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1066 — A New History of the Norman Conquest
Peter Rex
A radical retelling of one of the most important events in English history.
235 x 156 mm | hardback | 336 pages | 40 colour illustrations
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9781848681064
£ 18.00
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A Concise History of the USA
Andrew Sinclair
A Concise History of the United
States is a succinct and vivid
portrayal of the history of the
USA, which is enhanced by
a series of illustrations and
images that help bring the
history of this country to life.
It begins with a chapter on The
New World and the Colonies,
outlining the importance of
the Pilgrim Fathers. The book
then takes the reader into
the American Revolution, the
declaration of Independence
in 1776 and further on into the
twentieth century and onto
Barack Obama.
234 x 156 mm | paperback | 190 pages | 40 illustrations
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9781848683860
£ 13.49
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A Life of Emily Brontë
Edward Chitham
The most comprehensive biography of the Brontë sister that wrote
Wuthering Heights.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 224 pages | 50 b&w illustrations
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9781848684065
£ 15.29
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Ancient Rome
The Rise & Fall of an Empire 753BC-AD476
Patricia Southern
The story of the greatest empire the world has ever known from its earliest origins to its disintegration in AD 476.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 480 pages | 80 b/w (69 colour)
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9781848681002
£ 18.00
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Anne Boleyn Henry VIII’s Obsession
Elizabeth Norton
Doomed queen of Henry VIII, mother to Elizabeth I, the epic story of Anne Boleyn from an exceptional new writer.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 224 pages | 40 colour illustrations
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9781848680845
£ 18.00
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Anne Boleyn
Paul Friedmann
The classic biography of the most
engaging of Henry VIII’s wives.
248 x 172 mm | hardback | 384 pages | 47 illustrations | 25 colour illustrations
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9781848688278
£ 18.00
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Anne Boleyn
Henry VIII's Obsession
Elizabeth Norton
PAPERBACK EDITION
Anne Boleyn was the most controversial and scandalous woman ever to sit on the
throne of England. From her early days at the imposing Hever Castle in Kent, to
the glittering courts of Paris and London, Anne caused a stir wherever she went.
Alluring but not beautiful, Anne’s wit and poise won her numerous admirers at the
English court, and caught the roving eye of King Henry.
198 x 124 mm | paperback | 264 pages | 47 illustrations (26 colour)
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9781848685147
£ 8.99
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Anne of Cleves
Henry VIII's Discarded Bride
Elizabeth Norton
The first major biography of Henry VIII
least favourite wife – but the one who
outlived them all.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 288 pages | 40 colour illustrations
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9781848683297
£ 18.00
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Antony & Cleopatra: The Doomed Love Affair That United Ancient Rome & Egypt
Patricia Southern
The story of one of the most compelling love affairs ever. Amazingly this is the first biography of Antony and Cleopatra a love story of which is emblazoned in the public mind by Shakespeare.
234 x 156 mm | paperback | 208 pages | 38 illustrations
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9781848683242
£ 13.49
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Astrology: From Ancient Babylon to the Present
P. G. Maxwell-Stuart
Astrology is a means of interpreting the influence which the position of
certain heavenly bodies have upon the earth and human beings. The earliest
records are those of Babylon, which were designed to help its kings
understand the will of their gods.
This book traces astrology’s chequered history and notes that modern research suggests it should be taken much more seriously than people usually suppose.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 288 pages | 20 b&w illustrations
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9781848681071
£ 18.00
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Black Avalanche
Arthur and Mary Sellwood
Black Avalanche is a vivid account of the world’s strangest pit disaster. This book is written by a husband and wife team who interviewed the survivors and rescue workers involved in this terrible disaster.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 128 pages
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9781848682450
£ 13.49
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Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Life
Peter Pininski
This is the first new biography for almost 25 years and examines the life of one of Scotland’s most romantic and tragic figures. Bonnie Prince Charlie: A Life incorporates the latest research by the author on the living relatives of Bonnie Prince Charlie – the heirs to the Stuart dynasty.
