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by Samuel Pepys  Publisher Comments Samuel Pepys is as much a paragon of literature as Chaucer and Shakespeare. His Diary is one of the principal sources for many aspects of the history of its period. In spite of its significance, all previous editions were inadequately edited and suffered... (read more)  List Price $19.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies 
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by Charles Higham Publisher Comments Bestselling author Higham draws from previously overlooked sources in America and Britain to tell the fascinating story of Jennie Jerome, mother of Winston Churchill--feminist, advocate of Irish independence, and notoriously promiscuous society belle.... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $12.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Maria Perry Publisher Comments A collection of insights into the world of London ladies, past and present.... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $5.20 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Arnold Edit Kemp Publisher Comments Full of beautiful historical pictures, this book contains essays and articles about Scotland's past, present, and future, concerning everything from its literature to its moutaintops.... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price $14.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Armitage Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-310) and index.... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price $17.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Peter Reese Publisher Comments Over six hundred years after his death, Scotland's greatest knight continues to inspire nationalists in Scotland and throughout the world. In this major new biography Peter Reese deals with the history of Wallace and his time and the influence that his... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Andrew Murray Publisher Comments The run-up to last October's Hatfield disaster and the subsequent and ongoing chaos are examined in detail. This book is also a call for change, primarily from those who know they can deliver a fully restored, publicly owned national railway, above all... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price $6.80 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Henry Ala Jefferies Book News Annotation Its history starts somewhere in the mists of time, and every day of that history it has faced the roiling Atlantic and storms of the Irish fate. Jeffries (history, Thornhill College, Derry) and his collaborators describe how Cork began as a monastic... (read more) Your price $28.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by William Stephens Publisher Comments Children are well-behaved. The school trains them to be this way. Since the children can be counted on, they play a role in community life. The people are considerate of their neighbours, and they do what has to be done for the community. This book takes... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price $5.60 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by David Boyle Publisher Comments Subtitled, "The Capture, Imprisonment & Ransom Of Richard The Lionheart". Sheds new light on one of the most interesting periods in medieval history, providing new perspectives on the lives of Richard and Blondel, as well as an insight into the... (read more) Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Robert Hutchinson Publisher Comments A blazing narrative history that boldly captures the end of England's most despotic ruler and his court -- a time of murderous conspiracies, terrifying betrayals, and sordid intrigue Henry VIII's crimes against his wives are well documented and have... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $8.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Jeremy Paxman Synopsis In the light of membership of Europe, the loss of an Empire and a devolved United Kingdom, the English no longer seem to know who they are. Using literary sources and interviews, the author attempts to define - or redefine - English identity at the turn... (read more) Your price $5.95 (Used - Mass Market) check for new and sale copies
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by Daniel Defoe Book News Annotation Between these covers is a whole historical world to travel: a careful abridgment of the great Defoe's classic circuit of England, first published in three volumes in 1724-26, complemented by a wealth of contemporary paintings, sketches, and engravings... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $19.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by H S Bennett Publisher Comments The Paston letters have long exercised a tremendous fascination for their capacity to recreate in vivid detail the lives of an ordinary well-to-do fifteenth-century family. H. S. Bennett??'s classic study recreates beautifully their historical context... (read more) List Price $22.00 Your price $6.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Ian Kershaw Publisher Comments 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) List Price $29.95 Your price $11.98 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Sonia G Benson Publisher Comments Presents an overview of British civilization during the reign of Elizabeth I, covering daily life, the religious controversies of the era, England's emergence as a world power, and the flowering of the arts, philosophy, science, and especially drama in... (read more) List Price $60.00 Your price $27.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Colin Baxter Publisher Comments In stunning photographs from Scotland's leading photographer, this collection showcases the best of Scotland.... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price $7.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Phyllis Raphael Publisher Comments ""The city had begun to enter me. It was the ultimate distraction. London was an endless maze of places I could lose myself… .Walking, I wanted to live on every gorgeous London street.""--from "Off the King's Road" <BR>In an understated... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $11.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael De La Noy Publisher Comments Author Michael De-la-Noy takes us on a conducted tour of the many homes of Queen Victoria and crafts an intimate domestic portrayal that adds depth and complexity to her legend. Apart from Balmoral Castle, the home she loved best, there was Kensington... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $9.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Stephen Taylor Publisher Comments The Indian Ocean was the final battleground for Englands navy. At stake was Britains commercial lifeline to India and its strategic capacity to wage war in Europe. The focus of these battles was a tiny French outpost in mid-ocean--the island known as... (read more) List Price $25.95 Your price $17.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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