Great Britain
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Monty Python Speaks, Revised and Updated Edition: The Complete Oral History
$17.99 Read moreWith a Foreword by John Oliver, host of Last Week Tonight
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of its BBC debut, a revised and updated edition of the complete oral history of Monty Python–an insight
- Author: Morgan, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: January 08 2019
- ISBN10: 0062866443
- Language: English
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The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
$26.00 Add to cartDispelling much of what he terms the ‘mythology’ of the Scotch-Irish, James Leyburn provides an absorbing account of their heritage. He discusses their life in Scotland, when the essentials of their c… [more below]
- Author: Leyburn, James G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 377
- Publish Date: August 30 1989
- ISBN10: 0807842591
- Language: English
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The History of the Kings of Britain
$19.00 Add to cartCompleted in 1136, The History of the Kings of Britain traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portrayin… [more below]
- Series: Penguin Classics
- Author: Geoffrey of Monmouth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: January 27 1977
- ISBN10: 0140441700
- Language: English
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Life in a Medieval Castle
$18.99 Add to cart“Some particular books I found useful for A Game of Thrones and its sequels deserve mention… Life in a Medieval Castle and Life in a Medieval City, both by Joseph and Frances Gies.” –George R.R. Ma
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 06 2015
- ISBN10: 0062414798
- Language: English
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The Marches: A Borderland Journey Between England and Scotland
$18.99 Add to cartFrom a member of Parliament and best-selling author of The Places in Between, an exploration of the Marches–the borderland between England and Scotland–and the political turmoil and vivid lives that
- Author: Stewart, Rory
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: December 19 2017
- ISBN10: 1328745651
- Language: English
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The Rough Guide to the Cotswolds, Stratford-Upon-Avon & Oxford: Travel Guide with Free eBook
$24.99 Read moreThis Cotswolds, Stratford-upon-Avon & Oxford guidebook is perfect for independent travellers planning a longer trip. It features all of the must-see sights and a wide range of off-the-beaten-track pla
- Series: Rough Guides Main
- Author: Guides, Rough
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: March 05 2024
- ISBN10: 1839059729
- Language: English
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Where Two Worlds Touch: An Outsider’s Memoir in England
$19.00 Add to cart“[An] entrancing memoir … a mindful examination of the heart and soul, and its interconnection with the divine, nature, and mystery.” – Editor’s Pick, BookLife Reviews by Publishers Weekly
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- Author: Faire, River
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: December 04 2023
- ISBN10: 9798218257033
- Language: English
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John Dee’s Conversations with Angels: Cabala, Alchemy, and the End of Nature
$32.00 Add to cartElizabethan England’s most famous natural philosopher John Dee recorded his reflections on the natural world, the practice of natural philosophy, and the apocalypse in a series of conversations with a… [more below]
- Author: Harkness, Deborah E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 268
- Publish Date: November 02 2006
- ISBN10: 0521027489
- Language: English
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The Making of the English Working Class
$27.00 Add to cartA seminal text on the history of the working class by one of the most important intellectuals of the twentieth century.
During the formative years of the Industrial Revolution, English workers and ar- Author: Thompson, E. P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 864
- Publish Date: February 12 1966
- ISBN10: 0394703227
- Language: English
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The Few: The American Knights of the Air Who Risked Everything to Fight in the Battle of Britain
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the author of national bestsellers The Bedford Boys and The Longest Winter comes “a rousing tale of little-known heroes” (Booklist).
The Few tells the dramatic and unforgettable story of eight you… [more below]- Author: Kershaw, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 360
- Publish Date: August 28 2007
- ISBN10: 0306815729
- Language: English
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The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown
$18.99 Add to cartVanity FairRoyals correspondent and bestselling author ofWilliam and HarryandKateexplores the remarkable life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II, with new chapters to include the last few months of her
- Author: Nicholl, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0306827999
- Language: English
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Joseph Banks: A Life
$23.00 Add to cartOne of our greatest writers about the sea has written an engrossing story of one of history’s most legendary maritime explorers. Patrick O’Brian’s biography of naturalist, explorer and co-founder of A… [more below]
- Author: O’Brian, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 330
- Publish Date: December 08 1997
- ISBN10: 0226616282
- Language: English
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Doggy People: The Victorians Who Made the Modern Dog
$29.95 Read moreThis book reveals the varied and often eccentric lives of the Victorians who helped define dogs as we know them today.
- Author: Worboys, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: February 21 2023
- ISBN10: 1526167727
- Language: English
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No Man’s Land: The Trailblazing Women Who Ran Britain’s Most Extraordinary Military Hospital During World War I
$18.99 Add to cartThe “absorbing and powerful” (Wall Street Journal) story of two pioneering suffragette doctors who shattered social expectations and transformed modern medicine during World War I. A month after war b… [more below]
- Author: Moore, Wendy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: April 13 2021
- ISBN10: 1541672755
- Language: English
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The Everyday Life of the Clans of the Scottish Highlands
$15.99 Add to cartThere are millions of people whose ancestors originated in the Scottish Highlands, but few reliable guides about the daily lives of the people of this region, their vibrant culture, and their storied
- Author: Newton, Michael Steven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: January 04 2020
- ISBN10: 0971385823
- Language: English
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The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857
$20.00 Add to cartIn this evocative study of the fall of the Mughal Empire and the beginning of the Raj, award-winning historian William Dalrymple uses previously undiscovered sources to investigate a pivotal moment in
- Author: Dalrymple, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 592
- Publish Date: March 11 2008
- ISBN10: 1400078334
- Language: English
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Hitler’s Girl: The British Aristocracy and the Third Reich on the Eve of WWII
$19.99 Add to cartA timely, riveting book that presents for the first time an alternative history of 1930s Britain, revealing how prominent fascist sympathizers nearly succeeded in overturning British democracy–using
- Author: Young, Lauren
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 08 2023
- ISBN10: 0062936743
- Language: English
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All the Knowledge in the World: The Extraordinary History of the Encyclopedia
$21.99 Add to cartFrom the “deliriously clever” (Boston Globe) Simon Garfield, New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type, comes the wild and fascinating story of the encyclopedia, from Ancient Greece to the pre
- Author: Garfield, Simon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: February 06 2024
- ISBN10: 0063292300
- Language: English
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A History of the Church in England: Third Edition
$44.95 Add to cartA comprehensive history of the Christianity in Great Britain from the Roman Empire, through the Reformation and the 20th century.
This authoritative account of the Church in England covers its history
- Author: Moorman, J. R. H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: June 01 1980
- ISBN10: 081921406X
- Language: English
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The Private Lives of the Tudors: Uncovering the Secrets of Britain’s Greatest Dynasty
$22.00 Add to cartEngland’s Tudor monarchs–Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I–are perhaps the most celebrated and fascinating of all royal families in history. Their love affairs, their politic… [more below]
- Author: Borman, Tracy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: October 17 2017
- ISBN10: 0802127541
- Language: English
