British History
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Viking London
Thomas Williams
Read more ▸ Order ▸London was reborn in the fires of the Viking Age, transformed by immigrants and natives,...
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The Club: Johnson, Boswell, and the Friends Who Shaped an Age
Leo Damrosch
Read more ▸ Order ▸In 1763, the painter Joshua Reynolds proposed to his friend Samuel Johnson that they invite...
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In Pursuit of Civility: Manners and Civilization in Early Modern England
Keith Thomas
Read more ▸ Order ▸What did it mean to be ‘civilized’ in Early Modern England? Keith Thomas’s seminal studies...
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Partition Voices: Untold British Stories
Kavita Puri
Read more ▸ Order ▸The division of the Indian subcontinent in 1947 into India and Pakistan saw millions uprooted...
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Royal Air Force: The Official Story
James Holland
Read more ▸ Order ▸Royal Air Force: The Official Story is the most up-to-date official history of the Royal Air...
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Palace of Palms: Tropical Dreams and the Making of Kew
Kate Teltscher
Read more ▸ Order ▸Daringly innovative when it opened in 1848, the Palm House in Kew Gardens remains one...
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Court Number One
Thomas Grant
Read more ▸ Order ▸Court Number One of the Old Bailey is the most famous court room in the...
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Gresham’s Law: The Life and World of Queen Elizabeth I’s Banker
John Guy
Read more ▸ Order ▸Thomas Gresham was arguably the first true wizard of global finance. He rose through the...
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Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown
Anne Glenconner
Read more ▸ Order ▸The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid...
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The Channel
Charlie Connelly
Read more ▸ Order ▸A bulwark against invasion, a conduit for exchange and a challenge to be conquered, the...
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Black and British: A Forgotten History
David Olusoga
Read more ▸ Order ▸In this vital re-examination of a shared history, historian and broadcaster David Olusoga tells the...
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The Brothers York: An English Tragedy
Thomas Penn
Read more ▸ Order ▸It is 1461 and England is crippled by civil war. One freezing morning, a teenage...