The publishing programme at Royal Collection Trust aims to create the highest-quality books, exhibition catalogues, guides and children's books to celebrate the royal residences and the works of art found within them. Our list includes beautifully produced printed books, apps and online catalogues and symposia. We also publish scholarly catalogues raisonnés, which demonstrate the highest standards of academic research.
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Royal College of Psychiatrists publish a wide range of books on mental health for both psychiatrists and the general public, along withtheir flagship journal the British Journal of Psychiatry.
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What was it like to live under the English Republic and, later, Cromwell's Protectorate, if one supported the defeated Stuarts and yearned for the day when Charles II would once again set foot in England? This book tells the story of the traumatic decade of the 1650s (or, 'the Interregnum', from the Latin meaning 'between the reign of the kings') from the vantage point of those who lost the Civil Wars. It describes how these men and women negotiated the difficult choices they faced: to compromise, collaborate, or resist. It brings together essays by established and emerging historians and literary scholars in Britain, Europe, the United States and Australia. The essays sketch the difficulties, complexities, and nuances of the Royalist experience during the Commonwealth and Protectorate, looking at women, religion, print-culture, literature, the politics of exile, and the nature and extent of royalist networks in England. ;
A scholarly, modern-spelling edition of a play by the Caroline dramatist John Ford, which has not seen much previous critical attention due to being accidentally omitted from the 1652 edition of his complete works. The introduction resituates the play in the Ford canon and explores how it spoke to audiences when it was first composed in the late 1620s, when it tapped into the contemporary fascination with the pathology of melancholy, and also when it was finally published in 1653. By this time the play's main plot about a sovereign who is threatened with execution would have recalled the beheading of Charles I four years earlier. The play can thus be seen as examining both psychology and politics.
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Thomas May's The Tragedy of Antigone (1631), edited by Matteo Pangallo, is the first English treatment of the story made famous by Sophocles. This edition contains a facsimile of the copy held at the Beinecke Library of Yale University, making the play commercially available for the first time since its original publication. The extensive introduction discusses, among other things, the ownership history of existing copies and their marginal annotations, and of the play's topical political implications in the light of May's wavering between royalist and republican sympathies. Writing during the contentious early years of Charles I's reign, May used Sophocles' Antigone to explore the problems of just rule and justified rebellion. He also went beyond the scope of the original, adding content from a wide range of other classical and contemporary plays, poems and other sources, including Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet and Macbeth. This volume will be essential reading for advanced students, researchers and teachers of early English drama and seventeenth-century political history.
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This book explores the preaching and printing of sermons by royalists during the English Revolution. While scholars have long recognised the central role played by preachers in driving forward the parliamentarian war-effort, the use of the pulpit by the king's supporters has rarely been considered. The Lord's battle, however, argues that the pulpit offered an especially vital platform for clergymen who opposed the dramatic changes in Church and state that England experienced in the mid-seventeenth century. It shows that royalists after 1640 were moved to rethink earlier attitudes to preaching and print, as the unique potential for sermons to influence both popular and elite audiences became clear. As well as contributing to our understanding of preaching during the Civil Wars therefore, this book engages with recent debates about the nature of royalism in seventeenth-century England.
