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An excellent prince, doubtless, had he been less addicted to women .. those wicked creatures took him from all application becoming so great a king.' John Evelyn The image of...

The concise, easy-to-use guide to tracing your family tree, from the hit BBC series that sparked the nation's interest in our family histories. Do you know where you came from?...

Now updated to also include all our George Cross winners, VC has been considered a classic work of Australian military history ever since its first publication in 1963. Together with...

The book titled WARRIOR KINGS OF SAXON ENGLAND by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

For anyone interested in tracing a family name or family history in England, this should be a useful guide. It provides the origin and meaning of 16,000 English names, including...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...

Most families have a skeleton. You may have already discovered yours via the grapevine or your own research. Or you may simply be intrigued by the dark side of our...

DNA research is one of the most important and rapidly advancing areas in modern science and the practical use of DNA testing in genealogy is one of its most exciting...

An account of the remarkable rivalry, sometimes bloody conflict, between two great families which originated on the west coast of Scotland - the Campbells and the MacDonalds. Starting with the...

The book titled No Other Home: An Anglo-Jewish Story 1833-1987 by the author . This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

Do you rummage through your grandmother's attic for pictures of old relatives? Have you ever wondered where your family came from? Would you like to know if you and someone...

First published in Chinese in 1964 and then banned by the revolutionaries ten years later, this remarkable autobiography presents the story of a man who served twice as emperor of...

The book titled In Search of Your German Roots: A Complete Guide to Tracing Your by the author Angus Baxter. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more...

The book titled Wings for Warriors: A Photographic History of the Australian Flying by the author The RAAF Public Relations Section. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for...

The book titled How to Trace Your English Ancestors by the author Janet Reakes. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

As rancorous debates over Confederate symbols continue, Robert Bonner explores how the rebel flag gained its enormous power to inspire and repel. In the process, he shows how the Confederacy...

The book titled The Madness of Kings: Personal Trauma and the Fate of Nations by the author Vivian Green. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

Biography of Queen Victoria's eldest child,who married the German emperor, Frederick III and whose eldest child became Kaiser Wilhelm II and took his country to war against his mother's native...

A new approach to historical biography - she has studied both the original sources and recent works of scholarship and has a thorough understanding of the period. SUNDAY TIMES Until...

In 1936, King Edward VIII renounced the throne to marry Wallis Simpson, a twice-divorced American divorcee. From her birth in Pennsylvania to her lonely end in Paris, this book traces...

Earl Mountbatten of Burma has always been regarded as a leading figure in British public life and the Royal Family. During World War II he was Chief of the Combined...

The book titled Relations in Records: A Guide to Family History Sources in the by the author Australian Archives. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information...

This book tells the story of the Grimaldi family and their small principality of Monaco, from their 12th-century origins as Genoese pirates to the current ruler, Prince Rainier III. During...

The book titled Rock Names by the author Adam Dolgins. This is a secondhand book. Please contact us for more information about this title.

In today's multicultural world there are so many more names to choose from and this selection includes names from Europe, America, Africa and Asia. Find out what they mean, the...

Grand homes, the opulent life of the squatocracy, class conflict, gentry and convict origins, skulduggery, human foibles and noble visions: the true story of one of Australia's leading pastoral families,...

Give your baby a great name! Naming Baby helps take the stress out of choosing the perfect name for your bundle of joy. It includes over 3000 boys' and girls'...

Biographer of both Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Stanley Wientraub employs previously little-used or unknown diaries, letters, memoirs and reportage from both sides of the Atlantic to throw fresh light...

A Waterstones Best History Book 2025 A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year 2025 'Learned, entertaining and highly approachable' BOB MORTIMER 'A treat' ALICE LOXTON 'Five stars from me...'...

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....

Gathered over the centuries by successive British monarchs, the Royal Collection contains some 7000 paintings. This book describes the formation of the collection by three successive connoisseur sovereigns, Charles I,...

How did Edward VII, whose reign lasted for only nine years, become one of the most popular and well-known of British monarchs? This biography, combining informative text with illustrations, provides...

Stanley Weintraub, biographer of Queen Victoria and other major figures of her era, here unveils for the first time the largely hidden role of Prince Albert, establishing him as one...

In July 1857 a dairy maid from Craigie in Perthshire sailed from Liverpool in the largest and one of the fastest clipper ships of the time and eighty-three days later...

After his death, Fremming's daughter inherited the lock, and eventually put it up for sale at Sotheby's, where two American Beethoven enthusiasts, Ira Brilliant and Che Guevara, purchased it in...

The definitive handbook for anyone interested in tracing their family's past. Firmly practical in its approach, yet entertaining in its style, this reference guide is the indispensable companion for all...

A SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER Stunning, photographic King Charles III memorabilia gift for royal fans As the nation celebrates the coronation of a new monarch, The Sun looks back on 100...

Dr G.S.P. Freeman-Grenville was the consultant for Burke's Royal Families of the World, and his major work was the Chronology of World History. This specially commissioned Book of the Kings...

Hereditary rule once dominated European politics. A few families, believing in divine rule, controlled the destinies of millions before they were ousted. This book takes an irreverent look at the...

Historians and broadcasters Peter Snow and Ann Macmillan tell the real stories of the most powerful men and women in British history. From Alfred the Great to Charles III, Kings...

An intimate and revealing insight into the mind and heart of a Japanese lady-in-waiting. The Diary recorded by Lady Murasaki (c. 973-c. 1020), author of The Tale of Genji, is...

Finding Your Family Tree is the perfect guide for beginners of all backgrounds entering the world of genealogy, providing techniques for finding and understanding your family history.Genealogy offers you the...