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The Routledge Companion to Britain in the Nineteenth Century, 1815-1914 is an accessible and indispensable compendium of essential information on the Victorian and Edwardian eras. Using chronologies, maps, glossaries, an extensive bibliography, a wealth of statistical information and nearly two hundred biographies of key figures, this clear and concise book provides a comprehensive guide to modern British history from the end of the Napoleonic Wars to the outbreak of the First World War. As well as the key areas of political, economic and social development of the era,

Intro -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- Acknowledgements -- 1 Family Fighting -- 2 The Trial -- 3 David and Maureen Smith -- 4 Ian Brady's Prison Years 1966-1972 -- 5 Myra Hindley's Prison Years 1966-1972 -- 6 Hindley Wants Out -- 7 Hindley's Prison Years 1974-1985 -- 8 Brady's Prison Years 1974-1985 -- 9 'Places of Interest to Ian Brady' -- 10 Finding Pauline Reade -- 11 Myra Hindley - 'til Death -- 12 Ian Brady - 'til Death -- Epilogue -- Statement from Greater Manchester Police -- Bibliography.

This major new reference work provides an authoritative and wide-ranging guide to archive sources now becoming available for British political history since 1945.With a user-friendly layout, the book presents a comprehensive range of 1,500 personal papers from leading statesmen, backbench politicians, writers, campaigners, diplomats and generals which cover the key aspects of British history since of the end of the Second World War.Compiled by an experienced archivist, this comprehensive, easy-to-use and authoritative guide is an invaluable resource for researchers of modern British history

Addictive disorders are characterised by a division of the will, in which the addict is attracted both by a desire to continue the addictive behaviour and also by a desire to stop it. Academic perspectives on this predicament usually come from clinical and scientific standpoints, with the 'moral model' rejected as outmoded. But Christian theology has a long history of thinking and writing on such problems and offers insights which are helpful to scientific and ethical reflection upon the nature of addiction. Chris Cook reviews Christian theological and ethical reflection upon the problems of alcohol use and misuse, from biblical times until the present day. Drawing particularly upon the writings of St Paul the Apostle and Augustine of Hippo, a critical theological model of addiction is developed. Alcohol dependence is also viewed in the broader ethical perspective of the use and misuse of alcohol within communities.