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Synopsis Delve into this eye-opening companion to Netflix's acclaimed series The Crown as renowned biographer and the show's historical consultan...

Synopsis Subtitled : A History of The British Isles. A magisterial new one-volume history of the British Isles from the Romans to the present day...

Synopsis Subtitled : The Rise & Fall of the Victorian City. Victorian cities, so long the object of derision as a byword for deprivation, are...

Synopsis By two Acts of Union, the Kingdom of England and the Kingdom of Scotland - which at the time were separate states with separate legislat...

Synopsis From the invaders of the dark ages to the aftermath of the coalition, one of Britain's most respected journalists, Simon Jenkins, weaves t...

Synopsis With a sharp eye for the magnificently absurd, Rod Liddle sets light to modern-day Britain. How did we get to be like this? No previous ge...

Synopsis If you are you looking to inspire your child with the story of Britain's history, H.E. Marshall's classic Our Island Story is perfect. A c...

Synopsis The Times Memoir of The Year. The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Cor...

Synopsis Tells of the marriage of Prince Charles and Princess Diana and other events which led the Queen to observe that the royal family had under...

Synopsis 'As one of the last remaining survivors of the Great Depression and the Second World War, I will not go gently into that good night. I wan...

Synopsis Subtitled : 'or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots in Charge'. Many of us were put off history by the dry and dreary way it was taught at sc...

Synopsis A Daily Mail Book of The Year. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of 50 People Who Buggered Up Britain, Quentin Letts, comes his bli...

Synopsis The tall, handsome Abdul Karim was just twenty-four years old when he arrived in England from Agra to wait at tables during Queen Victoria...

Synopsis Winner - The Orwell Prize 2018. People from deprived communities all around Britain feel misunderstood and unheard. Darren McGarvey aka Lo...

Synopsis Author : Hugh Clout. This edition is as vibrant, compelling and diverse as the infamous city itself. An established authority on London pa...

Synopsis A fascinating portrait of St. Albans in years gone by. Ch 1. Romans & Relics. Ch 2. From Pilgrims to Coaches. Ch 3. The Railway comes ...

Synopsis What makes the English English? Is it their eccentricity, their passionate love (or, indeed, hatred) of Marmite - or is it something less ...

Synopsis In The Establishment Owen Jones, author of the international bestseller Chavs, offers a biting critique of the British Establishment and a...

Synopsis In 1995 Bill Bryson got into his car and took a weeks-long farewell motoring trip about England before moving his family back to the Unite...

Synopsis Along our shores, towering cliffs from the age of the dinosaurs rise beside wide estuaries teeming with wildlife, while Victorian ports sh...

Synopsis Touring Maps - Route Planning - Weather Hazards - Channel Ferries - Town & City Plans - London Section - Special Topic Maps - Mileage ...

Synopsis Author : John Barton A travel guide describing 16 individual itineraries of Britain for the traveller concerned more with wandering into l...

Synopsis Illustrated with striking photographs and useful maps. Urban & industrial historian & prolific author Anthony Burton offers an ori...