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Mary Tudor was the first woman to be crowned queen of England. Her accession, in the summer of 1553, took place against the odds and it was, in many ways,...

Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews (the 'Princes in the Tower') in order to usurp the throne of England. Since Tudor times he has been painted as the...

Mary Tudor was the first woman to be crowned Queen of England. Her accession, in the summer of 1553, took place against the odds and it was, in many ways,...

Few relationships fire our imagination like that of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudley?the love affair immortalized in Philippa Gregory's "The Virgin's Lover"?but nearly fifty years have...

William Gladstone and Benjamin Disraeli were the fiercest political rivals of the nineteenth century. Their intense mutual hatred was both ideologically driven and deeply personal. Their vitriolic duels, carried out...

The acclaimed historian explores how far individual leaders can alter the course of history The modern era saw the emergence of individuals who had command over a terrifying array of...

Whether you are curious to know what your village, town, or county was like many years ago, or have an overiding desire to uncover the everyday lives of your ancestors...

Winner of THE HW FISHER BEST FIRST BIOGRAPHY PRIZE SPECTATOR BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2012 SUNDAY TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, TLS, FINANCIAL TIMES, GUARDIAN, DAILY MAIL and SUNDAY TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF...

A luminous memoir of post-war childhood, adventure and loss on the banks of the Nile. 'Wonderful - a brave, inventive, touching distillation of memory and imagination' JENNY UGLOW Inventory of...

"The wealth of facts and erudition bring magic to Dirk Velghe's Paris. A place where even tragedy seems less sombre. Anyone who does not already love Paris will fall for...

A reconstruction of the 'Strand palaces', where England's early-modern and post-Reformation elites jostled to build and furnish new, secular cathedrals This book reconstructs the so-called "Strand palaces" - eleven great...

Familia, which was first published in 1985, aims to provide informed writing on sources and case studies relating to that area where Irish history and genealogy overlap with mutual benefit....

Author: Felix Barker & Peter JacksonBinding: HardbackPublished: Cassell London, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerThis comprehensive historical account, London: 2000 Years Of A City And Its...

Author: Hugh Ross WilliamsonBinding: HardbackPublished: Michael Joseph, 1974Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical biography Lorenzo The Magnificent chronicles the extraordinary life of one of the Renaissance's...

Author: Benedetta Condi GaudiBinding: PaperbackPublished: SCALA / ATS Italia Editrice, 1903Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis comprehensive guide, What To Find In...

Histories of the Waterloo campaign and tours of the battlefield generally concentrate on the battle between the armies of Napoleon and Wellington - the role of Blucher's Prussians is left...

The most comprehensive anthology of writings by visitors to the eternal city ever compiled witty, profound and endlessly entertaining. Drawing on French, Italian, Spanish, English, German, Scandinavian and American sources,...

This book encapsulates, through the business and social connections of Charles Roe of Macclesfield and his son, William, the hitherto somewhat elusive period called Georgian. It highlights important families in...

Author: Nicholas Bethell Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the harrowing ordeal of the Soviet Union during World War II, illustrating the...

Author: Earl F. Ziemke And The Editors Of Time-Life BooksBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe authoritative The Soviet Juggernaut presents a compelling historical account of the...

Author: John R. EltingBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsJohn R. Elting's Battles For Scandinavia chronicles the pivotal military conflicts that shaped the history of the Nordic...

Author: Robert Edwin Herzstein Binding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the pivotal military engagements that shaped the destiny of the Scandinavian nations....

Author: Ronald H. BaileyBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis seminal work of military history chronicles the brutal and decisive Eastern Front of World War II. It...

Author: Douglas BottingBinding: HardbackPublished: Time-Life Books, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: GoodMarkings: No markingsDouglas Botting's The Aftermath: Europe chronicles the tumultuous period following World War II, meticulously detailing the continent's struggle for...

Author: John GuntherBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis compelling work of non-fiction presents a panoramic view...

Author: John HosackBinding: HardbackPublished: William Blackwood and Sons, 1870Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Cracked, otherwise internally sound....

Author: George Macaulay Trevelyan, O.M.Binding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, Green and Co., 1930Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Fold-out map intact. This...

Author: Eugene R. FairweatherBinding: HardbackPublished: SCM Press Ltd, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsUnknown

Author: Anthony TrollopeBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1997Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. The Vicar Of Bullhampton by Anthony Trollope

Author: Johannes JørgensenBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans Green and Co, 1954Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis scholarly biography chronicles the profound spiritual journey of...

Author: Lucy S. DawidowiczBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Title-page missing This seminal work, The War Against The Jews 1933-1945, chronicles the systematic persecution and...

Author: Frank BarlowBinding: HardbackPublished: University of California Press, 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative historical biography, English Monarchs: Edward The...

Author: Valerie G. SpearBinding: HardbackPublished: The Boydell Press, 2005Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: GoodMarkings: Signed with inscriptionThis scholarly work Leadership In Medieval English...

Author: Sir Lewis NamierBinding: HardbackPublished: Hamish Hamilton, 1962Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Yellowed, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCrossroads Of Power: Essays On England In The 18Th Century...

Author: Alan AtkinsonBinding: PaperbackPublished: NewSouth Publishing, 2016Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThe Europeans In Australia, Volume Two: Democracy chronicles the complex...

The Urals are best known as the boundary between Europe and Asia. A History of the Urals demonstrates the region's importance in its own right, as a crucible of Russia's...

Author: Richard CarringtonBinding: PaperbackPublished: Chatto & Windus, 1970Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageRichard Carrington's Ancient Greece presents a comprehensive overview...

Author: Eric A. WalkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Cambridge at the University Press, 1944Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical work, Colonies, meticulously chronicles the...

Author: Maurice DruonBinding: HardbackPublished: RUPERT HART-DAVIS, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis gripping historical novel chronicles the tumultuous life of Isabella, daughter of Philip...

Author: Victor HugoBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins London and Glasgow, 1961Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerThis classic of French literature, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, transports...

Author: Yale StromBinding: HardbackPublished: S.P.I. BOOKS, 1992Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account chronicles the enduring saga of Jewish expulsions and migrations across five centuries. The...

Author: Ruta SakowskaBinding: HardbackPublished: -Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - cloth/board in good conditionPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerUnknown

Author: Compagnia Generale Ripreseserve; Tecnic Consulting EngineersBinding: HardbackPublished: Marsilio, 1992Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: ITALIAN TEXT ONLY. Slipcase: good. Atlante Di Napoli presents a comprehensive...

Author: James BoswellBinding: HardbackPublished: William Heinemann, 1952Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerThis historical account, Boswell In Holland 1763-1764, chronicles a pivotal year in the life of...

Author: Nicole BelmontBinding: HardbackPublished: University of Chicago Press, 1979Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsNicole Belmont's Arnold Van Gennep: The Creator Of French Ethnography presents a compelling intellectual biography...

Following the celebrations of the Millennium and our entry into the 21st century, it was to be hoped that the days when a brutal dictator could bring mindless death and...