Admiral Lord Nelson

Praise for History and the Media:

' interesting and illuminating essays on diverse aspects of this recent cultural and intellectual revolution [the flourishing of history in the media]. - The Sunday Telegraph

History made and in the making, and the time-loops it both creates and follows, prove endlessly fascinating in these writings. Financial Times Magazine

Praise for What is History Now? :

' At last, What is History? gets the successor it deserves. . . extremely readable and highly stimulating. ' - Roy Porter

' . . . destined to become a must-have text for today' s history students. ' - Tristram Hunt, BBC History Magazine

' . . . he has assembled a distinguished team who convey, with spirit and lucidity, the scale and excitement of discovery that 40 years of specialization has produced. ' - Blair Worden, Sunday Telegraph

' . . . should prove invaluable to graduate students and scholars. . . ' - Claude Ury, History: Reviews of New Books

' Readers will find reliable and insightful information presented without recourse to jargon. ' - E. A. Breisach, Choice

' A fresh look at the icon . . a thought-provoking book. ' - John Crossland, The Times Higher Education Supplement

' All the essays in the Cannadine collection share the recognition that the Nelson legend itself is a topic for investigation. And like the best collected essays, a major effect of Admiral Lord Nelson: Context and Legacy will be in inspiring other historians to future work - and not just on Nelson. For this reason the work is relevant for students in areas beyond naval and British history. ' - H-Net Reviews (H-Albion)