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This book offers a collection of essays tightly focused around the issue of religion in England between 1640 and 1660, a time of upheaval and civil war in England. Edited by well-known scholars of the subject, topics include the toleration controversy, women's theological writing, observance of the Lord's Day and prayer books. To aid understanding, the essays are divided into three sections examining theology in revolutionary England, inside and outside the revolutionary National Church and local impacts of religious revolution. Carefully and thoughtfully presented, this book will be of great use for those seeking to better understand the practices and patterns of religious life in England in this important and fascinating period. ;
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Lídia Jorge wurde 1946 in der Ortschaft Boliqueime in der Algarve geboren. Ihre Jugend verbrachte sie dort als Einzelkind bei der Mutter und anderen weiblichen Familienmitgliedern. Alle Männer, der Großvater, der Vater und dessen Brüder, waren ins Ausland abgewandert. Die Abwesenheit der Männer, der enge Kontakt mit der ländlichen Umgebung, mit dem "Geruch der Erde", dem Wechsel der Jahreszeiten prägten ihre Kindheitserlebnisse ebenso wie die vielen wunderbaren, oft wundersamen Geschichten, die man sich dort erzählte. Nach ihrer Schulzeit in Faro zog sie nach Lissabon und studierte Romanistik. Während des Kolonialkrieges hielt sie sich mit ihrem ersten Mann, einem Offizier der Luftwaffe, einige Jahre in Afrika auf: zunächst in Angola (1969 - 1970), dann in Mosambik (1972 - 1974). Nach ihrer Rückkehr unterrichtete sie an einem Gymnasium in der Hauptstadt, arbeitete für das portugiesische Erziehungsministerium und lehrte an der Universität Lissabon Literaturwissenschaft. Bereits ihre beiden ersten Romane, O dia dos prodígios (1980, Der Tag der Wunder) und O cais das merendas (1982), wurden zu Hauptwerken der neueren portugiesischen Literatur, die sich in der Nachfolge der Nelkenrevolution von 1974 entwickelte. 1984 erschien ihr dritter Roman, der die magische Welt der beiden ersten Bücher verläßt und in Lissabon spielt, Notícia da cidade silvestre (Nachricht von der anderen Seite der Straße). Auch dieser Roman wurde von der Kritik als ein Meisterwerk der portugiesischen Gegenwartsliteratur gefeiert. Für O cais das merendas und Notícia da cidade silvestre bekam sie jeweils den Preis der Stadt Lissabon verliehen. Wie für viele Angehörige ihrer Generation war die Erfahrung des Kolonialkrieges für Lídia Jorge ganz entscheidend: "Die Geschichte dieses Krieges", so meinte sie in einem Gespräch, "muß erst noch geschrieben werden." Und sie schreibt sie: aus der Perspektive einer Frau, in dem 1988 erschienenen Roman A costa dos murmúrios (Die Küste des Raunens). Die Erzählerin sieht nach zwanzig Jahren jene Monate, die sie als junge Frau eines kriegsbegeisterten Offiziers in Mosambik in einer Atmosphäre latenter Gewalt erlebte, nun in ihrer ganzen Zwiespältigkeit. 1992 wurde ihr Roman A última dona und die Erzählung A instrumentalina (Eine Liebe) veröffentlicht, gefolgt von dem Roman O jardim sem limites (1995, Paradies ohne Grenzen), der in Lissabon spielt. 1996 erschien das Theaterstück A Maçon und 1997 der Erzählungsband Marido e outros contos. Ihr letztes Buch O vale da paixão (1998, Die Decke des Soldaten) wurde mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter dem Preis des portugiesischen Pen-Clubs, dem Dom Dinis-Preis, dem Máxima de Literatura-Preis, dem Bordalo Pinheiro-Preis und dem Jean Monet-Literaturpreis. Von der französischen Regierung wurde ihr im Jahr 2000 der Grad eines Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres verliehen. 2006 ist Lídia Jorge gemeinsam mit ihrer Übersetzerin Karin von Schweder-Schreiner erste Trägerin des neu geschaffenen internationalen Literaturpreises Albatros. Die Auszeichnung wird von der Bremer Günter Grass Stiftung vergeben. Jorge erhält den Preis für ihr Romanwerk, sie habe - so die Jury - die »Dämonen lusitanischer Geschichte, die Kolonialkriege und die Nachwirkungen der Diktatur im intimen Rahmen von Familien und Gruppen aufgespürt«. Schweder-Schreiner habe die geschichtenreichen Bücher Jorges »meisterlich« übersetzt. 2007 erhält Lídia Jorge den »Grande Prémio SPA/Millennium« für ihr Lebenswerk. Der Preis in Höhe von 25.000 Euro wird vom Portugiesischen Schriftstellerverband vergeben und von der Millennium Bank unterstützt. Ihre Bücher sind immer autobiographisch, niemals aber Autobiographie; stets Annäherung an die Wirklichkeit, sind sie dennoch nicht ihr Abbild. "Literarische Kühnheit und analytische Schärfe" bescheinigen ihr die Kritiker. "Ich schreibe aus Instinkt. Wie im Leben. Ohne Netz und ohne Deckung", sagt Lídia Jorge.
