Analysing the make-up and workings of the Royalist party in Scotland and Ireland during the civil wars of the mid-seventeenth century, Robertson is the first to provide a major study exploring who Royalists were in these two countries and why they gave their support to the Stuart kings. It compares and contrasts the actions, motivations and situati

A powerful school culture can unite staff, shape positive behaviours, and create conditions for the staff body to work as one. This book explores how schools can develop a culture where individuals take pride in their work and actively seek and embrace development, seeing the big picture of the school and cherishing their role in it.

This interdisciplinary volume traces continuities and transformations in attitudes toward, ideas about, and experiences of religion and the senses in the pre-modern era. Spanning a broad temporal and geographic range, it challenges traditional notions of periodisation, emphasising the senses' long-standing position as agents of both sanctity and

Sex and Gender: A Contemporary Reader explores the relationship between sex and gender identity with perspectives from across the social and human sciences. Each of the 15 chapters have been specially commissioned for this volume, and authored by scholars who are leaders in their respective fields.

Restructured, updated and extensively refocused, the 20th edition of Slapper and Kelly's The English Legal System explains and critically assesses what law is, how it is made and applied, and how it affects the general public.

Aimed at all those interested in analysing soccer data, be they fans, gamblers, coaches, sports scientists, or data scientists and statisticians wishing to pursue a career in professional soccer. It aims to equip the reader with the knowledge and skills required to confidently analyse soccer data using R, all in a few easy lessons.

This book presents the fundamentals of the evidence-based solution-focused brief therapy approach by examining how it was developed, the research that supports it, and the key techniques that enable its effective implementation.

This study explores two bizarre episodes in England's relations with Spain under James I when for a time the government believed a new Spanish armada was about to descend on the country and hurriedly took such defensive measures as disarming Catholic recusants and mustering the nation's militia.