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The Age of Chivalry/Art and Society in Late Medieval Englandby Nigel SaulISBN 0312081154 (0-312-08115-4)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Age of Richard IIby James L. GillespieISBN 0312175841 (0-312-17584-1)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Battle for the Falklandsby Max Hastings, Simon JenkinsISBN 0330352849 (0-330-35284-9)
Softcover, Trans-Atlantic Pubns
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The Battle of Bosworthby Michael J. BennettISBN 0312103204 (0-312-10320-4)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Battle of the Frogs and Fairford's Flies: Miracles and the Pulp Press During the English Revolutionby Jerome FriedmanISBN 0312101708 (0-312-10170-8)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Bedlamby Greg HollingsheadISBN 0312354746 (0-312-35474-6)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Bess of Hardwick: First Lady of Chatsworth, 1527-1608by Mary S. LovellISBN 0316724823 (0-316-72482-3)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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The Birth of the Middle Ages, 395-814by Henry S. MossISBN 031322708X (0-313-22708-X)
Hardcover, Greenwood Press, Evesham, The
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The British Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms 1638-1660by Trevor RoyleISBN 0312292937 (0-312-29293-7)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The British-Americans: The Loyalist Exiles in England, 1774-1789by Mary Beth NortonISBN 0316612502 (0-316-61250-2)
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Brontesby Juliet BarkerISBN 0312145551 (0-312-14555-1)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Captain Sir Richard Francis Burton: A Biographyby Edward RiceISBN 030681028X (0-306-81028-X)
Softcover, Da Capo Pr
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Cassell's Battlefields of Britain And Irelandby Richard BrooksISBN 0304363332 (0-304-36333-2)
Hardcover, Sterling Pub Co Inc
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Chamberlain and Appeasement: British Policy and the Coming of the Second World Warby Robert A. ParkerISBN 0312096593 (0-312-09659-3)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Charles I: A Biographyby John BowleISBN 0316104043 (0-316-10404-3)
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Chartist Portraitsby G. H. H. ColeISBN 0304317713 (0-304-31771-3)
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Churchill's Generalsby John KeeganISBN 0304367125 (0-304-36712-5)
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Civil War: The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, 1638-1660by Trevor RoyleISBN 0316861251 (0-316-86125-1)
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The Complete Works of Shakespeareby William Shakespeare, David BevingtonISBN 032109333X (0-321-09333-X)
Hardcover, Longman Pub Group
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The Complete Works of Shakespeareby David BevingtonISBN 0321366263 (0-321-36626-3)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Complete Works of Shakespeare'Book summary:The discipline's most reader-friendly Shakespeare anthology is now available in a Portable Edition: a boxed set of four portable, paperback volumes organized by genre. This convenient new format features all the content of the hardcover original, The Complete Works of Shakespeare, 5e, in four paperbacks packaged in a slipcase. The four separate genre volumes can also be purchased on their own. A balanced editorial approach, a highly respected editor, and proven apparatus combine to make Bevingtons the most accessible Complete Works available. A prestigious editorial board provides state-of-the-art scholarship and interpretative balance on each play. In-depth historical coverage helps students understand the cultural context behind each play, without dictating their reading of it. Extensive notes and glosses give students the support they need to understand Elizabethan language and idiomatic expressions. For those who want Shakespeare's complete works in a portable format.
