British & Irish History

Author: Southey; Fenwick, Kenneth (Ed)Binding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1956Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Slipcase repaired with tapes. This classic biography, "Southey's Life Of Nelson," chronicles the...

Author: Edith SitwellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1994Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsEdith Sitwell's "English Eccentrics" is a captivating work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives of various...

Author: Robert Smith Surtees; Henry Thomas AlkenBinding: HardbackPublished: Robert Smith Surtees, 1989Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Analysis of the Hunting Field by Robert Smith Surtees, illustrated by Henry...

Author: Leonard MosleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Random House, 1971Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Discolouration to pages edges from foxing.Leonard Mosley's "Backs To...

Author: John EhrmanBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsJohn Ehrman's The Younger Pitt is a monumental three-volume biography chronicling the life and political career...

Author: W. K. JordanBinding: HardbackPublished: Aberdeen University Press., 1970Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the tumultuous reign of Edward VI, focusing...

Author: Gavin SouterBinding: HardbackPublished: Collins., 1976Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor sun fading to spine.This compelling work of non-fiction presents a comprehensive history of...

Author: A. J. P. Taylor, Robert Rhodes James, J. H. Plumb, Basil Liddell Hart, Anthony StorrBinding: HardbackPublished: The Penguin Press., 1969Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning...

Author: Denton, KitBinding: HardbackPublished: Time Life , 1987Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: DJ with slight moisture damage. For Queen and Commonwealth by Kit Denton, published in...

Author: Kenneth RoseBinding: HardbackPublished: George Weidenfeld & Nicolson., 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis definitive biography chronicles the life and reign of King George V, offering...

Author: Robert LaceyBinding: HardbackPublished: Hutchinson, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerRobert Lacey's "Aristocrats" is a compelling work of non-fiction that chronicles the lives and legacies of Britain's most...

Author: A. G. L. ShawBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber & Faber, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Minor stains on endpapers. This academic text meticulously...

Author: Ivan SouthallBinding: HardbackPublished: Whitcombe & Tombs Pty. Ltd., Melbourne, Sydney & Perth, 1950Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work by Ivan Southall chronicles the fascinating...

Author: Mildred SavageBinding: HardbackPublished: Longmans, 1959Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Mildred Savage's...

Author: Alexandra HasluckBinding: HardbackPublished: Angus and Robertson, 1973Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Sun damaged spine.This biography chronicles the life and career of Sir Edmund...

Author: Nicolas BentleyBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1977Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Slipcase: GoodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Inscription on slipcase. 'Selections From The Reminiscences Of Captain Gronow' presents a captivating historical...

Author: Dorothy OsborneBinding: HardbackPublished: The Folio Society, 1968Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Slipcase: WornPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis collection presents the intimate and eloquent correspondence between Dorothy Osborne and William Temple, offering a unique...

Author: Michael BlochBinding: HardbackPublished: Summit Books, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Remainder markThis historical non-fiction work presents a captivating collection of letters exchanged between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII,...

Author: J.H. Plumb And Huw WheldonBinding: HardbackPublished: British Broadcasting Corporation., 1977Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical non-fiction work, "Royal Heritage: The Story Of Britain's Royal Builders...

Author: J. R. DavisBinding: HardbackPublished: Pembroke School Council, [Adelaide], 1991Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.Condition remarks: Minor tears in dust jacket...

Author: Basil WilliamsBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford (at the Clarendon Press), 1942Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacket - some marks on spine and cornersPages: YellowedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: All fold out maps intact....

Author: M. P. WillcocksBinding: HardbackPublished: George Allen & Unwin Ltd, 1947Condition:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedMarkings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.This compelling biography, "A Born English-Man," meticulously chronicles...

This one-volume selection of Yeats's work includes plays, criticism, and other prose writings as well as poems. As a result it offers a perspective on the connectedness of Yeats's literary...

A New York Times bestseller. From bestselling author and historical consultant to the award-winning Netflix series The Crown , an unparalleled insider account of tumult, secrecy and schism in the...

Bonny Prince Charlie has always been a figure swathed in romantic mystery. This biography makes use of letters and documents from among the Stuart Papers. It deals with his relationship...

INSTANT INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER * NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER * ONE OF THE TOP 10 BEST-SELLING ROYAL BIOGRAPHIES OF ALL TIME When news of the budding...

Think you already know the story of Charles Dickens' life? Think again. Almost everything you're familiar with was first mentioned in an authorised biography written by Dickens' close friend John...

The author, who spent ten years as the assistant of the Duchess of Windsor's lawyer and who has previously edited the Windsor's private correspondence in two volumes, here provides a...

Born and bred in the tough inner city slums of Summerhill in Dublin, Bill Cullen was one of fourteen children. A street seller from the age of six, Bill left...

As the boy prince turns into the man who would be king, interest in Prince William is at an unprecedented height in 2003, the year of his twenty-first birthday. Seen...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER. Sunday Times bestselling author Andrew Morton reveals new information and sources that totally transform our perception of Wallis Simpson. Wallis in Love brings a fascinating...

A storm lies ahead of her. Freedom lies beyond it ... 'Such a brilliant writer and this was another 5 star book for me' Reader Review 'Hugely immersive and emotional'...

The inside story of a thoroughly modern monarch, as told by the bestselling and acclaimed biographer, Robert Hardman ________ The bestselling and acclaimed biography of Queen Elizabeth II. With new...

*PLUTARCH AWARD FOR THE BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2024* *SHORTLISTED FOR THE DUFF COOPER PRIZE* ' SUBLIME ' A NEW STATESMAN BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 ' STUNNINGLY GOOD ' THE...

THE IRISH TIMES BESTSELLER 'A profoundly compassionate, educational reflection on death' - The Irish Times When death is a way of life . . . In A Life Among the...

Andrew Morton, well-connected British royal biographer and the author of Diana: Her True Story, is writing a new book about Diana's son Prince William and his soon-to-be wife, Kate Middleton....

The royal line of succession can be traced back over 2,000 years of British history. This book includes the genealogies of Britain's Royal Families, from the days of the Kings...

The Collection of the National Portrait Gallery, London, embraces over 500 years of British history, more than 60,000 sitters and explores ideas of social change, power and influence. Arguably as...

Author: Harold MacmillanBinding: HardbackPublished: Harper and Row, New York, 1966Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsIn this compelling work of political history, Harold Macmillan, former Prime Minister of the United...

Author: Richard FaberBinding: HardbackPublished: Faber and Faber, 1983Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsRichard Faber's "The Brave Courtier" is a compelling work of historical biography that chronicles the life...

Author: Derek ParkerBinding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1975Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slightly discoloured dust cover.Derek Parker's "John Donne And His World" is a...

Author: Robert WalcottBinding: HardbackPublished: Oxford University Press, 1956Condition:Book: FairJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Yellowing to end pages and dust jacket and tears on...

Author: David CecilBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable and Company Limited, London, 1965Condition:Book: FairJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxing, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life...