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Lídia Jorge wurde 1946 in der Ortschaft Boliqueime in der Algarve geboren. Ihre Jugend verbrachte sie dort als Einzelkind bei der Mutter und anderen weiblichen Familienmitgliedern. Alle Männer, der Großvater, der Vater und dessen Brüder, waren ins Ausland abgewandert. Die Abwesenheit der Männer, der enge Kontakt mit der ländlichen Umgebung, mit dem "Geruch der Erde", dem Wechsel der Jahreszeiten prägten ihre Kindheitserlebnisse ebenso wie die vielen wunderbaren, oft wundersamen Geschichten, die man sich dort erzählte. Nach ihrer Schulzeit in Faro zog sie nach Lissabon und studierte Romanistik. Während des Kolonialkrieges hielt sie sich mit ihrem ersten Mann, einem Offizier der Luftwaffe, einige Jahre in Afrika auf: zunächst in Angola (1969 - 1970), dann in Mosambik (1972 - 1974). Nach ihrer Rückkehr unterrichtete sie an einem Gymnasium in der Hauptstadt, arbeitete für das portugiesische Erziehungsministerium und lehrte an der Universität Lissabon Literaturwissenschaft. Bereits ihre beiden ersten Romane, O dia dos prodígios (1980, Der Tag der Wunder) und O cais das merendas (1982), wurden zu Hauptwerken der neueren portugiesischen Literatur, die sich in der Nachfolge der Nelkenrevolution von 1974 entwickelte. 1984 erschien ihr dritter Roman, der die magische Welt der beiden ersten Bücher verläßt und in Lissabon spielt, Notícia da cidade silvestre (Nachricht von der anderen Seite der Straße). Auch dieser Roman wurde von der Kritik als ein Meisterwerk der portugiesischen Gegenwartsliteratur gefeiert. Für O cais das merendas und Notícia da cidade silvestre bekam sie jeweils den Preis der Stadt Lissabon verliehen. Wie für viele Angehörige ihrer Generation war die Erfahrung des Kolonialkrieges für Lídia Jorge ganz entscheidend: "Die Geschichte dieses Krieges", so meinte sie in einem Gespräch, "muß erst noch geschrieben werden." Und sie schreibt sie: aus der Perspektive einer Frau, in dem 1988 erschienenen Roman A costa dos murmúrios (Die Küste des Raunens). Die Erzählerin sieht nach zwanzig Jahren jene Monate, die sie als junge Frau eines kriegsbegeisterten Offiziers in Mosambik in einer Atmosphäre latenter Gewalt erlebte, nun in ihrer ganzen Zwiespältigkeit. 1992 wurde ihr Roman A última dona und die Erzählung A instrumentalina (Eine Liebe) veröffentlicht, gefolgt von dem Roman O jardim sem limites (1995, Paradies ohne Grenzen), der in Lissabon spielt. 1996 erschien das Theaterstück A Maçon und 1997 der Erzählungsband Marido e outros contos. Ihr letztes Buch O vale da paixão (1998, Die Decke des Soldaten) wurde mit vielen Preisen ausgezeichnet, darunter dem Preis des portugiesischen Pen-Clubs, dem Dom Dinis-Preis, dem Máxima de Literatura-Preis, dem Bordalo Pinheiro-Preis und dem Jean Monet-Literaturpreis. Von der französischen Regierung wurde ihr im Jahr 2000 der Grad eines Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres verliehen. 2006 ist Lídia Jorge gemeinsam mit ihrer Übersetzerin Karin von Schweder-Schreiner erste Trägerin des neu geschaffenen internationalen Literaturpreises Albatros. Die Auszeichnung wird von der Bremer Günter Grass Stiftung vergeben. Jorge erhält den Preis für ihr Romanwerk, sie habe - so die Jury - die »Dämonen lusitanischer Geschichte, die Kolonialkriege und die Nachwirkungen der Diktatur im intimen Rahmen von Familien und Gruppen aufgespürt«. Schweder-Schreiner habe die geschichtenreichen Bücher Jorges »meisterlich« übersetzt. 2007 erhält Lídia Jorge den »Grande Prémio SPA/Millennium« für ihr Lebenswerk. Der Preis in Höhe von 25.000 Euro wird vom Portugiesischen Schriftstellerverband vergeben und von der Millennium Bank unterstützt. Ihre Bücher sind immer autobiographisch, niemals aber Autobiographie; stets Annäherung an die Wirklichkeit, sind sie dennoch nicht ihr Abbild. "Literarische Kühnheit und analytische Schärfe" bescheinigen ihr die Kritiker. "Ich schreibe aus Instinkt. Wie im Leben. Ohne Netz und ohne Deckung", sagt Lídia Jorge. Karin von Schweder-Schreiner, geboren 1943 in Posen (Polen), studierte Portugiesisch und Französisch in Mainz und Lissabon. Seit 1978 arbeitet sie – nach einer Tätigkeit als Fremdsprachenkorrespondentin – als freie Übersetzerin und erhielt zahlreiche Übersetzerpreise. Nach längeren Aufenthalten in Brasilien, Schweden, Frankreich und Portugal lebt Karin von Schweder-Schreiner heute in Hamburg.
