Pen & Sword Books Ltd

This is a study of royal absolutism in a most extreme form in modern European history, and of the nature of Louis XIV's concept of personal glory and of the embodiment of France as a new superpower.

Provides a new insight into the history of London Underground, from the viewpoint of its visual and cartographic heritage and against a backdrop of socio-political issues.

An accessible and intriguing account of the city of London, from Roman origins through to the 21st Century.

Welsh Castle Builders reveals the marks left on Welsh history by the Savoyards of the Holy Roman Empire.

This book will be of interest to those who know little about medieval gardens and to those with more knowledge.

Looks at the history of architecture in London in key periods such as Roman times, Norman, Stuart, Victorian and Georgian periods to Art Deco, Postmodernism and High Tech styles of today.

Describes the creation of London's enclosed docks and the first period of railway construction during the second half of the 19th century.

Contains approximately one thousand main entries describing more than 1200 individual bridge structures and hundreds of full colour photographs.

This is the first book to tell the story of London's transport system from the earliest times to the present day.