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A Concise History of the Common Lawby Theodore F.T. PlucknettISBN 0316710830 (0-316-71083-0)
Hardcover, Aspen Pub
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The Conservative Leadership, 1832-1932;by Donald SouthgateISBN 0333117700 (0-333-11770-0)
Hardcover, Macmillan
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Corpse Candleby P. C. DohertyISBN 0312300875 (0-312-30087-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Corpse Candle'Book summary:The year is 1303, and the Benedictine monks of the abbey of St. Martin's-in-the-Marsh are accustomed to a comfortable existence within their sprawling, peaceful estate. But that begins to change when Abbot Stephen, a well-respected leader and a personal friend of King Edward I, is found brutally murdered in his chamber-with the door and windows locked from the inside. Soon Sir Hugh Corbett, Keeper of the King's Seal, arrives with his two henchmen to investigate.[via]
Rumors about the ghost of robber baron Sir Geoffrey Mandeville riding through the Lincolnshire fens with a retinue of ghastly horsemen have been circulating by way of explanation; Mandeville's ghost is also thought to be responsible for the corpse candles glowing in the dark, supposedly forewarning men of their own deaths. But Corbett disregards the tales, suspecting that someone much closer to home is responsible for the bloody acts. As the mysterious death toll mounts, Corbett sets about unearthing the dark secrets that the abbey and its inhabitants have been hiding for far too long.More editions of Corpse Candle:
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Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856by Trevor RoyleISBN 0312230796 (0-312-23079-6)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The result was carnage: not only the loss of a good portion of the Light Brigade in the most famous--but not the most inept--incident of the war, but also the destruction of whole regiments left to blunder about in the fog and smoke, thanks to their commanders' inadequate intelligence-gathering efforts. Not much changed at war's end. In the eventual peace treaty, France and England and Russia kept their territories more or less intact, and the struggle for power between Russia and the neighboring Ottoman Empire, in whose defense France and England had ostensibly gone to war, stretched out for another generation. It ended with a Russian victory that allowed Russia to assume control of Turkish holdings in the Balkans, which, Royle notes, lay the seeds for still another international conflict, World War I.
Royle does a fine job of negotiating through the many complexities, diplomatic and military, of the Crimean War. His descriptions of battlefield tactics (or the lack thereof) are among the best in the literature. More comprehensive than Robert B. Edgerton's Death or Glory: The Legacy of the Crimean War, Royle's Crimea is likely to stand as an enduring work on this strange, wasteful conflict. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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Daily Living in the Twelfth Century: Based on the Observations of Alexander Neckam in London and Parisby Holmes, Urban T., Jr., Alexander NeckamISBN 0313227969 (0-313-22796-9)
Hardcover, Greenwood Publishing Group, Incorporated
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Daniel Martinby John FowlesISBN 0316290394 (0-316-29039-4)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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The eponymous hero of John Fowles's largest and richest novel is an English playwright turned Hollywood screenwriter who has begun to question his own values. Summoned home to England to visit an ailing friend, Daniel Martin finds himself back in the company of people who once knew him well, forced to confront his buried past, and propelled toward a journey of self-discovery through which he ultimately creates for himself a more satisfying existence. A brilliantly imagined novel infused with a profound understanding of human nature, Daniel Martin is John Fowles at the height of his literary powers. 
Defining the World: The Extraordinary Story of Dr Johnson's Dictionaryby Henry HitchingsISBN 0312426208 (0-312-42620-8)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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Demon Archerby P. C. DohertyISBN 0312272871 (0-312-27287-1)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Demon Archer'Book summary:The death of Lord Henry Fitzalan on the feast of St. Matthew 1303 is a matter widely reported but little mourned. Infamous for his lecherous tendencies, his midnight trysts with a coven of witches and his boundless self-interest, he was a man of few friends. So when Hugh Corbett is asked to bring his murderer to justice it is not a matter of finding a suspect but of choosing between them.[via]
