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Never Had it So Good 1956-63: A History of Britain from Suez to the
In 1956 the Suez Crisis finally shattered the old myths of the British Empire and paved the way for the tumultuous changes of the decades to come. In NEVER HAD...
Adventures in Time: The Fall of the Aztecs
Travel back to a vanished world with the celebrated children's history series The Aztec Empire had been blessed by the gods. Its pyramid temples were warmed by the sun, its...
The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities
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Adventures in Time: The First World War
Travel back to the trenches with the fourth book in the thrilling children's history series 'The whistles blew, the cheers went up, and thousands of men were scrambling up into...
Red Plenty: 'Bizarre and quite brilliant.' Dominic Sandbrook, host of
The Soviet Union was founded on a fairytale. It was built on 20th century magic called 'the planned economy', which was going to gush forth an abundance of good things...
Adventures in Time: Alexander the Great
Join Alexander the Great on a journey to the end of the world, in the third book in a thrilling new children's history series 'His mind was clear. It was...
The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'The world's most successful history podcast . . . Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times From...
The Rest is History: The official book from the makers of the hit
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *Now with a fun pub quiz* 'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent 'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The...
The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and brain-enhancing podcast out there' ( The Times ) - also including puzzles and a quiz! Tom...
The Rest is History Returns: An A-Z of Historical Curiosities
THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER The second bestselling book from 'the most joyous and brain-enhancing podcast out there' ( The Times ) - also including puzzles and a quiz! Tom...
Borderlines: A History of Europe in 29 Borders
THE REST IS HISTORY CLUB BOOK OF THE MONTH 'One of the most engaging and fascinating histories of Europe I've read for years.' DOMINIC SANDBROOK 'Highly original and insightful' PD...
Beaverbrook: A Study In Power And Frustration
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Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damagePages: Good Markings: No markingsA compelling political biography, this work chronicles the turbulent life of Lord Beaverbrook — the Canadian-born...
Military History Bargain Book Box (15 Books)
Military History Bargain Book Box (15 Books) Fifteen books written by the people who were there, and the historians determined to get it right. Inside: a rescue mission cancelled at...
Anatomy of a Nation: A History of British Identity in 50 Documents
Author: Dominic Selwood Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 672 From an obscure, misty archipelago on the fringes of the Roman world to history's largest empire and originator of the world's...
Secondhand History & Biography Bargain Book Box SP2941
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Secondhand History & Biography Bargain Book Box SP2941 From the courts of Henry VIII to the Burma Railway, from the Congress of Berlin to the Elizabethan stage — this box...
Powers and Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages
Author: Dan Jones Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 720 Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be...
True World History: Humanity's Saga
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History is written by the victors to control the billions of people on Planet Earth. Guns, weapons, and armies are not enough. The victors intend to control your MIND ....
The Time Traveler's Historical Fiction Bargain Book Box (17 Books)
The Time Traveler's Historical Fiction Box (17 Books) Immerse yourself in the past with this sweeping collection of seventeen historical novels. From the blood-soaked sands of the Spartan arena and...
Sandakan 1942 - 1945: Stories Of The Local People Who Heroically Helped The Australian Pows (SIGNED)
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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn one of the most harrowing chapters of the Second World War, the Sandakan...
Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2845
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Secondhand History & Culture Bargain Book Box SP2845 Eighteen books on the American project — its history, its failures, its myths, and its arguments with itself — spanning Civil War...
Victoria A History
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Author: Don GardenBinding: HardbackPublished: Nelson, Melbourne, 1984Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Wear and tearPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis comprehensive historical account delves into the rich and complex history of Victoria. It explores the...
Victoria: A History
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: Wear and tearPages: Tanning and foxing Markings: No markingsA comprehensive work of Australian history, Victoria: A History chronicles the development of the state of Victoria from...
History in the House: Some Remarkable Dons and the Teaching of Politics, Character and Statecraft
A Spectator Best Book of the Year; An Aspects of History Best Book of the Year; An Engelsberg Ideas Best Book of the Year Five hundred years ago, Thomas Wolsey...