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A Vision of Battlements is the first novel by the writer and composer Anthony Burgess, who was born in Manchester in 1917. Set in Gibraltar during the Second World War, the book follows the fortunes of Richard Ennis, an army sergeant and incipient composer who dreams of composing great music and building a new cultural world after the end of the war. Following the example of his literary hero, James Joyce, Burgess takes the structure of his book from Virgil's Aeneid. The result is, like Joyce's Ulysses, a comic rewriting of a classical epic, whose critique of the Army and the postwar settlement is sharp and assured. The Irwell Edition is the first publication of Burgess's forgotten masterpiece since 1965. This new edition includes an introduction and notes by Andrew Biswell, author of a prize-winning biography of Anthony Burgess.
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Taking a disease-based approach, Fish Viruses and Bacteria: Pathobiology and Protection focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. The book covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases which can become huge threats to local fish populations in new geographical regions if transported there via infected fish or eggs. A concise but thorough reference work, this book: - Covers key viral and bacterial diseases of notable fish species; - Reviews major well-established piscine pathogens as well as new, emerging and notifiable diseases; and - Contains the most up-to-date research contributed by a team of over fifty world experts. An invaluable bench book for fish health consultants, veterinarians and all those wanting instant access to information, this book is also a useful textbook for students specializing in fish health and research scientists initiating fish disease research programmes. ; Taking a disease-based approach, this book focuses on the pathobiology of and protective strategies against the most common, major microbial pathogens of economically important marine and freshwater fish. It covers well-studied, notifiable piscine viruses and bacteria, including new and emerging diseases. ; 1: Infectious Pancreatic Necrosis Virus, Arun K. Dhar, Scott LaPatra, Andrew Orry and F.C. Thomas Allnutt 2: Infectious Haematopoietic Necrosis Virus, Jo-Ann C. Leong and Gael Kurath 3: Viral Haemorrhagic Septicaemia Virus, John S. Lumsden 4: Epizootic Haematopoietic Necrosis and European Catfish Virus, Paul Hick, Ellen Ariel and Richard Whittington 5: Oncogenic Viruses: Oncorhynchus masou Virus and Cyprinid Herpesvirus, Mamoru Yoshimizu, Hisae Kasai, Yoshihiro Sakoda, Nanako Sano and Motohiko Sano 6: Infectious Salmon Anaemia, Knut Falk and Maria Aamelfot 7: Spring Viraemia of Carp, Peter Dixon and David Stone 8: Channel Catfish Viral Disease, Larry A. Hanson and Lester H. Khoo 9: Largemouth Bass Viral Disease, Rodman G. Getchell and Geoffrey H. Groocock 10: Koi Herpesvirus Disease, Keith Way and Peter Dixon 11: Viral Encephalopathy and Retinopathy, Anna Toffan 12: Iridoviral Diseases: Red Sea Bream Iridovirus and White Sturgeon Iridovirus, Yasuhiko Kawato, Kuttichantran Subramaniam, Kazuhiro