Great Britain
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Beowulf – Imperium Press (Western Canon)
$22.95 Add to cartBeowulf is at the heart of what it means to be English. The poem tells of a Scandinavian hero who saves his Danish kinsmen from the monster Grendel, becomes king, and meets a tragic end. Francis Gumme
- Author: Anonymous
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 456
- Publish Date: May 21 2021
- ISBN10: 1922602035
- Language: English
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Mudlark: In Search of London’s Past Along the River Thames
$17.95 Read moreThe international bestseller that mesmerizingly charts quixotic journeys through London’s past, Mudlark thrills Anglophiles and history lovers alike. Long heralded as a city treasure herself, beloved
- Author: Maiklem, Lara
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: June 08 2021
- ISBN10: 1324090723
- Language: English
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The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
$65.00 Add to cartA fascinating new look at the artistic legacy of the Tudors, revealing the dynasty’s influence on the arts in Renaissance England and beyond
Ruling successively from 1485 through 1603, the five Tudor- Author: Cleland, Elizabeth
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: October 25 2022
- ISBN10: 1588396924
- Language: English
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Wanderlust British & Irish Isles: Hiking the Trails of the Great Britain and Ireland
$65.00 Add to cartFrom breathtaking nature to timeless culture, explore the hiking trails and the wonders of the British Isles.
The British and Irish Isles are a paradise for hikers. They provide a unique blend of breat
- Author: Gestalten
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 3967041034
- Language: English
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The Common Stream: Two Thousand Years of the English Village
$16.95 Read moreThis is the story of the village of Foxton, in Cambridgeshire. The author studied archaeological excavations, oral tradition, manor court rolls, land tax returns, wills, bishops’ registers and many ot… [more below]
- Author: Parker, Rowland
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 252
- Publish Date: August 30 2005
- ISBN10: 897333918
- Language: English
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The Hidden Lives of Tudor Women: A Social History
$16.95 Add to cartThe turbulent Tudor Age never fails to capture the imagination. But what was it truly like to be a woman during this era?
The Tudor period conjures up images of queens and noblewomen in elaborate cou- Author: Norton, Elizabeth
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: August 14 2018
- ISBN10: 1681778041
- Language: English
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Banksy Locations and Tours Volume 1: A Collection of Graffiti Locations and Photographs in London, England
$20.00 Read moreWhen it comes to art, London is best known for its galleries, not its graffiti. However, not if photographer Martin Bull has anything to say about it. While newspapers and magazines the world over sen
- Author: Banksy, Banksy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 160486320X
- Language: English
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The Women of the Cousins’ War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King’s Mother
$18.99 Add to cart#1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory joins two eminent historians to explore the extraordinary true stories of three women largely forgotten by history: Jacquetta, Duchess of Bedford;… [more below]
- Author: Gregory, Philippa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 08 2013
- ISBN10: 1451629559
- Language: English
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The Opium Wars: The Addiction of One Empire and the Corruption of Another
$19.99 Add to cartA fascinating look at the other side of the Opium Wars
In this tragic and powerful story, the two Opium Wars of 1839-1842 and 1856-1860 between Britain and China are recounted for the first time throug
- Author: Hanes, W. Travis
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: February 01 2004
- ISBN10: 1402201494
- Language: English
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The Six: The Lives of the Mitford Sisters
$20.00 Add to cartAn Instant New York Times Bestseller
“Riveting. The Six captures all the wayward magnetism and levity that have enchanted countless writers without neglecting the tragic darkness of many of the sister- Author: Thompson, Laura
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 1250099544
- Language: English
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The School That Escaped the Nazis: The True Story of the Schoolteacher Who Defied Hitler
$21.99 Add to cartNamed one of Book Riot’s BEST BIOGRAPHIES OF 2022
The “devastatingly affecting and moving” true story of a courageous school principal who saw the dangers of Nazi Germany and took drastic steps to sa- Author: Cadbury, Deborah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: February 20 2024
- ISBN10: 1541751183
- Language: English
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Lee Alexander McQueen: Mind, Mythos, Muse
$49.95 Read moreMcQueen’s iconic fashion juxtaposed with historic textiles and works of art, revealing the designer’s dynamic approach to storytelling
One of the most significant contributors to fashion between 1990 a
- Author: McQueen, Lee Alexander
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: May 10 2022
- ISBN10: 1636810187
- Language: English
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British Politics: A Very Short Introduction
$12.99 Add to cartAt a time when politics in Britain is experiencing unprecedented turmoil, this Very Short Introduction examines the past, present, and possible future of British politics. Tony Wright puts current eve… [more below]
- Series: Very Short Introductions
- Author: Wright, Tony
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: September 01 2020
- ISBN10: 0198827326
- Language: English
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Thunderstruck
$33.00 Read moreA true story of love, murder, and the end of the world’s “great hush.”
In Thunderstruck, Erik Larson tells the interwoven stories of two men–Hawley Crippen, a very unlikely murderer, and Guglielmo Mar- Author: Larson, Erik
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: October 24 2006
- ISBN10: 1400080665
- Language: English
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The Road Less Traveled: The Secret Turning Point of the Great War, 1916-1917
$18.99 Read moreThis revealing historical examination looks at the pivotal few months in the middle of the First World War, when all sides–Germany, Britain, and America–believed the war could have been concluded an
- Author: Zelikow, Philip
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: May 02, 2023
- ISBN10: 1541750969
- Language: English
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Heiress, Rebel, Vigilante, Bomber: The Extraordinary Life of Rose Dugdale
$22.99 Read more‘Fascinating . . . O’Driscoll’s research is impressive’ Ben Macintyre, The Times
The story behind the hit movie Baltimore, starring Imogen Poots. The astonishing story of the English heiress who
_____- Author: O’Driscoll, Sean
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 1844885569
- Language: English
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Victoria: The Queen: An Intimate Biography of the Woman Who Ruled an Empire
$24.00 Add to cartThe true story for fans of the PBS Masterpiece series Victoria, this page-turning biography reveals the real woman behind the myth: a bold, glamorous, unbreakable queen–a Victoria for our times. Draw… [more below]
- Author: Baird, Julia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 752
- Publish Date: October 03 2017
- ISBN10: 0812982282
- Language: English
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Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power
$21.99 Add to cartA bestselling historian shows how the British Empire created the modern world, in a book lauded as “a rattling good tale” (Wall Street Journal) and “popular history at its best” (Washington Post)
The- Author: Ferguson, Niall
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: April 14 2004
- ISBN10: 0465023290
- Language: English
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Trekking the Cotswold Way: Two-Way Trekking Guide with OS 1:25k Maps: 18 Different Itineraries
$25.95 Add to cartThe definitive two-way guide to the Cotswold Way: both southbound and northbound routes are described in full.
Real Maps: Full Ordnance Survey mapping inside (1:25,000). All accommodation is numbered- Series: The Great Treks of England #3
- Author: McCluggage, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: May 01, 2022
- ISBN10: 1912933136
- Language: English
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Britain’s Black Debt: Reparations for Caribbean Slavery and Native Genocide
$35.00 Add to cartSince the mid-nineteenth-century abolition of slavery, the call for reparations for the crime of African enslavement and native genocide has been growing. In the Caribbean, grassroots and official voi
- Author: Beckles, Hilary MCD
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: February 25 2013
- ISBN10: 976640268X
- Language: English
