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The extraordinary story of the world's most influential, intriguing and surprising ruler, Queen Victoria.When Alexandrina Victoria was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom ...
Henry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, and he is often defined by his many marriages. But what do we see ...
The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyds masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way ...
In the eighteenth century, India's share of the world economy was as large as Europe's. By 1947, after two centuries of British rule ...
From the moment of her birth to her death on the scaffold, Mary Stuart spent her life embroiled in power struggles that shook the foundations ...
Christmas in Tudor times was a period of feasting, revelry and merrymaking to drive the cold winter away. A carnival atmosphere presided at court, with ...
Winston Churchill dominates our view of the history of Britain in the twentieth century - the brash, brave and ambitious young aristocrat who sought out danger ...
Thomas Cromwell is one of the most famous - or notorious - figures in English history. Born in obscurity in Putney, he became a fixer for Cardinal ...
Lighthouses are striking totems of our relationship to the sea. For many, they encapsulate a romantic vision of solitary homes amongst the waves, but their ...
WINNER OF THE ORWELL PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITING
WINNER OF THE ELIZABETH LONGFORD PRIZE FOR HISTORICAL BIOGRAPHY
Book of the year: The Times, Sunday Times ...
Niall Ferguson's Empire is one of the most successful and controversial history books of recent years. Brilliantly re-telling the story of Britain's imperial ...
Soon to be a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary, Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians ...
Who are the English? Their language and culture have had an impact on the modern world out of all proportion to the size of their ...
The first ever collection of the letters between Churchill and his mother sheds revelatory light on the future wartime premier.
'[An] entertaining and illuminating collection ...
In The Restless Kings Nick Barratt presents the tumultuous struggle for supremacy between the first Plantagenet king, Henry II, and his four sons - a drama ...
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