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Plot Against Pepys (08 Edition) by James D. Long Synopsis Part history, part bone-rattling suspense, this work tells the forgotten story of two of the most dangerous years in the life of legendary diarist Samuel Pepys, who, in 1679, was charged with treason and imprisoned in the Tower of London.... (read more) List Price $27.95 Your price: $14.00 Used - Hardcover 
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London a Social History by Roy Porter Publisher Comments A redesigned B format edition of this informative narrative on the capital city, it's growth and the ever changing experience of London life over the centuries. 16pp b/w illus.... (read more) Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Story of Scotland by Nigel Tranter Publisher Comments Nigel Tranter expertly weaves the colorful threads of folklore into the fabric of historical fact. The legends, myths, stories and memories handed down from generation to generation are added to the bare bones of factual record to reveal Scotland's true... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Daughters of Britannia the Lives & Times by Katie Hickman Synopsis From the first exploratory expeditions into foreign lands, through the heyday of the British Empire and still at the end of the millennium, the foreign service has been shaped and run behind the scenes by the wives of ambassadors and minor civil servants.... (read more) Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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State Secrets: Behind the Scenes of the 20th Century by Chris Pomery Publisher Comments Subtitled, "Behind The Scenes Of The 20th century". Full of disclosures from the National Archives' government, police and intelligence files.... (read more) List Price $12.75 Your price: $2.95 Used - Hardcover
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Who's Who in Late Hanoverian Britain, 1789-1837 (Who's Who in British History) by Geoffrey Treasure Publisher Comments The late Hanoverian period was exceptionally rich in culture, thought, and political activity. There were poets, in the shape of William Wordsworth, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Robert Southey, and William Blake; military heroes, like Lord Nelson and the... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $4.50 Used - Hardcover
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Literature, Gender and Politics During the English Civil War by Diane Purkiss Publisher Comments Diane Purkiss analyses representations of masculinity in the writings of Milton, Marvell, Waller and Herrick.... (read more) List Price $130.25 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Elizabeth Regina by Alison Plowden Publisher Comments This is the concluding part of Alison Plowden's biography. It presents Elizabeth I at the peak of her form - tough, vigorous and autocratic, her appetite for the pleasures and problems of life seemingly unquenchable.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Public & Private Worlds of Elizabeth I by Susan Watkins Publisher Comments In this intimate account of the remarkable cultural flowering of Elizabethan England, Susan Watkins takes us to the heart of one of history's most extraordinary tales: how Queen Elizabeth I set out to capture the hearts of her people. In plays and... (read more) List Price $40.00 Your price: $11.95 Used - Hardcover
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Elizabeth's Women: Friends, Rivals, and Foes Who Shaped the Virgin Queen by Tracy Borman Publisher Comments A source of endless fascination and speculation, the subject of countless biographies, novels, and films, Elizabeth I is now considered from a thrilling new angle by the brilliant young historian Tracy Borman. So often viewed in her relationships with... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $19.50 Used - Hardcover
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Mistress Anne by Carolly Erickson Publisher Comments As Maureen Quilligan wrote in the New York Times Book Review of The First Elizabeth, Anne Boleyn "was a real victim of the sexual scandals her brilliant daughter escaped, and a subject Ms. Erickson's sensitivity to sexual and political nuance should well... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Diaries by Alan Clark Synopsis Alan Clark, historian and politician, has recorded his life socially and politically for many years. This volume covers the period from the death of his father, Lord (Kenneth) Clark, to when he became subject to the Privy Council oath in February 1991... (read more) Your price: $4.50 Used - Trade Paper
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The Yorkists: The History of a Dynasty by Anne Crawford Publisher Comments The Yorkist dynasty includes both the most wicked king in English history, Richard III, and the most tragic, his nephew Edward V, one of the Princes in the Tower. They came to the throne in 1461, when Edward IV, who traced his claim to Edward III... (read more) List Price $40.25 Your price: $16.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Where Now for New Labour? by Anthony Giddens Publisher Comments New Labour is back in power - where now? What should the party's agenda be? How should the centre-left react to a changed external world marked by economic downturn, protests against globalization and an unstable international order? Anthony Giddens... (read more) List Price $23.75 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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London Perceived by V S Pritchett Book News Annotation An extended essay by Pritchett (1900-97) and striking b&w photographs by Evelyn Hofer present a personal view of the city, integrating history, art, literature, and daily life. The 1962 cloth edition was published by Harcourt Brace and World... (read more) List Price $18.75 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Richard III: England's Black Legend by Desmond Seward Synopsis "(A) well-written and colorful account of an intriguing period in English history" -- The New York Times Book Review Richard III (1452-1485) was the only North-countryman ever to reign over England and the only king since 1066 to be killed in battle... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Boudica: The Life of Britain's Legendary Warrior Queen by Vanessa Collingridge Publisher Comments As Boudica has become well known as an icon of female leadership and strength, the true story of her revolt against the Roman empire has only become more distant--until now.... (read more) List Price $24.75 Your price: $18.50 Used - Hardcover
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Scottish Pride: 101 Reasons To Be Proud of Your Scottish Heritage by Heather Duncan Publisher Comments 101 reasons to be proud you're Scottish.... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Hardcover
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Riot!: Civil Insurrection from Peterloo to the Present Day by Ian Hernon Publisher Comments 'A riot is at bottom the language of the unheard.' --Martin Luther King Riot! covers, with a reporter's eye, almost 200 years of civil disturbance on mainland Britain, and gives a voice to some of the remarkable men and women involved. Ian Hernon... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
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The Decline and Fall of the British Empire, 1781-1997 (Vintage) by Piers Brendon Publisher Comments After the American Revolution, the British Empire appeared to be doomed. Yet it grew to become the greatest, most diverse empire the world had seen. Then, within a generation, the mighty structure collapsed, a rapid demise that left an array of... (read more) List Price $20.00 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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