Early Modern History (c1400-1700)

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Beyond Black

Beyond Black

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Introducing the Collins Modern Classics, a series featuring some of the most significant books of recent times, books that shed light on the human experience - classics which will endure...
In Shakespeare's Shadow: A Rogue Scholar's Quest to Reveal the True Source Behind the World's Greatest Plays

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...
The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor Queens

The Waiting Game: The Untold Story of the Women Who Served the Tudor

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'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...
Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

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'A must for Tudor fans everywhere' Tracy Borman'Thrilling, captivating . . . unforgettable' Kate Williams'A gripping story that's underpinned by a wealth of research . . . this is Alison...
The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China: A History of Conflict

The Lion and the Dragon: Britain and China: A History of Conflict

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'Lawrence James is the doyen of Empire historians' The Spectator'James' writing is always full of energy and animation; he has an excellent eye for revealing detail' William Dalrymple'James has a...
A Court of Betrayal: The gripping new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author!

A Court of Betrayal: The gripping new historical novel from the Sunday

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'A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page!' BARBARA ERSKINE     'Anne...
Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.

Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.

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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...
Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

Mary I: Queen of Sorrows

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'A must for Tudor fans everywhere' Tracy Borman'Thrilling, captivating . . . unforgettable' Kate Williams'A gripping story that's underpinned by a wealth of research . . . this is Alison...
Murdering the Messenger

Murdering the Messenger

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"Superb. . .a fast-moving and gripping plot" Publishers Weekly Starred Review of The Merchant MurderersMarch, 1557. Jack Blackjack is back in London and enjoying a sedentary life - after his...
Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.

Young Elizabeth: Princess. Prisoner. Queen.

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Elizabeth I is one of England's most famous monarchs, whose story as the 'Virgin Queen' is well known. But queenship was by no means a certain path for Henry VIII's...
A Court of Betrayal: The gripping new historical novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author!

A Court of Betrayal: The gripping new historical novel from the [...]

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'A fantastically gripping story of love and betrayal, told with the masterful skill of a passionate storyteller. It kept me riveted until the last page!' BARBARA ERSKINE     'Anne...
Henry VIII: The Life and Rule of England's Nero

Henry VIII: The Life and Rule of England's Nero

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This compelling account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the a old monstera and his reign. The a monstera displayed here is, at the very...
The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain: Part I: The Way It Was, 1952-79

The Reign - Life in Elizabeth's Britain: Part I: The Way It Was, [...]

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She came to the throne in 1952 when Britain had a far-flung empire, sweets were rationed, mums stayed home and kids played on bombsites. Seventy years on, everything has changed...
Cromwell's Convicts: The Death March from Dunbar 1650

Cromwell's Convicts: The Death March from Dunbar 1650

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On 3 September 1650 Oliver Cromwell won a decisive victory over the Scottish Covenanters at the Battle of Dunbar - a victory that is often regarded as his finest hour...
The 19th Century Criminal Underworld

The 19th Century Criminal Underworld

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Take a walk on the dark side of the street in this unique exploration of the fears and desires at the heart of the British Empire, from the Regency dandy's...
Battle of Killiecrankie 1689: The Last Act of the Killing Times

Battle of Killiecrankie 1689: The Last Act of the Killing Times

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The fifty-odd years of Scottish history dominated by the Jacobite Risings are amongst its most evocative and whilst the last battle, Culloden in 1746, is deservedly remembered as a national...
Belfast Transport

Belfast Transport

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`Belfast Transport' is the story of public transport in Belfast from the horse buses of the 1860s to the Metro buses which were introduced in 2005. It is a fascinating...
Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers

Counting: Humans, History and the Infinite Lives of Numbers

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WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO COUNT? WHY ARE HUMANS THE ONLY SPECIES ON EARTH THAT CAN DO IT? WHERE DID COUNTING COME FROM? HOW HAS IT SHAPED SOCIETIES ALONG THE...
The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes by Christine de Pizan: Volume 457

The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes by Christine de Pizan: Volume 457

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Christine de Pizan attracted an international audience of admirers her during her lifetime, including many readers in England. The Boke of the Cyte of Ladyes (1521) is the earliest English...
Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History

Normal Women: 900 Years of Making History

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A lasting work of social history' THE TIMES'A genuinely new history of our nation' DAN JONES'This celebration of women is a triumph of popular history' SPECTATOR...
So Great a Prince

So Great a Prince

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Author: Lauren JohnsonFormat: Paperback, 150mm x 221mm, 363g, 336 pagesPublished: Pegasus Books, United States, 2018England, 1509. Henry VII, the first Tudor monarch, is dead; his successor, the seventeen-year-old Henry VIII,...
The Profits of Nature: Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China

The Profits of Nature: Colonial Development and the Quest for Resources in Nineteenth-Century China

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Author: Peter B. LavelleFormat: Hardback, 152mm x 229mm, 304 pagesPublished: Columbia University Press, United States, 2020In the nineteenth century, the Qing empire experienced a period of profound turmoil caused by...
Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: Art, Representation and History

Portraiture in South Asia since the Mughals: Art, Representation and History

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Author: Crispin BranfootFormat: Hardback, 138mm x 216mm, 676g, 320 pagesPublished: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom, 2018One of the most remarkable artistic achievements of the Mughal Empire was the emergence in...
Discover and Do: Tudors

Discover and Do: Tudors

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DISCOVER the facts and DO the activities in this fun history series! Discover and Do! History is the perfect introduction to history for readers aged 7 and up who enjoy...
Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought

Indian Sex Life: Sexuality and the Colonial Origins of Modern Social Thought

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How British authorities and Indian intellectuals developed ideas about deviant female sexuality to control and organize modern society in IndiaDuring the colonial period in India, European scholars, British officials, and...