Democracy Needs Aristocracy
by Peregrin Worsthorne


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Sir Peregrine Worsthorne, one of  Britain's most influential and respected political commentators, argues that Britain's aristocracy has contributed mightily to  its stability and prosperity. And yet it is being politically written out... (read more)

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The Last Duel: A True Story of Death and Honour
by James Landale


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The Last Duel is a compelling investigation of one of Europe’s last recorded fatal duels by a BBC correspondent delving into his own family history. Using newly discovered archives and his family records and lore, James Landale reconstructs in... (read more)

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The Making of Victorian Values: Decency and Dissent in Britain, 1789-1837
by Ben Wilson


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In this history of the pre-Victorian era, Wilson begins with the libertine spirit inspired by Byron, Shelley, and the Romantics; and ends with the rise and eventual victory of stolid middle-class values. The result is a radical tour de force, a brilliant... (read more)

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In the Footsteps of Churchill: A Study in Character
by Richard Holmes


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One of the most admired political leaders of all time, Winston Churchill remains an icon four decades after his death. Here, the eminent military historian Richard Holmes offers a remarkable reappraisal of Churchill by examining the early influences that... (read more)

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In the Lion's Court
by Derek A Wilson


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The story of Henry VIII and his six wives is a well-known example of the caprice and violence that dominated that king's reign. Now Derek Wilson examines a set of relationships that more vividly illustrate just how dangerous life was in the court of the... (read more)

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James I: The Masque of Monarchy (English Monarchs: Treasures from the National Archives)
by James Travers


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a detailed biography of James I that looks beneath the flattery and above the gossip by going back to the first-hand evidence: original papers and letters.... (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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Eden (20 British Prime Ministers of the 20th Century)
by Peter Wilby


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Biography of the 12th British Prime Minister of the 20th... (read more)

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Troubadour's Song: The Capture, Imprisonment and Ransom of Richard the Lionheart
by David Boyle


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On his long journey home from the Third Crusade, Richard the Lionheart--one of history’s most powerful and romantic figures--was ship-wrecked near Venice in the Adriatic Sea. Forced to make his way home by land through enemy countries, he traveled... (read more)

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The Last Days of Charles I
by Graham Edwards


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Written to mark the 350th anniversary of the death of Charles I on January 27 1649, this book recounts in detail the events leading to the fateful day, from the King's tribulation in the months before the trial, though the trial itself to the gruesome... (read more)

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Royal Poxes & Potions
by Raymon Lamont Brown


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Focusing primariily on the Georgian Period, this book tells the stories of the relationships between royal physicians and the monarchs they treated, giving us a unique perspective on monarchs and the monarchy.... (read more)

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Victorian Archives #1: The Financial System in Nineteenth-Century Britain
by Mary Poovey


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Includes bibliographica references (p. 365-371) and index.... (read more)

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The Unexpurgated Beaton: The Cecil Beaton Diaries as He Wrote Them, 1970-1980
by Cecil Beaton and Hugo Vickers


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Cecil Beaton was one of the great twentieth-century tastemakers. A photographer, artist, writer and designer for more than fifty years, he was at the center of the worlds of fashion, society, theater and film. The Unexpurgated Beaton brings together for... (read more)

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The Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries (Short Oxford History of the British Isles)
by Barbara F Harvey


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This volume provides a readable account of the history of the British Isles from the Norman Conquest of England to the eve of the Welsh rebellion against Edward I in 1282. In six detailed chapters, contributors consider the fundamental changes that... (read more)

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On the Trail of Queen Victoria in the Highlands (On the Trail of Series)
by Ian R Mitchell


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Award-winning author and mountaineer follows in the footsteps of the woman as well as the monarch who came to see the Highlands as her retreat and solace. This historical biography cum guide book has a wealth of new material about "Mrs Brown". From her... (read more)

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Brewer's Anthology of England & the English
by David Milsted


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Rule Britannia! Here is England's very essence, captured in an anthology of over 1,500 quotes. Eccentricity, snobbery, war, and relationships with the rest of Europe all resound in a "parliament of voices" that ranges from Bede to Larkin, and includes... (read more)

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Scotland's Empire and the Shaping of the Americas, 1600-1815
by T M Devine


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Scotland's influence was crucial for the worldwide success of Britain's overseas empire. As emigrants, soldiers, tobacco lords, merchants, and colonial administrators, Scots were involved in nearly every aspect of running and financing Britain's colonies... (read more)

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Phoenix: The Princes in the Tower
by Elizabeth Jenkins


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A landmark look at one the most heartrending, tragic acts in British history: the murder of two defenseless young princes in the Tower of London by their uncle, King Richard III. Written by the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Great, it uses... (read more)

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