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1066: The Year of the Conquest

by Howarth, David Armine, David Armine Howarth

God's Fifth Column: A Biography of the Age: 1890-1940William Gerhardie

God's Fifth Column: A Biography of the Age: 1890-1940

by William Alexander Gerhardie, Robert Skidelsky

To English historian and novelist Gerhardie (1895-1977), history is defined by a battle between self-interest and spiritual love; he offers witty, idiosyncratic profiles of Tolstoy, Woodrow Wilson, Hitler, Lenin and Shaw, among others. Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain (Oxford Illustrated Histories)

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain (Oxford Illustrated Histories)

by Kenneth O. Morgan

With over a half-million copies already sold, The Oxford History of Britain is considered the classic single-volume history of the British Isles. Covering two thousand years of British history, the book tells the story of Britain and her peoples from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Here ten distinguished contributors including Peter Salway, John Blair, John S. Morrill, and Paul Langford, offer... (more)

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire

The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire

For most of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the British ruled over a colossal empire that stretched from one end of the map to the other. One cannot contemplate modern history without considering the role of the British Empire. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire is an illuminating survey of the development and impact of the British Empire from the end of the American Revolution to the... (more)

A Shortened History of England

by George Macaulay Trevelyan

Tells the story of the nation from the remote days of the Celt and the Iberian, through the raids of the Vikings, the Norman conquest, the first Elizabethan age and foundation of the Indian Empire to World War I and the setting up of the League of Nations.

The Decline of the West Volumes I and II

The Origins of The Second World War

by A. J. P. Taylor

From Napoleon to LeninTaylor

From Napoleon to Lenin

by Taylor

Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

Between Silk and Cyanide: A Codemaker's War, 1941-1945

by Leo Marks

In 1942, Leo Marks left his father's famous bookshop, 84 Charing Cross Road, and went off to fight the war. He was twenty-two. Soon recognized as a cryptographer of genius, he became head of communications at the Special Operations Executive (SOE), where he revolutionized the codemaking techniques of the Allies and trained some of the most famous agents dropped into occupied Europe, including "the White Rabbit"... (more)

Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe: Documents in Translation (Middle Ages)

Heresy and Authority in Medieval Europe: Documents in Translation (Middle Ages)

by Edward Peters

"Here is an excellent collection of texts illustrative of the struggle between medieval sects and ecclesiatical authorities in medieval Europe. . . . Excellent bibliographical essays complement chapter introductions, making this volume unusually valuable

The Oxford Book of London

All great cities inspire great literature, but no other city has so consistently stimulated the literary imagination as London. Over the centuries writers, poets, historians, artists, and simple observers have chronicled the life and growth of the capital from its humble beginnings to the teeming metropolis it is today. Beginning in about 1180 with a monk named William Fitzstephen enumerating the delights of the... (more)

Schliemann of Troy: Treasure and Deceit

by David A. Traill

A leading historian argues that Heinrich Schliemann, the famed discoverer of ancient Troy--who popularized the belief that the Homeric legends were factual--is one of the greatest frauds of modern archaeological history. "Traill's biography is . . . the fullest and the most judicious contribution to the demythification of Schliemann."--Bernard Knox, The New Republic.

Whigs and Hunters

by E.P. Thompson

Samuel JohnsonJoseph Wood Krutch

Samuel Johnson

by Joseph Wood Krutch

Routledge Atlas of British History: From 54 B.C. to the Present Day

Routledge Atlas of British History: From 54 B.C. to the Present Day

by Martin Gilbert

Martin Gilbert captures the diverse history of Britain in 132 maps, covering military events, politics, social history, economics and transport.

Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age

Farewell in Splendor: The Passing of Queen Victoria and Her Age

by Jerrold M. Packard

An analysis of the British Empire during the time that immediately followed the death of its longest reigning monarch offers insight into a nation on the brink of change and the political and international climate that surrounded it. 25,000 first printing. $15,000 ad/promo. Tour.

The Age of the Picts (Sutton Illustrated History Paperbacks)

The Age of the Picts (Sutton Illustrated History Paperbacks)

by W. A. Cummins

Here is a fresh look at Pictish history, including the legend of Drust, son of erp and St. Columba's mission to the Picts.

English political thought in the 19th century (Harper torchbooks)Crane Brinton

English political thought in the 19th century (Harper torchbooks)

by Crane Brinton

EMPIRES END: A History of the Far East from High Colonialism to Hong Kong

EMPIRES END: A History of the Far East from High Colonialism to Hong Kong

by John Keay

As the British prepare to disengage themselves from Hong Kong, a study of the involvement of Europe and America in the Far East explores more than five hundred years of Western colonial presence in Asia and speculates about the future of the region's political and economic geography. 15,000 first printing.

The Cartoon History of Britain.Michael Wynn Jones

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