werk duikt in de diepgaande historische en culturele stromingen die de Britse identiteit en haar plaats in de wereld hebben gevormd. Hij onderzoekt de complexe wisselwerking van macht, ideologie en sociale verandering, met de nadruk op cruciale momenten en figuren die het verloop van de Britse samenleving hebben beïnvloed. Zijn analytische benadering biedt lezers een scherp inzicht in de evolutie van het Britse denken en de blijvende impact ervan.
Douglas Dillon advocated for evolution and reform over radicalism and placed the national interest above party interest. With exclusive access to the family's archive, in The Dillon Era Richard Aldous sets fresh eyes on a well- documented period in American history, unfolding a deeply influential but somewhat overlooked political career.
Gladstone and Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the modern age. The Lion and the Unicorn is a brilliant rethinking of the Gladstone and Disraeli story for a new generation.
For decades, historians have perpetuated the myth of a "Churchillian" relationship between Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, citing their longtime alliance as an example of the "special" bond between the U.S. and Britain.
From St. Patrick’s confession to the harrowing reports of the Famine Relief Commission, the dramatic Proclamation of the Republic and the controversial 1921 Anglo-Irish treaty, and the road to peace and the Good Friday agreement, the most momentous and stirring documents in the history of Ireland are collected here. Presented chronologically, and embellished with images of the actual documents alongside transcripts of the key passages, each document is preceded by an introduction placing the text in its historical context and explaining its significance. From early chapters showing the efforts of British monarchs and governments to establish their authority and the efforts of Irishmen to resist, to documents recording the creation of the newly independent Irish state, to documents that have helped create the Irish national identity, these are gripping snapshots of their times.