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White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow and Islam’s One Million White Slaves
$25.99 Add to cartGiles Milton’s White Gold tells the true story of white European slaves in eighteenth century Algiers, Tunis, and Morocco.
“An elegantly discursive retelling . . . customarily elegant prose.” –Simon W- Author: Milton, Giles
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 09 2021
- ISBN10: 1250778239
- Language: English
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Spymistress: The True Story of the Greatest Female Secret Agent of World War II
$16.99 Add to cartNew York Times Bestseller By the author of A Man Called Intrepid. The story of Vera Atkins, legendary spy and holder of the Legion of Honor
She was stunning. She was ruthless. She was brilliant and h- Author: Stevenson, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 408
- Publish Date: November 01 2011
- ISBN10: 1611452317
- Language: English
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The Politically Incorrect Guide to the British Empire
$21.99 Read moreA brawling, rambunctious history celebrating the Empire–and the intrepid empire-builders–that gave the United States, Canada, India, and Australia not just a common language, but common ideals of fr… [more below]
- Series: Politically Incorrect Guides (Paperback)
- Author: Crocker, H. W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: October 24 2011
- ISBN10: 1596986298
- Language: English
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Gardens of the National Trust
$40.00 Read moreThe definitive guide to the hundreds of outstanding gardens in the National Trust’s care.
The National Trust has the finest collection of gardens in the United Kingdom. In this book Stephen Lacey paint
- Author: Lacey, Stephen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 20 2023
- ISBN10: 1911657127
- Language: English
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Indian Summer
$34.99 Add to cartAn extraordinary story of romance, history, and divided loyalties — set against the backdrop of one of the most dramatic events of the twentieth century
The stroke of midnight on August 15, 1947, lib- Author: Von Tunzelmann, Alex
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: September 30 2008
- ISBN10: 0312428111
- Language: English
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Jane Austen’s England: Daily Life in the Georgian and Regency Periods
$27.00 Add to cartAn authoritative account of everyday life in Regency England, the backdrop of Austen’s beloved novels, from the authors of the forthcoming Gibraltar: The Greatest Siege in British History (March 2018)… [more below]
- Author: Adkins, Roy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: July 29 2014
- ISBN10: 0143125729
- Language: English
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Trekking the West Highland Way: Two-Way Trekking Guide
$26.95 Read moreThe definitive two-way guide to the West Highland Way: both northbound and southbound routes are described in full.
Real Maps: Full Ordnance Survey Explorer mapping inside (1:25,000). All accommodatio… [more below]
- Series: The Great Treks of Scotland #1
- Author: McCluggage, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 156
- Publish Date: March 01 2022
- ISBN10: 191293311X
- Language: English
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Romantic Outlaws: The Extraordinary Lives of Mary Wollstonecraft & Mary Shelley
$20.00 Add to cartNATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER – NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE SEATTLE TIMES
This groundbreaking dual biography brings to life a pioneering English feminist and the daughte- Author: Gordon, Charlotte
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 672
- Publish Date: February 02 2016
- ISBN10: 0812980476
- Language: English
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Troublesome Young Men: The Rebels Who Brought Churchill to Power and Helped Save England
$32.00 Add to cartA riveting history of the daring politicians who challenged the disastrous policies of the British government on the eve of World War II
On May 7, 1940, the House of Commons began perhaps the most cru- Author: Olson, Lynne
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 464
- Publish Date: April 29 2008
- ISBN10: 0374531331
- Language: English
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The New Royals: Queen Elizabeth’s Legacy and the Future of the Crown
$0.00 Read moreVanity 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: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: October 04, 2022
- ISBN10: 0306827972
- Language: English
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Pretty Little London: A Seasonal Guide to the City’s Most Instagrammable Places
$20.00 Read moreA curated guide to the most chic, stylish and unique sites in London, from the creators of the hugely successful Instagram account @prettylittlelondon.
Inviting you on a stunning visual tour of the c- Series: Pretty Little London
- Author: Santini, Sara
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: July 20, 2021
- ISBN10: 0711257612
- Language: English
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The American Revolution: A Captivating Guide to the American Revolutionary War and the United States of America’s Struggle for Independence fro
$29.99 Add to cartExplore the Captivating History of the American Revolution
In an era where political discourse is becoming increasingly polarized, it is worth reflecting on the circumstances of America’s foundation.
Th
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 114
- Publish Date: January 10 2020
- ISBN10: 1647482526
- Language: English
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Tudor History: A Captivating Guide to the Tudors, the Wars of the Roses, the Six Wives of Henry VIII and the Life of Elizabeth I
$29.99 Add to cartIf you want to discover the captivating history of the Tudors, then keep reading…
Four captivating manuscripts in one book:
- The Tudors: A Captivating Guide to the History of England from Henry VII
- Author: History, Captivating
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 346
- Publish Date: December 22 2019
- ISBN10: 1647481724
- Language: English
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Melancholy Wedgwood
$34.95 Read moreAn experimental biography of the ceramics entrepreneur Josiah Wedgwood that reveals the tenuous relationship of eighteenth-century England to late-capitalist modernity.
Melancholy Wedgwood traces the- Author: Moon, Iris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: January 23 2024
- ISBN10: 0262546345
- Language: English
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Charles III: The Making of a King
$29.95 Add to cartHow photographers from Cecil Beaton to Mario Testino have portrayed the UK’s new king across the decades
Celebrating the new king of the United Kingdom in the year of his coronation, this beautiful gif
- Author: Smith, Alison
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: May 23 2023
- ISBN10: 1855145774
- Language: English
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The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789 – 955
$19.95 Add to cartA history of Britain in the violent and unruly era between the first Scandinavian raids in 789 and the final expulsion of the Vikings from York in 954.
In 865, a great Viking army landed in East Angli- Author: Adams, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 512
- Publish Date: December 10 2019
- ISBN10: 1643132547
- Language: English
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The Crofter and the Laird
$18.00 Add to cartWhen John McPhee returned to the island of his ancestors–Colonsay, twenty-five miles west of the Scottish mainland–a hundred and thirty-eight people were living there. About eighty of these, crofter
- Author: McPhee, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 01 1992
- ISBN10: 0374514658
- Language: English
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The Witch Hunter
$19.99 Add to cartThe magic and suspense of Graceling meet the political intrigue and unrest of Game of Thrones in this riveting fantasy debut.
Your greatest enemy isn’t what you fight, but what you fear. Elizabeth Gr- Author: Boecker, Virginia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: May 03 2016
- ISBN10: 0316327190
- Language: English
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Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes (Revised and Updated Edition)
$17.95 Read moreA tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art
A Prospect Best Book of 2021 ‘A fascinating and timely book.’ William Boyd ‘Gripping…a must read.’ FT ‘Compelling.- Author: Phillips, Barnaby
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 28 2022
- ISBN10: 0861543130
- Language: English
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The Oxford History of Britain: 2021 Edition
$21.99 Add to cartA new edition of this best-selling history of Britain, from Roman times, now updated to cover the first decade of the 21st century.
The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its peo- Author: Morgan, Kenneth O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 896
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 0198841116
- Language: English