Immediate suspicion falls on Lord Henry's chief verderer, Robert Verlian. His daughter had been the focus of Lord Henry's roving eye in the weeks before his death and he was not a man to take no for an answer. But the culprit could just as easily be Sir William, the dead man's younger brother. It is no secret that Sir William covets the Fitzalan estate - but would he kill to inherit it? The possibilities are endless, but the truth is more terrible than anyone could have imagined.More editions of Demon Archer:
Diana, Princess of Wales: A Tribute in Photographsby Michael O'MaraISBN 0312184239 (0-312-18423-9)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Earthly Joysby Philippa GregoryISBN 0312192622 (0-312-19262-2)
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The Elizabethan Underworldby Gamini SalgadoISBN 0312086075 (0-312-08607-5)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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England in the Reign of Charles IIby David OggISBN 0313210381 (0-313-21038-1)
Hardcover, Greenwood Press
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England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyondby Jon SavageISBN 0312288220 (0-312-28822-0)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond'Book summary:Englands Dreaming is the ultimate book on punk, its progenitors, the Sex Pistols, and the moment they defined for music fans in England and the United States Savage brings to life the sensational story of the meteoric rise and rapid implosion of the Pistols through layers of rich detail, exclusive interviews, and rare photographs. This fully revised and updated edition of the book covers the legacy of punk twenty-five years later and provides an account of the Pistols' 1996 reunion as well as a freshly updated discography and a completely new introduction.[via]More editions of England's Dreaming: Anarchy, Sex Pistols, Punk Rock, and Beyond:
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Food & Feast In Tudor Englandby Alison SimISBN 0312211112 (0-312-21111-2)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Former Naval Person:Winston Churchill and the Royal Navy: Winston Churchill and the Royal Navyby Peter GrettonISBN 0304931608 (0-304-93160-8)
Hardcover, Cassell
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Foundations of Tudor Policyby W. Gordon ZeeveldISBN 0313228906 (0-313-22890-6)
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George IV : Inspiration of the Regencyby Steven ParissienISBN 0312284020 (0-312-28402-0)
Hardcover, St. Martin's Press
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Gladstone, a Progress in Politicsby Peter StanskyISBN 0316810584 (0-316-81058-4)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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The Greatest Traitor: The Greatest Traitor The Life of Sir Roger Mortimer, Ruler of England 1327-1330by Ian MortimerISBN 0312349416 (0-312-34941-6)
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Historical Dictionary of Tudor England, 1485-1603by Ronald H. FritzeISBN 0313265984 (0-313-26598-4)
Hardcover, Greenwood Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Historical Dictionary of Tudor England, 1485-1603'Book summary:The only historical dictionary that focuses on sixteenth-century England, this reference work offers nearly 300 articles on the age of the English Tudors. The England of Shakespeare, Henry VIII, and Elizabeth I is one of the most popular periods of British history. Ronald H. Fritze and his associate editors have identified the political, military, religious, social, and economic issues that were crucial to the era, and have compiled articles, a chronology and suggestions for further reading on each topic.
Sixty Tudor England specialists contributed to the nearly 300 entries, each of which includes an appendix with a chronology and a selected bibliography for further reading. The entries, ranging from 250-2000 words each, discuss people, events, laws, institutions and special topics such as exploration. They are written to be understood by the educated non-specialist. The primary focus is on England, but a number of articles on Scottish and Irish history have been included when they relate to England. This work is valuable to students, scholars and anyone interested in sixteenth century England, English Renaissance literature, or history.
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I Capture the Castleby Dodie SmithISBN 0312201656 (0-312-20165-6)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'I Capture the Castle'Book summary:Seventeen-year-old Cassandra Mortmain wants to become a writer. Trouble is, she's the daughter of a once-famous author with a severe case of writer's block. Her family--beautiful sister Rose, brooding father James, ethereal stepmother Topaz--is barely scraping by in a crumbling English castle they leased when times were good. Now there's very little furniture, hardly any food, and just a few pages of notebook paper left to write on. Bravely making the best of things, Cassandra gets hold of a journal and begins her literary apprenticeship by refusing to face the facts. She writes, "I have just remarked to Rose that our situation is really rather romantic, two girls in this strange and lonely house. She replied that she saw nothing romantic about being shut up in a crumbling ruin surrounded by a sea of mud."
