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The Conservatives - A History
by Robin HarrisPublished: 15/09/2012
The only up-to-date, single-volume history of the Conservative Party available
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Capital Crimes: Seven centuries of everyday London life and murder
by Max DecharnePublished: 06/09/2012
Eight hundred years of crime and punishment in London
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We Remember the Home Guard
by Frank and Joan ShawPublished: 15/06/2012
Entertaining memories from the courageous men of the the Home Guard
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The Norman Conquest
by Marc MorrisPublished: 15/05/2012
An epic tale, with violence at its heart, and a triumph of narrative history
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The Time Traveller's Guide to Elizabethan England
by Ian MortimerPublished: 01/05/2012
The past is a foreign country - this is your guide.
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Our Man in Rome: Henry VIII and his Italian Ambassador
by Catherine FletcherPublished: 01/04/2012
The inside story of Henry VIII’s divorce from Catherine of Aragon.
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Mission Accomplished: SOE and Italy 1943-1945
by David StaffordPublished: 15/03/2012
Mission Accomplished provides the first ever complete and authoritative account of Britain's secret war in Italy during the Second World War.
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The Story of Wales
by Jon Gower, introduction by Huw EdwardsPublished: 15/02/2012
An ambitious new one-volume history, to accompany a 6-part BBC series presented by Huw Edwards
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Made in Britain: The Men and Women Who Shaped the Modern World
by Adrian SykesPublished: 15/02/2012
History as you have never read it. This book, quite extraordinary in its richness and anecdotal detail, narrates the history of the British isles, its inhabitants and their prodigious achievements often at the furthest ends of the earth after immense hardship. In a series of short articles, there are facts in this book never before read about, and there is something new and strange on every page. The perfect 'dipping in' book for everyone. Forward by Professor Norman Stone
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War, Treasure, And The Mystery Of The Saxon Gold
by Caroline AlexanderPublished: 15/11/2011
The Mystery of the Saxon Hoard
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City of London: The History
by David KynastonPublished: 01/11/2011
David Kynaston’s ground-breaking history of the City of London, published in four volumes between 1994 and 2001, is a modern classic. Skilfully edited into a single volume by David Milner, it tells a story as dramatic as any novel, while explaining the mysteries of the financial world in a way that we can all understand.
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The World at War: The Landmark Oral History from the Previously Unpublished Archives
by Richard HolmesPublished: 01/11/2011
A phenomenal oral history of the Second World War using interviews from the classic TV series
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Walk the Lines: The London Underground, Overground
by Mark MasonPublished: 15/07/2011
An obsessive walks the entire London Underground system overground
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100 Places That Made Britain
by Dave MusgrovePublished: 15/06/2011
A fascinating guide to the 100 most important historical sites in Britain, from the editor of BBC History Magazine
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For Honour and Fame: Chivalry in England, 1066-1500
by Nigel SaulPublished: 15/06/2011
Wide-ranging, vivid and authoritative, this is the first book to treat chivalry as part of the wider history of medieval England.
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Last of the Few: The Battle of Britain in the Words of the Pilots Who Won It
by Max ArthurPublished: 15/06/2011
Entertaining and moving ... This is a brilliant introduction for anyone seeking to understand the origins and outcomes of the battle. A dramatic tale, well told- The News of the World
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The Man Who Ate His Boots: Sir John Franklin and the Tragic History of the Northwest Passage
by Anthony BrandtPublished: 15/05/2011
The enthralling, often harrowing story of the adventurers who searched in vain for the Northwest Passage, the holy grail of nineteenth-century British exploration.
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Listening to Britain: Home Intelligence Reports on Britain's Finest Hour, May-September 1940
by Paul Addison and Jeremy A CrangPublished: 15/05/2011
First publication of a unique resource that provides fascinating insight into the mood of the nation – at a crucial time in the Second World War when the conflict’s outcome was far from certain