234 x 156 mm | paperback | 256 pages | 35 colour illustrations
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9781848681941
£ 18.00
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Catherine Howard
Lacey Baldwin Smith
A biography of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, beheaded for playing Henry at his own game — adultery.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 224 pages | 20 illustrations
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9781848682146
£ 18.00
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Catherine Howard
Lacey Baldwin Smith
A biography of Henry VIII’s fifth wife, beheaded for playing Henry at his own game – adultery.
198 x 124 mm | paperback | 288 pages | 25 colour illustrations
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9781848685215
£ 8.99
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Catherine Parr
Elizabeth Norton
Wife, widow, mother, survivor, the story of the last queen of Henry VIII.
This is the first biography to show the real Catherine Parr, matronly and dutiful she might have been, but she fought tooth and nail for what she wanted.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 352 pages | 40 illustrations (20 colour)
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9781848685826
£ 17.09
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Catullus
A Poet In The Rome of Julius Caesar
Aubrey Burl
Catullus tells the story of the poet Gaius Valerius Catullus and his awe-inspiring poetry, set against the background of years of unrest, violence and death in ancient Rome.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 224 pages | 32 b&w illustrations
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9781848683914
£ 13.49
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Chaucer’s London
Everyday Life in London 1342-1400
A.R. Myers
What it was like to live in London in the time of Geoffrey Chaucer.
198 x 124 mm | paperback | 192 pages | 30 illustrations
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9781848683389
£ 8.99
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Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford
Allan Frost
Death and Disaster in Victorian Telford provides an engaging account of Victorian attitudes towards death.
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9781848683891
£ 11.69
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Dinosaur Doctor
The Life and Work of Gideon Mantell
Edmund Critchley
A fascinating biography of one of the key figures in the early study of
dinosaurs.
235 x 165 mm | paperback | 224 pages | 50 b&w illustrations
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9781848689473
£ 17.09
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Elizabeth I: Fortune’s Bastard?
Richard Rex
An accessible biography of Elizabeth I by a leading Tudor expert.
198 x 124 mm | paperback | 192 pages | 80 illustrations | 20 colour illustrations
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9781848684232
£ 8.99
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Essex Girls
Karen Bowman
Queen, temptress, martyr, witch: the Essex Girl has left her mark on
history.
For centuries, society allocated women a role of service and obedience;
an invisible woman, circumscribed by home and family, was a righteous
woman. The Essex Girl, however, was a rebel.
235 x 156 mm | paperback | 192 pages | 30 b&w illustrations
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9781848688957
£ 13.49
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Glencoe: The Infamous Masacre 1692
Paperback Edition
John Sadler
‘Remarkably vivid... reads like a horror thriller’
THE SCOTS MAGAZINE
‘Handsomely produced and lavishly illustrated...a very readable book... a very lively account’
HISTORY SCOTLAND
‘Much new information has been unearthed - all marshalled here with admirable clarity and skill’
THE SCOTSMAN
A startling new history of the
Campbell massacre of the
McDonald Clan, one the most
emotive episodes in Scottish
history.
198 x 124 mm | paperback | 304 pages | 32 illustrations | 25 colour illustrations
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9781848685154
£ 11.69
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Glencoe: The Infamous Massacre 1692
John Sadler
The first book on the subject for 40 years! A startling new history of the Campbell massacre of the McDonald Clan, one the most emotive episodes in Scottish history.
234 x 156 mm | 288 pages | 40 colour illustrations
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9781848680869
£ 22.50
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Gun Button To Fire
A Hurricane Pilot’s Dramatic Story of the Battle of Britain
Tom Neil, DFC
The amazing story of one of the ‘Few’, fighter ace Tom Neil who shot down 13 enemy aircraft during the Battle of Britain.
234 x 156 mm | hardback | 320 pages | 102 illustrations
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9781848688483
£ 18.00
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Henry VIII
The Tudor Tyrant
Richard Rex
An accessible biography of Henry VIII by one of the country’s leading Tudor experts.
198 x 125 mm | paperback | 240 pages | 60 illustrations | 20 colour illustrations
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9781848680982
£ 8.99
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