Nakajima,Thomas Waltzek and Richard Whittington 13: Alphaviruses in Salmonids, Marius Karlsen and Renate Johansen 14: Aeromonas salmonicida and A. hydrophila, Bjarnheidur K. Gudmundsdottir and Bryndis Bjornsdottir 15: Edwardsiella spp., Matt J. Griffin, Terrence E. Greenway and David J. Wise 16: Flavobacterium spp.: F. psychrophilum, F. columnare and F. branchiophilum, Thomas P. Loch and Mohamed Faisal 17: Francisella noatunensis, Esteban M. Soto and John P. Hawke 18: Mycobacterium spp., David T. Gauthier and Martha W. Rhodes 19: Photobacterium damselae, John P. Hawke 20: Piscirickettsia salmonis, Jerri Bartholomew, Kristen D. Arkush and Esteban M. Soto 21: Renibacterium salmoninarum, Diane G. Elliott 22: Streptococcus iniae and S. agalactiae, Craig A. Shoemaker, De-Hai Xu and Esteban M. Soto 23: Vibriosis: Vibrio anguillarum, V. ordalii and Aliivibrio salmonicida, Alicia E. Toranzo, Beatriz Magariños and Ruben Avendaño-Herrera 24: Weissella ceti, Timothy J. Welch, David P. Marancik and Christopher M. Good 25: Yersinia ruckeri, Michael Ormsby and Robert Davies
The years is 1927 and the murder of a soldier in a military hospital in Morocco begins a chance for an extremely valuable artefact, disappeared for more than a thousand years: the Table of Salomon, King of Kings, that would give its owner the wisdom of a thousand wise men. And when the Bureau’s investigation gets to the weapon used in La Dame Chevalier’s parents’ murder, the agent decides to travel to north Africa looking for the artefact and answers. Along with the young Justine Carbonneau, both women go to the desert among a war between the empire and the Berbers, fighting for their independence. But Chevalier will have company. Mercenaries led by the mysterious organization Ostia Mithrae also
Set against the backdrop of approaching civil war, the story of a young girl’s coming of age by one of Nepal’s newest, strongest voices writing in English Sumnima Tamule is in a crisis. Her friends at Rhododendron High School—all girls from semi-royal and other rich families—will soon be going abroad, but she, with second-division marks in her final exams, might have to settle for a grimy little college in town. Her parents, plodding away in middle-class Kathmandu, are deeply disappointed, and all their hopes are now pinned on Numa, her sister. Sundry cousins from their village in far-off Lungla—driven out by poverty and the warring Maoists—come to live with the family, trample upon her privacy, and wage kitchen politics with Boju, her foul-tongued grandmother. Other relatives embarrass her with their gauche village ways. And, worst of all, Sagar, Sumnima’s US-returned RJ boyfriend, for whom she has been lying, sneaking around and stealing money from home, keeps her waiting for his phone calls. Employing a rich cast of characters, The Wayward Daughter tells the story of a young girl seeking out love, finding herself and her own spaces in life. Equally, it draws a telling portrait of Kathmandu—its class and caste divisions, its cosmopolitanism which exists alongside conservative attitudes, and its politics due to which a civil war looms. Written with humour, empathy and skill, this novel is a must-read.
