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Along the way, Kate Colquhoun asks and answers a fascinating range of questions from the weighty to the lighthearted. Did the Romans use pepper? How did the Black Death lead...

Shortlisted for the 2013 Samuel Johnson Prize and the Thwaites Wainwright Prize This is a book about the encounter with Roman Britain- about what the idea of Roman Britain has...

Under the banner of a Holy War, masterminded in Berlin and unleashed from Constantinople, the Germans and the Turks set out in 1914 to foment violent revolutionary uprisings against the...

Michael and Vivien Noakes were allowed to follow the Queen around for a year. They observed her working life and recorded it in words and pictures. Michael Noakes is one...

His name and image are everywhere - from Bank of Scotland fivers to the bizarre monument in Edinburgh's city centre. Scott-land presumes that the reader will have only a hazy...

The tales of the various monarchs of Britain are some of the most interesting in our history. From Henry VIII and his six wives and Edward VIII's abdication to some...

Did you know that Winston Churchill spent his twenty-fifth birthday as a prisoner of war? Or that he fought in the trenches during the First World War? Churchill once had...

The influence of the British Empire is everywhere, from the very existence of the United Kingdom to the ethnic composition of our cities. It affects everything, from Prime Ministers' decisions...

Still a controversial figure - as well as a celebrated one - Marie Antoinette's dramatic life-story continues to arouse mixed emotions. To many people, she is still 'la reine mechante',...

A sequel to The Six Wives of Henry VIII, this vivid and compelling book tells the story of Henry's children and those of his sister Mary - popular history at...

The first official story of the Red Arrows, from their 'Top Gun' and Wing Commander, celebrating the history of Britain's world-famous flying squad. The perfect Father's Day gift. \"Occasionally, you...

Author: Christopher Sinclair-StevensonBinding: HardbackPublished: Jonathan Cape, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsBlood Royal: The Illustrious House Of Hanover chronicles the fascinating lineage of one of Europe's most influential...

Author: Margaret Barton; Osbert SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald & Co, London, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Black cloth in good condition. Foxing on book block....

Author: G. O. SaylesBinding: HardbackPublished: Methuen, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Medieval Foundations Of England by G. O. Sayles presents a comprehensive historical account of the formative...

Author: Paul-Emile SchazmannBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThe Bentincks: The History Of A European Family chronicles the intricate lineage and profound...

Author: John Laurence CarrBinding: HardbackPublished: History Book Club, 1972Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis compelling biography chronicles the tumultuous life of Maximillian Robespierre, a pivotal figure...

Author: E.H. CarrBinding: PaperbackPublished: Harper Torchbooks, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Faded and worn cover. This authoritative historical account, "German-Soviet Relations Between The...

Author: Michael GrantBinding: HardbackPublished: BCA, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Markings on cloth. Clean text. Michael Grant's "History Of Rome" chronicles the rise and fall of...

Author: Christian MeierBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 2004Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsChristian Meier’s Julius Caesar presents a commanding political biography that traces the rise, reign, and assassination of...

Author: Roger L. WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Light foxing on prelims. Clean text....

Author: Leon TrotskyBinding: PaperbackPublished: New Park Publications Ltd, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased and faded cover. Leon Trotsky's "Where Is...

Author: Henry Adams; the editors of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1982Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsItaly at War presents a...

Author: Harrison E. SalisburyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Corgi, 1978Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover with mild foxing on endpapers. This compelling historical...

Author: Jaffe, David (ed.)Binding: PaperbackPublished: Australian National Gallery, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Creased cover. Published in conjunction with a landmark...

Author: Alistair HorneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Reprint Society, 1965Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsAlistair Horne's "The Fall Of Paris: The Siege And The Commune 1870-71" chronicles a...

Author: Nikolai TolstoyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has tanning along spine, previous owner name inside, light soiling on...

Author: Dr Paul HayesBinding: PaperbackPublished: Allen & Unwin, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, previous owner mark inside first page...

Author: Peter KropotkinBinding: HardbackPublished: Orbach & Chambers, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear and tears (including one larger one on back panel)/damage, cloth cover has...

Author: Winston S. ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Odhams Press Limited, London, 1948Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Faded red cloths with bumping on corners and spines. Rubbed edges. Light...

Author: Rafael Milton, JoyceSteinberg, Sarah LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsReligion at the Crossroads: Byzantium, The Turks offers a compelling examination...

Author: Alan White & Eric HadleyBinding: PaperbackPublished: Collins Educational, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image, minor fold in top right corner front...

Author: S. V. UtechinBinding: PaperbackPublished: Praeger, 1964Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has general wear marks and spine has tanning and light creasing, previous owner name...

Author: Tim PorterBinding: PaperbackPublished: Flow East, 1991Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imagePrague Art And History by Tim Porter chronicles the rich artistic...

Author: James Graham-Campbell And Dafydd KiddBinding: PaperbackPublished: British Musum, London, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Worn cover. Clean text. The authoritative...

Author: John Hadfield (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has wear at top corners of spine (see photo), previous owner sticker inside....

Author: Sir Walter CitrineBinding: HardbackPublished: George Routledge & Sons Ltd., 1938Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Name cut out FEP, otherwise clean text. I Search For Truth...

Author: John Hadfield (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has light general wear and is price clipped. Previous owner name insideThe Saturday...

Author: John Hadfield (ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1967Condition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Dust jacket price clipped and has staining and general wear and tear. Pages...

Author: Lila Nakhapetyan (trans)Binding: HardbackPublished: Progress, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Light wear to dust jacket edges and a couple of tears on front top edge...

Author: Rosa LuxemburgBinding: PaperbackPublished: Ann Arbor Paperbacks, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cover has general wear, light foxing to edges, previous owner marks insideIn...

Author: Thomas CarlyleBinding: HardbackPublished: Modern LibraryCondition:Book: FairJacket: DamagedPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Previous owner mark inside first page and previous seller stamp inside, dust jacket has wear, tanning...

Author: Francis Wyndham, David KingBinding: PaperbackPublished: Penguin Books, 1972Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: No dust jacket, cover has general wear and tearTrotsky: A Documentary chronicles the...

Author: -Binding: HardbackPublished: Collins, 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsA compelling photographic chronicle, "A Day In The Life Of The Soviet Union" presents an unparalleled visual record of a...

Author: H. M. WaidsonBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Hull Publications, 1959Condition:Book: Poor, ex-libraryJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Dust jacket has staining and discolouration, ex-library book with associated stickers and parts...