Britain

Synopsis A compelling and evocative history of Britain through the stories of its `lost' or abandoned buildings; a companion to Channel 5's serie...

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 The remarkable life of Lady in Waiting to Princess Margaret who was also a Maid of Honour at the Queen's Coronation. Anne Glenconner revea...

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 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 Author : Helen Rappaport. Foreword : Daisy Goodwin. The official companion to the Masterpiece presentation on ITV & PBS, Victoria delv...

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 England's houses are a treasure trove of riches and a unique, living record of the nation's history. Simon Jenkins's magnificent guide sel...

Synopsis This is a superb collection of the 120 best walks in Britain. A very nicely illustrated full colour, glossy collection of themed walks wit...

Synopsis Landmarks is Robert MacFarlane's joyous meditation on words, landscape and the relationship between the two. Words are grained into our la...

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 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 Villages of Britain is the history of the countryside, told through five hundred of its most noteworthy settlements. Many of Britain's vil...

Synopsis Documentary evidence from the early 20th Century. With greater emphasis on documentary work at A level, students need access to a wider ra...

Synopsis A guide to some of the wildest and most beautiful of Britain's natural landscape, with detailed descriptions of 30 long-distance paths. Ma...

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