As the 40th anniversary approaches new information about the infamous Birmingham Pub Bombings has come to light. Ian Cassidy’s latest novel Until You Get Caught contains sensational new material about the notorious events of 21st November 1974. Daisy the innocent heroine of Ian Cassidy’s latest novel unwittingly stumbles upon the terrorists’ preparations and finds herself caught up in the fallout from her mother’s passionate affair with the leader of the bomb gang. Including details that only an insider could know Until You Get Caught is a vivid and moving account of a young woman’s attempt to answer the question: How can you love a man capable of that? All that and coming of age in Birmingham in the 1980s. Finally the 'true' story can be told
A countdown of the Cleveland Cavaliers’ greatest gamesIt’s far too easy to allow the national media and disparaging fans to undermine Clevelanders’ views of their professional sports teams. While the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers have caused more than their fair share of frustration and heartbreak over the past century, there are countless moments of glory in the fertile athletic history of Northeast Ohio that receive little notice east of Shaker Heights or west of Rocky River.Jonathan Knight’s Classic Cleveland series sets out to combat this trend, bringing together the most memorable moments of Cleveland’s beloved athletic clubs. In three separate publications, Knight ranks the fifty greatest games in each franchise with entertaining accounts of each contest, properly placing them in the broad landscape of civic history.Regardless of what the current editions of the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers accomplish, every contest played is another chapter in an epos connecting each generation of fans to the ones before it. The Classic Cleveland series colorfully illustrates that regardless of today’s final score, the simple continuation of the saga is reason enough for reflection and celebration.Classic Cavs counts down the fifty greatest Cleveland Cavaliers games, from their 67-loss inaugural NBA season in 1970–71 through their record-breaking 66-win campaign in 2008–9. The rich, four-decade history of the Cavs is woven into these tales, tying together the early games at rickety old Cleveland Arena, the incredible highs and heartbreaking lows played out at Richfield Coliseum, and the fierce battles waged at the “Q.”Knight ranks last-second nail-biters alongside satisfying routs and postseason epics, from Michael Jordan’s franchise-altering shot to the phenomenon known as the Miracle of Richfield. Included in these pages are the heroics of Cavs greats like Bingo Smith, Austin Carr, World B. Free, Larry Nance, Craig Ehlo, Shawn Kemp, and LeBron James. Whether it was because of the score or an amazing individual performance, each game included in Classic Cavs is worth remembering and revisiting. Sure to spark interest and debate, Classic Cavs will appeal to Cavaliers fans everywhere.
At the end of the 18th century, the English poet and engraver William Blake contacted a powerful demon. The infernal creature, then, revealed to him the Wisdom of Hell and the way it could be passed down from generation to generation by using copper plates, corrosive acids and singular inks. Centuries later, the fates of a tormented hitman, a luxury call girl, a corrupt spiritual leader, and a visionary artist merge into a retelling of the Blakean illuminated book. Here, you will find blood, desire and revenge. Written by Eneias Tavares (Brasiliana Steampunk and Full Steam Punks!) and illustrated by Fred Rubim (Cão Negro and Le Chevalier), this graphic novel draws from the William Blake original and Quentin Tarantino aesthetics to present the urban savagery of São Paulo in a plot full of pop references, intense colors and fiery conflicts!
A countdown of the Cleveland Browns’ greatest gamesIt’s far too easy to allow the national media and disparaging fans to undermine Clevelanders’ views of their professional sports teams. While the Browns, Indians, and Cavaliers have certainly caused more than their fair share of frustration and heartbreak over the past century, there are countless moments of glory in the fertile athletic history of Northeast Ohio that receive little notice east of Shaker Heights or west of Rocky River. Jonathan Knight’s Classic Cleveland Series sets out to combat this trend, bundling together the most memorable moments of Cleveland’s beloved athletic clubs. In three separate publications, Knight ranks the fifty greatest games in each franchise with entertaining accounts of each contest, properly placing them in the broad landscape of civic history.Regardless of what the current editions of the Browns, Indians, and Cavs accomplish, every contest played is another chapter in an epos connecting each generation of fans to the ones before it. The Classic Cleveland Series colorfully illustrates that regardless of today’s final score, the simple continuation of the saga is reason enough for reflection and celebration.Classic Browns counts down the fifty greatest Cleveland Browns games, from unexpected upsets to incredible comebacks to titanic championship battles. The rich, six-decade history of the Browns is layered into these tales, tying together the gritty All-American Football Conference games played in the shadow of World War II to the sleek Sunday battles at shimmering Cleveland Browns Stadium today.Knight ranks heartbreakers like The Fumble and The Drive alongside championship duels and epic confrontations with heated rivals. Included in these pages are the heroics of Browns legends like Otto Graham, Lou Groza, Jim Brown, Brian Sipe, and Bernie Kosar to name just a few. Whether it was because of the score, the weather, or an amazing individual performance, each game included in Classic Browns is worth remembering and revisiting.
