by Amanda Foreman  Publisher Comments The winner of Britain's prestigious Whitbread Prize and a bestseller there for months, this wonderfully readable biography offers a rich, rollicking picture of late-eighteenth-century British aristocracy and the intimate story of a woman who for a time... (read more) Your Price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
by Arthur Herman 
Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 431-452) and index.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your Price $8.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Terry Darlington Publisher Comments "We could bore ourselves to death, drink ourselves to death, or have a bit of an adventure..." It was absurd. It was foolhardy. And it was glorious. When they retired, Terry Darlington and his somewhat saner wife Monica—together with... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Isaac Kramnick Book News Annotation A study of the political culture of Augustan Britain, much admired upon its original publication in 1968 (Harvard U. Press). Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)... (read more) Your Price $15.25 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Charlotte (edt) Mosley Publisher Comments This collection offers an unparalleled and intimate glimpse into the lives of the British aristocracy and an unvarnished look at these privileged sisters. Their letters present not just a superb social and historical chronicle of the 20th century, but... (read more) Your Price $39.95 (New - Hardcover) check for used and sale copies
by H Spencer Churchill Publisher Comments Every history buff wishes that walls could talk. In this first book ever written about Blenheim and the Churchills by a family member, Lady Henrietta Spencer-Churchill explores the relationship between one of history's most important families and its... (read more) Your Price $31.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by W R Mitchell Synopsis Finlay MacQueen was a man of two worlds: the remote archipelago of St Kilda and the gentler landscape of Fife where he spent his last years. The book also deals with a significant chapter in Scottish social history - the last days of a 1000-year-old... (read more) Your Price $6.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Arthur Herman Publisher Comments To Rule the Waves tells the extraordinary story of how the British Royal Navy allowed one nation to rise to a level of power unprecedented in history. From the navy's beginnings under Henry VIII to the age of computer warfare and special ops, historian... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Trevor Rees Jones Publisher Comments Where were you when Diana died?<P>For Trevor Rees-Jones the answer is simple: he was in the same hospital as Diana, fighting for his own life a few rooms away. As bodyguard to her companion Dodi Fayed, he was with the couple when, hounded by... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Andrew Bridgeford Publisher Comments For more than 900 years the Bayeux Tapestry has preserved one of history's greatest dramas: the Norman Conquest of England, culminating in the death of King Harold at the Battle of Hastings in 1066. Historians have held for centuries that the majestic... (read more) Your Price $7.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Bill Buford Publisher Comments They have names like Barmy Bernie, Daft Donald, and Steamin' Sammy. They like lager (in huge quantities), the Queen, football clubs (especially Manchester United), and themselves. Their dislike encompasses the rest of the known universe, and England's... (read more) Your Price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
by Nathaniel Harris Publisher Comments Scotland is most often associated with tartan... (read more) Your Price $8.43 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
by Adrian Tinniswood Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 305-311) and index.... (read more) Your Price $8.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
Publisher Comments An affectionate and satirical collection of photos capturing the essence and identity of England. Locations include Ascot and the seaside, with objects such as seagulls, bad footwear and cups of tea all featuring. "It reaffirms the traditional aspect of... (read more) Your Price $42.62 (New - Mass Market) check for used and sale copies
by Henry Ala Jefferies Synopsis Cork, a city with a history that extends back in time over fourteen centuries, became one of the great ecclesiastical centres in early Christian Ireland before the Vikings settled on the banks of the River Lee. Subsequently, a Hibernio-Viking community... (read more) Your Price $28.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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