British and Irish History
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Colonialism
Nigel Biggar
Read more ▸ Order ▸A Moral Reckoning
A new assessment of the West’s colonial record In the wake of the...
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The Hollow Crown
Dan Jones
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Wars of the Roses and the Rise of the Tudors
The fifteenth century experienced the...
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The Plantagenets
Dan Jones
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Kings Who Made England
This brilliant new book explores the lives of eight generations of...
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Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber
Sean O'Driscoll
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale
The astonishing story of the English heiress who devoted her...
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Embroidering Her Truth
Clare Hunter
Read more ▸ Order ▸Mary, Queen of Scots and the Language of Power
I felt that Mary was there, pulling...
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1942: Britain at the Brink
Taylor Downing
Read more ▸ Order ▸Eighty years ago, Britain stood at the brink of defeat.
In 1942, a string of military...
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Never Greater Slaughter
Dr Michael Livingston
Read more ▸ Order ▸Brunanburh and the Birth of England
Late in AD 937, four armies met at Brunanburh. On...
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Heritage: A History of How We Conserve Our Past
James Stourton
Read more ▸ Order ▸What is heritage? When was it invented? What is its place in the world today?...
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Speed, Aggression, Surprise
Tom Petch
Read more ▸ Order ▸The Untold Secret Origins of the SAS
The official origin story of the SAS is a...
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The Shortest History of the Crown
Stephen Bates
Read more ▸ Order ▸Amidst the turbulence and invasions, upheaval and dissent that characterise British history, one thing has...
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British Prime Ministers in 100 Facts
Clive Pearson
Read more ▸ Order ▸Clive Pearson takes us on an engaging whirlwind tour of the fifty-two men and two...
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Thames Crossings Through Time
Geoff Lunn
Read more ▸ Order ▸Amid peaceful countryside, past historic towns and through the heart of London, the River Thames...