British & Irish History

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...

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...

An engaging history of the life of Catherine McAuley, founder of the Sisters of Mercy--the Mercy congregation now numbers more than 10,000 members globally. McAuIey's life reveals much about the...

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...

'Triumphs of the imagination' Stephen Fry The treasured fairy tales of Oscar Wilde in a stunning gift edition featuring exquisite illustrations by the celebrated artist Philippe Jullian with an afterword...

The author lived in Saudi Arabia for more than ten years and became, during that time, a friend and confidante of Princess Sultana.

In this warm and witty biography of Elizabeth II in her jubilee year, Sunday Times bestseller Ian Lloyd reveals the people, events and themes that have shaped her life and...

Everyone knows of St Patrick, but what do we know about him? Simply that it was he who `converted the Irish to Christianity'. The strange fact is that for two...

A Times Best Book on the Royal Family of the Year 2022 This is a biography of the Queen Mother with all the dull bits stripped out. When told that...

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...

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...

Packed with violence, political drama and social and cultural upheaval, the years 1913-23 saw the emergence in Ireland of the Ulster Volunteer Force to resist Irish home rule and in...

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: Bertram ColgraveBinding: PaperbackPublished: Cambridge University Press, 1985Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Some moisture damageMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Slight water damage to bottom of spine and 'DAMAGED' stamp on...

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...

Author: William TorranceBinding: HardbackPublished: W. Torrance, Brisbane, 1986Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis local history account, "Steamers On The River From Ipswich To The Sea" by William Torrance, meticulously...

Author: Monica DickensBinding: HardbackPublished: Heinemann, 1978Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsMonica Dickens's "An Open Book" is a charming work of fiction that chronicles the lives and eccentricities of...

Author: Robert BlakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1967Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis definitive biography chronicles the life and political career of...

Author: Robert BlakeBinding: HardbackPublished: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the life and political career of...

Author: Georgiana BlakistonBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable, 1980Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: Previous ownerGeorgiana Blakiston's "Woburn And The Russells" is a compelling work of historical biography, meticulously detailing the...

Author: Douglas WoodruffBinding: HardbackPublished: Book Club Associates, 1993Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsThis historical biography chronicles the remarkable reign of Alfred the Great, the Anglo-Saxon king...

Author: George SeaverBinding: HardbackPublished: John Murray, 1959Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Price clipped dj otherwise fineThis compelling biography chronicles the life and scientific contributions...

Author: Jasper RidleyBinding: HardbackPublished: Clarendon Press Oxford, 1962Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Pen code to the spine and to the back inside coverThis biography chronicles...

Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: Previous ownerThis biographical account illuminates the lives of Blessington and D'Orsay, portraying their public...

Author: Bertrand And Patricia RussellBinding: HardbackPublished: The Hogarth Press, 1937Condition:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: Aging or markingMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Foxing to pages and book loose from the spine.This volume...

Author: Michael SadleirBinding: HardbackPublished: Constable & Co Ltd, 1933Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis book presents a comprehensive biographical account of Bulwer and his wife. The narrative...

Author: Gamini SalgadoBinding: HardbackPublished: J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd., 1977Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Priced clipped dj otherwise good.This book details the Elizabethan underworld, describing...

Author: C. V. WedgwoodBinding: HardbackPublished: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1962Condition:Book: ExcellentJacket: UnblemishedPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Base of book has a remainder markThis collection of essays offers profound...