Historical Tables: 58 B.C.-A.D. 1965
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Condition remarks:Book: Fair Jacket: No dust jacketPages: Good Markings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageA landmark work of historical reference, Historical Tables: 58 B.C.-A.D. 1965 presents over two...
Sandakan 1942 - 1945: Stories Of The Local People Who Heroically Helped The Australian Pows (SIGNED)
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Edition: First Edition ThusCondition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: SignedCondition remarks: Minor tears to spineIn the darkest years of the Second World War, a small community in Sandakan, British...
Treason of Sparta: The brand new book from the master of historical
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW!Book 7 in The Long War series from the master of historical fiction, Christian CameronWhen the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea,...
The Venetian Heretic: 'The Master of Historical Fiction' Sunday Times
Venice is alive with the magic and bustle of Carnevale. A city of mysterious masks and gorgeous palaces, of riches, patricians, intellectuals and artists. And amidst it all, something new...
Treason of Sparta: The brand new book from the master of historical fiction!
Author: Christian Cameron Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 Book 7 in The Long War series from the master of historical fiction, Christian Cameron When the dust settled and the...
The Secret Diaries of Charles Ignatius Sancho: "An absolutely thrilling, throat-catching wonder of a historical novel" STEPHEN FRY
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The Venetian Heretic: 'The Master of Historical Fiction' Sunday Times
Venice is alive with the magic and bustle of Carnevale. A city of mysterious masks and gorgeous palaces, of riches, patricians, intellectuals and artists. And amidst it all, something new...
Historical Sketch Of Victoria
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Author: James SmithBinding: HardbackPublished: Lansdowne Press, 1980Condition:Book: Very goodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThe Historical Sketch of Victoria covers the period from 1803 and the first, abortive, settlement of Lieutenant-Governor...
History and Christian Apologetic
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Historical Letters
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Those Who Are About To Die: Gladiators and the Roman Mind
Bestselling author Harry Sidebottom takes readers on a thrilling journey through a day in the life of the best-known figure of the ancient world- the Roman gladiator Bestselling author Harry...
Historic North Stradbroke Island
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Author: Paddy Carter Et AllBinding: PaperbackPublished: North Stradbroke Island Historical Museum, 1994Condition:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageThis authoritative local history compiles archival...
Secondhand Arts, Culture & Historical Biography Bargain Book Box SP2569
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Secondhand Arts, Culture & Historical Biography Bargain Book Box (15 Books) Spanning the creative spectrum from the Golden Age of Hollywood to the foundational poets of the nineteenth century, this...
Treason of Sparta: The brand new book from the master of historical
AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW!Book 7 in The Long War series from the master of historical fiction, Christian CameronWhen the dust settled and the blood dried after the Battle of Plataea,...
We Don't Know Ourselves: A Personal History of Ireland Since 1958
The #1 Irish Times bestseller WINNER of the An Post Irish Book Awards 'A clear-eyed, myth-dispelling masterpiece' Marian Keyes 'Sweeping, authoritative and profoundly intelligent' Colm Toibin, Guardian 'With the pace...
Justinian: Emperor, Soldier, Saint
WINNER OF THE LONDON HELLENIC PRIZE SHORTLISTED FOR THE RUNCIMAN AWARD A Sunday Times , BBC History Magazine , and Evening Standard Book of the Year 'Majestic, sparkling' Peter Frankopan...
The Blood in Winter: The thrilling story of England's descent into
A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR: THE TIMES / SUNDAY TIMES , TELEGRAPH AND HISTORY TODAY A nation on the cusp of war. A king ousted from his capital by...
Queen Victoria and her Prime Ministers: A Personal History
A Daily Mail Best History Book of the Year; A Spectator Best Book of the Year It is generally accepted that Queen Victoria reigned but did not rule. This couldn't...
The Book of Eve: A beguiling historical feminist tale - inspired by the undeciphered Voynich manuscript
The Binding meets The Handmaid's Tale - Discovering a book of dark and ancient power, a convent librarian must defend it with her life. Perfect for fans of dark academia...