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Savonarola and Florence
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Author: Donald WeinsteinBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the life and influence of Girolamo Savonarola, a Dominican friar who played...
Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World
A Times and Sunday Times Book of the YearA Wall Street Journal Book of the YearA Spectator Book of the YearA Times Literary Supplement Book of the YearA New Yorker...
Izabela the Valiant: The Story of an Indomitable Polish Princess
A Spectator Best Book of the YearTrawling through a vast family archive and arcane sources in half a dozen languages, Adam Zamoyski has revealed the dramatic life of his great-great-great...
The Times Queen Elizabeth II: Commemorating her life and reign 1926 -
From young princess to internationally revered head of state, Queen Elizabeth has always fascinated and intrigued. This fully updated second edition celebrates and remembers the glorious reign of Britain's longest-serving...
Who's Who in Tudor England
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The Definitive Diana: An A-Z Guide
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Architects of Terror: Paranoia, Conspiracy and Anti-Semitism in
A TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEARFrom the preeminent historian of 20th century Spain Paul Preston, Architects of Terror is a new history of how paranoia, conspiracy and anti-Semitism was...
The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR'An absolute joy to read and an early contender for every list of History Books of the Year' Sunday Telegraph'On nearly every page a random...
A Woman Lived Here: Alternative Blue Plaques, Remembering London's
'A pretty awesome present for the feminist in your life' - Caroline Criado Perez, OBE, author of Do It Like a WomanAt the last count, the Blue Plaque Guide honours...
In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True
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What if Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare . . . but someone else wrote him first? Acclaimed author of The Map Thief, Michael Blanding presents the twinning narratives of renegade scholar Dennis...
Castlereagh
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The Fall of Milosevic: The October 5th Revolution
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Great Harry's Navy: How Henry VIII Gave England Sea Power
It was Henry VIII who began the process of making England a first-rate sea-power. He inherited no more than seven warships from his father King Henry VII, yet at his...
The Last 100 Years (give or take) and All That
'I squealed laughing at this but now worry that my knowledge of history has been dangerously ruined' Matt FordeA fascinating and hilarious gallop through twentieth-century British history, by comedian Al...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire
Napoleon: His Life, His Battles, His Empire offers an unprecedented insight into the mind of this extraordinary man who, from modest beginnings on the small island of Corsica, became Emperor...
Jambusters: The remarkable story which has inspired the ITV drama Home
The Second World War was the WI's finest hour. The whole of its previous history - two decades of educating, entertaining and supporting women and campaigning on women's issues -...
Memoirs of a Fortunate Jew: An Italian Story
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The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor
'Written in a lively, accessible style, The Waiting Game is full of insight' Suzannah Lipscomb, Literary ReviewEvery Tudor Queen had ladies-in-waiting. They were her confidantes and her chaperones. Only the...
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past
A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today.Long ago a path was created...
Watling Street: Travels Through Britain and Its Ever-Present Past
A journey along one of Britain's oldest roads, from Dover to Anglesey, in search of the hidden history that makes us who we are today.Long ago a path was created...
Versailles: The Passions and Politics of an Era
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Author: Joseph BarryBinding: HardbackPublished: Victor Gollancz Limited, 1972Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the complex interplay of passions and politics during the era of Versailles,...
Vermeer's Hat: The Seventeenth Century and the Dawn of the Global World
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Author: Timothy BrookBinding: HardbackPublished: Bloomsbury Press, 2008Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsTimothy Brook's book explores the global connections and transformations of the seventeenth century through the lens...
Travel and Discovery in the Renaissance, 1420-1620
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Author: Boies PenroseBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1967, Fifth PrintingCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the themes of travel and discovery during the Renaissance period...
Florentine Public Finances in the Early Renaissance, 1400-1433
$25.00 AUD
Author: Anthony MolhoBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1971Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the financial mechanisms and public finance systems of Florence during the early...
Ferrara: The Style of a Renaissance Despotism
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Author: Werner L. GundersheimerBinding: HardbackPublished: Princeton University Press, 1973, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the unique style and political culture of Ferrara during...
Bentivoglio of Bologna: Study in Despotism
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Author: Cecila M. Ady Binding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1969, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book examines the political and social dynamics of the Bentivoglio family...
