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by Hugo Vickers  Publisher Comments "In 1953, at the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Princess Alice was dressed from head to foot in a long gray dress and a gray cloak, and a nun's veil. Amidst all the jewels, and velvet and coronets, and the fine uniforms, she exuded an unworldly... (read more)  List Price $28.95 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies 
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by James Landale Publisher Comments 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) List Price $24.00 Your price $13.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Katie Stevenson Publisher Comments Studies the manifestation of the chivalric ideal in medieval Scotland, casting much light on a hitherto unexplored area.... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price $70.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Carrie Barratt Publisher Comments In 1837, Thomas Sully, who had created a vogue for full-length portraiture among the elite of Philadelphia, was offered a commission to paint the young Queen Victoria. He had already painted Andrew Jackson and Lafayette, but it was his refined and... (read more) List Price $37.50 Your price $5.25 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Tom Nairn Synopsis A controversial and comprehensive analysis of Scottish politics before and after devolution, Tom Nairn's After Britain provides a scathing analysis of the twilight of an ancient state: the United Kingdom. In his mordantly funny and brilliant survey of... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $6.50 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Michael Temple Publisher Comments The historical judgements are discerning.-The Daily Mail Part of the 20 Prime Ministers of the 20th Century series, this short biography of the last, and one of the most controversial, prime ministers of the last century examines Tony Blair's... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price $8.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Adam Sisman 
Publisher Comments James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson is the most celebrated of all biographies, acknowledged as one of the greatest and most entertaining books in the English language. Yet Boswell himself has generally been considered little more than an idiot and... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Christine Peters Publisher Comments The history of women in Wales and Scotland is in a thriving infancy compared to England. This book draws on this work to examine the significance of contrasting social, economic and religious conditions in shaping the lives of women in Britain. Although... (read more) List Price $110.00 Your price $12.88 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Tariq Ali Publisher Comments A seething report on the explosive state of affairs in Britain, highlighting Blair's alliance with Washington and Bush's losing war on terror. On July 7, 2005, the murderous mayhem that Blair's war has sown in Iraq came home to London in a... (read more) List Price $11.00 Your price $3.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Lynne Vallone Publisher Comments Just eight months old when her father, Edward, duke of Kent, died unexpectedly, the princess Victoria moved significantly closer to England’s throne. The task of raising a potential female monarch assumed critical importance for the nation, yet... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your price $12.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Geoffrey Ashe Publisher Comments The story of Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table is the chief myth of Britain. But is it something more than myth? Solid facts have emerged through the recent work of archaeologists. This book examines the historical foundations of the Arthurian... (read more) List Price $8.95 Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Giles Radice Publisher Comments Giles Radice's diaries follow twenty years of British government success and failure. They offer a revealing insight into the life of a senior Member of Parliament, with all its hopes, pressures, frustrations, and its impact on family life.... (read more) List Price $55.00 Your price $20.00 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Lita Ros Betcherman Publisher Comments A dual portrait of aristocratic sisters Lucy and Dorothy Percy traces their births during the reign of Elizabeth I and rise to prominence at the court of Charles I in the 1630s, describing how Lucy's beauty and political power played a key role in the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price $10.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Adrian Randall Publisher Comments A study of the early Industrial Revolution in the English woollen cloth making industry.... (read more) List Price $43.00 Your price $30.00 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by P J P Goldberg Publisher Comments This is an innovative analysis of the relationship between women's economic opportunity and marriage in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries. It is based on an intensive study of York and Yorkshire, but also utilizes evidence from other parts of... (read more) List Price $79.00 Your price $14.95 (Used - Hardcover) check for new and sale copies
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by Nick Page Publisher Comments In 1628, as the guest of a lavish banquet thrown by the Duke of Buckingham, the newly married Queen Henrietta Maria watched as servants set a large pie in front of her. Before she could cut into it, the crust began to rise and from the pie emerged a tiny... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Antonia Fraser Publisher Comments Each of these lavishly illustrated books serves up a brief and manageable portion of the Fraser-edited and much-touted Lives of the Kings and Queens of England. A set of six jewels for Fraser's crown.... (read more) List Price $12.95 Your price $2.60 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Caroli Litzenberger Publisher Comments This engaging book provides a gateway to larger themes in modern British history through a set of fascinating portraits of individuals that explore important events and movements from the perspective of the people involved. As a rich and humanized... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price $4.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by John Walker Publisher Comments Robert Blincoe's political, personal and turbulent story illuminates the Dickensian age like never before. His life provides an outstanding example of courage and a refusal to be downtrodden.... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price $8.50 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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by Celia Sandys Synopsis Using British and Boer sources, Churchill's granddaughter covers a neglected part of his life in which he avoided military regulations to combine the roles of soldier and war correspondent during the Boer War. She has visited campsites, battlefields, and... (read more) Your price $5.95 (Used - Trade Paper) check for new and sale copies
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