Christopher Hibbert Books

A revised and updated reference book, comprised of 5000 entries, organized alphabetically and cross-referenced. Everything that is important in the history and culture of London is documented, from its first settlement to the present day.

A guide to the use of the avian embryo in studies of vertebrate development. It includes approaches to analysis of the chick genome, gene knock-out studies using RNA interference, morpholinos, and other techniques. It focuses on providing practical guidance, highlighting potentials and pitfalls of key cell biological and embryological techniques.

Renowned for his engaging writing style, Christopher Hibbert is celebrated as one of the most popular historians of his era. With a prolific output exceeding 50 historical works, he combines thorough research with accessible narratives, making history appealing to a broad audience. His contributions span various topics, reflecting a deep understanding of historical events and figures, establishing him as a significant figure in contemporary historical literature.

Presents the history of the Indian uprising of 1857.

"To most English people George III is the King who went mad; to most Americans he is the King stigmatized in the Declaration of Independence as 'unfit to be the ruler of a free people'." "In this absorbing book Christopher Hibbert reassesses a remarkable man, discusses his political beliefs and aspirations, his relationships with his ministers, courtiers and family, and the reasons why he came to be so widely loved by his subjects. He is portrayed as a man of great courage and sensibility, a generous patron of scientists, musicians, authors and artists, and as a discerning book collector in whose library Dr Johnson was so taken by his charm and knowledge. For all his eccentricities and occasional cantankerous outbursts, he is seen as a man of wide sympathies, intelligence and interests, farmer, amateur astronomer, architect and mechanic, a man of strong sexual urges who remained faithful to a plain and difficult wife, someone who was capable of flashes of wit and irony and who greatly enhanced the reputation of the British monarchy in the sixty years of his reign despite the fact that, suffering from a rare hereditary disorder, for a time he lost his reason and disappeared into a world of strange imaginings." --Book Jacket

Christopher Hibbert's acclaimed biography of Queen Victoria is as impressive and authoritative as the great woman herself.

In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (1738–1820). Rather than reaffirm George III's reputation as “Mad King George,” Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his reign, but also as a patron of the arts and sciences, as a man of wit and intelligence, indeed, as a man who “greatly enhanced the reputation of the British monarchy” until he was finally stricken by a rare hereditary disease.Teeming with court machinations, sexual intrigues, and familial conflicts, George III opens a window on the tumultuous, rambunctious, revolutionary eighteenth century. It is sure to alter our understanding of this fascinating, complex, and very human king who so strongly shaped England's —and America's—destiny.

The most successful British general until the advent of Napoleon, John Churchill, the first Duke of Marlborough, was also a successful, if devious politcian, and a commanding figure both on the continent of Europe and the English court from the time of King James II. King James' mistress was Churchill's sister until he married Queen Anne whose intimate friend, the beautiful, gifted, shrewed and difficult Sarah, was Churchill's wife.

This book is as captivating as the city itself. Hibbert's gift is weaving political, social and art history into an elegantly readable and marvelously lively whole. The author's book on Florence will also be at once a history and a guide book and will be enhanced by splendid photographs and illustrations and line drawings which will describe all the buildings and treasures of the city.