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David Kynaston Following Austerity Britain and Family Britain, the third and fulcrum volume in David Kynaston's landmark social history of post-war Britain. | Roy Hattersley William Cavendish, the father of the first Earl, dissolved monasteries for Henry VIII. Bess, his second wife, was gaoler-companion to Mary Queen of Scots during her long imprisonment in England... |
Linda Stratmann Through the retelling of pivotal events from the author's life, including the death of his brother on the Matterhorn, his fruitless search for him, and the suicide of his father... Delivery: To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £14.60 | 27% |  Despatched in 1 business day. |   Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 7pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £20.00 | £17.00 | 15% |  Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Simon Thurley Between 1900 and 1950 the British state amassed a huge collection of over 800 historic buildings, monuments and historic sites and opened them to the public. Nothing like it had... |
Kevin Sharpe Explores the importance of public image in the Tudor and Stuart monarchies. Delivery:To home, business or free to our stores. Click for more info. | £42.25 | £42.25 | |  Pre-order. This book is not yet published. We will dispatch on publication. | Add to Basket | Click & Collect:Order now to collect from 7pm today. In stock items only. Click for more info. | £42.25 | £35.91 | 15% | Currently out of stock in all stores. | Stores - out of stock | New & Used:Our marketplace sellers will deliver to your chosen address. Click for more info. | | | | Currently unavailable | Currently unavailable |
| Craig Taylor An extraordinary group portrait of London today: a book as rich, dynamic, lively, and diverse as the city itself. |
Stuart Maconie Deals with the places, people and events that have shaped modern Britain. Starting with the death of Queen Victoria, to the Battle of the Somme and the General Strike, and... | Kate Colquhoun The fascinating story of the first ever railway murder |
Kate Summerscale From the bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher comes a brand new true story of Victorian scandal | Gavin Weightman Vivid in its execution and original in its argument, this book tells the story of how the discovery of electricity changed Britain forever. |
Boria Sax Tales tell of how Charles II, fearful of ancient legends that Britain will fall if the ravens at the Tower of London ever leave their abode, ordered that the wings... | Angus Konstam Drake's daring raids had finally resulted in the outbreak of the long-expected war and it would be the last action of its kind for some years as England sought to... |
Adam Nicolson Adam Nicolson tells the story of England through the history of fourteen gentry families - from the 15th century to the present day. This sparkling work of history reads like... | Alison Weir Sister to Anne Boleyn and seduced by two kings, Mary Boleyn has long been the subject of scandal and myth. Her affair with Henry VIII fuelled the shocking annulment of... |
Boris Johnson London is special. For centuries, it has been amongst the greatest cities of the world. But a city is nothing without its people. This sparkling new history of London, told... | Simon Elmes 14 November 2012 marks the ninetieth anniversary of the BBC's first ever broadcast and the beginning of the British love affair with radio. This book takes as its starting point... |