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'Vivid, atmospheric, packed with brilliant story-telling' - Humphrey Hawksley, former BBC Beijing, Hong Kong and Asia Correspondent'[An] entertaining guide, rich in anecdote and understanding for an early globalised world that...

'Vivid, atmospheric, packed with brilliant story-telling' - Humphrey Hawksley, former BBC Beijing, Hong Kong and Asia Correspondent '[An] entertaining guide, rich in anecdote and understanding for an early globalised world...

'Vivid, atmospheric, packed with brilliant story-telling' - Humphrey Hawksley, former BBC Beijing, Hong Kong and Asia Correspondent'[An] entertaining guide, rich in anecdote and understanding for an early globalised world that...

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The first full-length history of England in one volume for many decades - now in paperback The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common...

90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books During his reign, Lord Cobham was burnt alive, but I forget what for. In Jane Austen's breezy and entirely biased telling...

Author: Susan OwensFormat: Hardback, 153mm x 234mm, 860g, 320 pagesPublished: Thames & Hudson Ltd, United Kingdom, 2023Imagining England's Past takes a long look at the country's invented histories, from the...

England- our favourite things, by well-known names led by Bill Bryson, Michael Palin and Eric Clapton. This celebration of the English countryside does not only focus on the rolling green...

A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR A unique, illustrated history of Tudor England told through its art and artefacts. The Tudor dynasty (1485-1603) gave England five monarchs and an age...

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This book begins and ends with analytical sections on early and later Stuart England respectively, and has four narrative sections in the middle. Changes to this edition include the addition...

The novel to truly capture the comedy and tragedy of our times Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and...

From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgwater Canal to Blackpool Pier, historian John Julius Norwich tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic story of...

A vivid journey around England's great seaside resorts, exploring their history and current struggle, and what they reveal about England, from the award-winning author of Love of CountryEngland's seaside is...

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Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, with some minor damage and edge wear. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: No visible markings. Binding: Intact hardcover. A richly crafted biographical portrait, Victoria of...

Bringing together photographs taken during the mid 1970s through to the early 1980s, Turn and Face the Strange covers the eclectic range of subjects that passed in front of Jane...

Edition: repr.,Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerThis compelling biography chronicles the extraordinary life of one of Britain's most iconic monarchs. Edith Sitwell, with her characteristic...

Condition remarks:Book: Good Jacket: Very goodPages: Good Markings: Previous ownerA richly detailed survey of English art history, Court Painting in England: From Tudor to Victorian Times chronicles the evolution of...

A seriously FUNNY, seriously CLEVER history of our early kings and queens by one of our favourite comedians and cultural commentators. This will be the most refreshing, entertaining history of...

A compelling, authoritative account of the brilliant, conflicted, visionary world of Tudor England When Henry VII landed in a secluded bay in a far corner of Wales, it seemed inconceivable...

All of Orwell's brilliant writing on England and Englishness collected in a single volume Much of George Orwell's best writing, brought together in this comprehensive collection, is concerned with England,...

A Telegraph Best Book of 2025 'Ingenious' - ????? Telegraph 'Candid and compelling' - Guardian 'Wistful, sad and funny' - Spectator 'Working-class life pinned to the page' - Herald 'Already...

Author: G. W. Groos (translation)Binding: HardbackPublished: Thames and Hudson, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis compelling historical account, The Diary Of Baron Waldstein: A Traveller In Elizabethan England, chronicles...

Provides an account of the great engineer, Isambard Kingdom Brunel, who described 'his' Great Western Railway as 'England's finest work'. This book explores the legacy of the Victorian railway revolution,...

From the ancient world of Stonehenge and Had rian''s Wall to the glory of Blenheim Palace and the Tower of London, John Hedgecoe takes a photographic journey to some of...

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The story of the strange mixture of romanticism, militarism and technology that has made planes so important to England The history of England and the aeroplane is one tangled with...

A book like this is the essence of England's heritage - superb photographs of idyllic scenes, some of which are ruins, woven together with an informative and perceptive text. Buy...

An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal...

*THE INSIDE STORY OF HOW ENGLAND REACHED THE EURO 2024 FINAL* *Written by the European Football Writer of the Year and the Chief Football Correspondent at the Sunday Times *...

A Sunday Times Book of the Week and Top 10 Bestseller A Times bestseller A Waterstones Paperback of the Year 2024 A Spectator Book of the Year What kind of...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: N/APages: YellowedCondition remarks: Complete in 15 vols. Good-fair. Few publishing achievements in the field of historical scholarship rival the ambition and scope of The Oxford History of...

The novel to truly capture the comedy and tragedy of our times Beginning eight years ago on the outskirts of Birmingham, where car factories have been replaced by Poundland, and...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodMarkings: Previous ownerCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageFrom the ashes of the Napoleonic Wars to the trembling eve of the First World War,...

'The very best sort of panoramic portrait' David Kynaston'The Edwardians have long been the lost decade of British history, yet they are that history at its climax. Alwyn Turner sets...

This first comprehensive biography of Henry I, the youngest son of William the Conqueror and an elusive figure for historians, offers a rich and compelling account of his tumultuous life...

Condition remarks:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodA landmark in travel writing and regional scholarship, The Shell Guide to England is the definitive companion for anyone seeking to understand the rich,...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. Part of the respected Seminar Studies in History series, Poverty and Vagrancy...

Author: David WatkinBinding: HardbackPublished: J.M. Dent & Sons Ltd, 1984Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Worn/faded, no tearsPages: GoodMarkings: No markingsThis authoritative volume The Royal Interiors Of Regency England chronicles the opulent and influential...

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In his introduction, Hugh Trevor-Roper considers the History's dominant place in nineteenth-century historical literature. One of the greatest figures of his age, Thomas Babington Macaulay (1800-59) was widely admired throughout...