Notes from a Small Island
by Bill Bryson




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"Suddenly, in the space of a moment, I realized what it was that I loved about Britain-which is to say, all of it." After nearly two decades spent on British soil, Bill Bryson-bestsellingauthor of The Mother Tongue and Made in America-decided to returnto... (read more)

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The Story of England
by Christopher Hibbert


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This general introduction to popular history attempts to relate the events of each period of English history to the heritage that can still be seen and appreciated. Designed to make fact-finding easy, the volume is supported by numerous tables, maps and... (read more)

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Blood & Roses
by Helen Castor


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The Wars of the Roses turned England upside down. Between 1455 and 1485 four kings lost their thrones, more than forty noblemen lost their lives on the battlefield or their heads on the block, and thousands of the men who followed them met violent deaths.... (read more)

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Eighteenth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction
by Paul Langford


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While the rest of eighteenth century Europe was embroiled in revolution and unrest, Britain embarked on an era of comparative calm and stability. Two attempts by the Stuarts to reclaim the throne were easily put down, not through the power of the British... (read more)

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Gunpowder Plot
by Antonia Fraser


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This is an historian's account of The Gunpowder Plot.... (read more)

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Seasons on Harris: A Year in Scotland's Outer Hebrides
by David Yeadon


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The Outer Hebrides of Scotland epitomize the evocative beauty and remoteness of island life. The most dramatic of all the Hebrides is Harris, a tiny island formed from the oldest rocks on earth, a breathtaking landscape of soaring mountains, wild... (read more)

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Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne
by David Starkey


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Includes bibliographical references (p. [325]-351) and index.... (read more)

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Blitz: The Story of December 29, 1940
by Margaret Gaskin


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Churchill called it his nation’s greatest trial and its finest hour. Europe had fallen to Hitler and Britain stood alone. Determined to bomb the English into submission, the German Luftwaffe attacked London nearly every night, targeting the “... (read more)

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Elizabeth & Leicester: Power, Passion, Politics
by Sarah Gristwood


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Few relationships fire our imagination like that of Elizabeth I and the Earl of Leicester, Robert Dudleythe love affair immortalized in Philippa Gregorys The Virgins Loverbut nearly fifty years have passed since a book has been dedicated solely to their... (read more)

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Her Majesty's Spymaster: Elizabeth I, Sir Francis Walsingham, and the Birth of Modern Espionage
by Stephen Budiansky


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Queen Elizabeth I and Englands First Spymaster Sir Francis Walsinghams official title was principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I, but in fact this pious, tight-lipped Puritan was Englands first spymaster. A ruthless, fiercely loyal civil servant... (read more)

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Queen of Scots: The True Life of Mary Stuart
by John Guy


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The eminent British historian John Guy has unearthed a wealth of evidence that upends the popular notion of Mary Queen of Scots as a femme fatale and establishes her as the intellectual and political equal of Elizabeth I. Guy draws on sources as... (read more)

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To Rule the Waves: How the British Navy Shaped the Modern World (P.S.)
by Arthur Herman


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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)

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By Permission of Heaven: the Story of the Great Fire of London
by Adrian Tinniswood


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A magnificently told and thrilling account of one of the most dramatic events in British history. Adrian Tinniswood’s magnificent new account of the Great Fire of London explores the history of a cataclysm and its consequences, from that first... (read more)

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Curious Scotland: Tales from a Hidden History
by George Rosie


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Since he was a schoolboy in Edinburgh, George Rosie has been driven by powerful curiosity about his country. This lively mindset has established him as one of Scotland's most inquisitive writers and journalists. Here, he unearths and illuminates many... (read more)

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Life of Thomas More
by Peter Ackroyd


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Pre-eminent as a courtier and a humanist, a friend to Henry VIII and the author of "Utopia", Thomas More is one of the great figures of England's history. This is a portrait of the first English layman to be beatified as a martyr, and of the social and... (read more)

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Making Friends with Hitler: Lord Londonderry, the Nazis, and the Road to War II
by Ian Kershaw


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Charles Stewart Henry Vane-Tempest-Stewart, the 7th Marquess of Londonderry, was born to power and command. Scion of one of Britain's most aristocratic families, cousin of Churchill and confidant of the king, owner of vast coal fields and landed estates,... (read more)

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Nancy Cunard: Heiress, Muse, Political Idealist
by Lois Gordon


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Nancy Cunard (1896-1965) led a life that surpasses Hollywood fantasy. The only child of an English baronet (and heir to the Cunard shipping fortune) and an American beauty, Cunard abandoned the life of a celebrated socialite and Jazz Age icon to pursue a... (read more)

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Blood and Roses: One Family's Struggle and Triumph During the Tumultuous Wars of the Roses
by Helen Castor


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The Wars of the Roses tore England asunder. Over the course of thirty years, four kings lost their thrones, countless men lost their lives on the battlefield or their heads on the block, and others found themselves suddenly flush with gold. Yet until now,... (read more)

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