Daughter of France: The Life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, Duchesse de Monpensier, 1627-1693, La Grande Mademoiselle
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Author: V. Sackville-WestBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph Ltd, 1969, Fourth Impression Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis biography explores the life of Anne Marie Louise d'Orleans, a prominent...
Memoirs of the Chevalier D'Éon
$150.00 AUD
Author: Antonia White (translated by)Binding: HardbackPublished: Anthony Blond, London, 1970Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book presents the memoirs of the enigmatic Chevalier D'Éon, a figure known...
The Second Reich: Kaiser Wilhelm II and His Germany
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Author: Harold KurtzBinding: HardbackPublished: Macdonald & Co, 1970, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the era of the Second Reich under Kaiser Wilhelm II,...
The Russian Revolution 1917
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Author: N. N. SukhanovBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1955Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of the Russian Revolution of 1917 from the...
The Wandering Scholars
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Author: Helen WaddellBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1968, ReprintCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThe Wandering Scholars is a historical account that explores the lives and journeys of...
The Dawn of Liberation
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Author: Winston ChurchillBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell and Company Ltd, London, Toronto, Melbourne and Sydney, 1945Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book by Winston Churchill chronicles the events leading...
The Spanish Civil War
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Author: David MitchellBinding: SoftbackPublished: Granada, 1985Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive history of the Spanish Civil War, exploring the political, social, and...
The Secret Conferences of Dr Goebbels 1939-43
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Author: Willi A. BoelckeBinding: HardbackPublished: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 1967Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a detailed account of the secret conferences held by Joseph Goebbels, the Nazi...
The Classical Tradition in Art
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Author: Michael GreenhalghBinding: HardbackPublished: Duckworth, 1978Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book explores the influence of classical art on Western art traditions from the Renaissance to the...
Semites & Anti-Semites
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Author: Bernard LewisBinding: HardbackPublished: W. W. Norton & Company, 1986, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerIn 'Semites & Anti-Semites', Bernard Lewis explores the historical...
Opera Library Life of Rossini
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Author: StendhalBinding: HardbackPublished: Calder & Boyars, 1970, Revised EditionCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a biography of the famous composer Gioachino Rossini, written by the renowned French...
The Romance of Leonardo Da Vinci
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Author: Dmitri MerejkowskiBinding: HardbackPublished: Hart Publishing Company, 1976Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: DamagedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis historical novel explores the life and genius of Leonardo da Vinci, intertwining the artist's creative process...
Conscience and Courage
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Author: Eva FogelmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Anchor Books, 1994Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerConscience and Courage explores the moral dilemmas faced by individuals during the Holocaust. Through compelling narratives,...
A Concise History of the Russian Revolution
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Author: Richard PipesBinding: HardbackPublished: Knopf Publishing Group, 1995Condition remarks:Book: AcceptableJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book offers a clear and insightful overview of the Russian Revolution, detailing...
The Perfect Nazi: Uncovering My Grandfather's Secret Past
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Author: Martin DavidsonBinding: HardbackPublished: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2011, First US Edition!Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the hidden past of the author's grandfather,...
An Outline of the German Occupation of Denmark 1940-1945
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Author: Per NytrupBinding: SoftbackPublished: Museum of the Danish Resistance Movement, 1968Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book provides a comprehensive overview of the German military occupation of...
The Night of Broken Glass Eyewitness Accounts of Kristallnacht (SIGNED)
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Author: Uta Gerhardt, Thomas KarlaufBinding: HardbackPublished: Polity, 2012Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: UnblemishedPages: Aging or markingMarkings: SignedThis book provides a powerful collection of eyewitness accounts from the events of Kristallnacht, illustrating...
Blood and Banquets: A Berlin Social Diary
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Author: Bella FrommBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1942, First EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerThis book is a captivating memoir that offers insight into the social...
Marie Antoinette The Player Queen
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Author: John Garber PalacheBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co, December 1929, Reprint EditionCondition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis book explores the life of Marie Antoinette, focusing on...
A Concise History of the Spanish Civil War
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Author: Gabriel JacksonBinding: SoftbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1980Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis book provides a brief overview of the Spanish Civil War, exploring its...
Turgenev: His Life and Times
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Author: Leonard SchapiroBinding: HardbackPublished: Harvard University Press, 1978, FIRST US EDITION!Condition remarks:Book: Very goodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis biography of Ivan Turgenev provides a comprehensive look at the...