Rose longs for suitors and new tea dresses while Cassandra scorns romance: "I know all about the facts of life. And I don't think much of them." But romantic isolation comes to an end both for the family and for Cassandra's heart when the wealthy, adventurous Cotton family takes over the nearby estate. Cassandra is a witty, pensive, observant heroine, just the right voice for chronicling the perilous cusp of adulthood. Some people have compared I Capture the Castle to the novels of Jane Austen, and it's just as well-plotted and witty. But the Mortmains are more bohemian--as much like the Addams Family as like any of Austen's characters. Dodie Smith, author of 101 Dalmations, wrote this novel in 1948. And though the story is set in the 1930s, it still feels fresh, and well deserves its reputation as a modern classic. --Maria Dolan [via]
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Industrial Revolution: 1760-1830by Thomas Southcliffe AshtonISBN 0313250413 (0-313-25041-3)
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Invasion: The Roman Invasion of Britain in the Year Ad 43 and the Events Leading to Their Occupation of the West Countryby John PeddieISBN 0312012128 (0-312-01212-8)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Italian Secretaryby Caleb CarrISBN 0312939132 (0-312-93913-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Italian Secretary'Book summary:Although Sherlock Holmes categorically dismissed, in "The Adventure of the Sussex Vampire," supernatural explanations for corporeal crimes ("This Agency stands flat-footed upon the ground, and there it must remain. ... No ghosts need apply"), one of the most popular among Sir Arthur Conan Doyles Holmes tales is The Hound of the Baskervilles (1902), in which the fate of a Devonshire family supposedly hangs on the savage appetites of an apparitional beast. More than a century later, in The Italian Secretary, Caleb Carr again presents the hawk-faced consulting detective with a yarn woven of paranormal plot threads, the mystery this time rooted in the fatal 16th-century stabbing of David Rizzio, a music teacher and confidant to Mary, Queen of Scots.
For Holmes and his affable annalist, Dr. John Watson, this spirited escapade begins sometime in the late 19th century with their receipt, in London, of an encrypted telegram from Sherlock's eccentric elder brother, Mycroft, "a senior but anonymous government official." It summons them to Edinburgh, Scotland, where architect Sir Alistair Sinclair and his foreman, Dennis McKay, have been slain in the midst of rehabilitating the medieval west tower of the Royal Palace of Holyrood--the very wing where Queen Mary had lived, and where Rizzio had met his brutal, politically motivated end. Mycroft fears these murders portend new threats against Britain's present monarch--the elderly Queen Victoria, who infrequently lodges at the palace--by a known assassin, perhaps in nefarious league with the German Kaiser. En route north, Holmes and Watson are menaced aboard their train by a red-bearded bomb thrower (supposedly a rabid Scots nationalist), only to discover that still greater dangers await them, and others, at Holyroodhouse. The plaintive drone of a weeping woman, cruelly punctured and shattered corpses, a pool of blood "that never dries," and a disembodied Italian voice with unexpected musical tastes all imply the wrath of wraiths behind recent atrocities. But Holmes and Watson deduce that greed, rather than ghosts, may be to blame.
Carr, who earned renown with his historical mysteries, The Alienist (1994) and The Angel of Darkness (1997), apparently intended The Italian Secretary to be a short story; however, he couldn't stop writing. The result is a fleet-footed, atmospherically gothic, and often amusing Holmes tale (with an exposition scene in Watson's bed chamber thats truly priceless), but one that makes scant attempt to enhance our understanding of Conan Doyle's characters--a less ambitious undertaking, in that respect, than Mitch Cullin's concurrently published A Slight Trick of the Mind. And while Carr displays a gift here for adopting another author's literary techniques, it is really his own style and series players that his fans are waiting to see more of in the future. --J. Kingston Pierce [via]
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James Herriot's Yorkshireby James HerriotISBN 0312439717 (0-312-43971-7)
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Joan of Arc: Her Storyby Bonnie Wheeler, Regine Pernoud, Marie-Veronique Clin, Jeremy Duquesnay AdamsISBN 0312214421 (0-312-21442-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Joan of Arc: Her Story'Book summary:The peasant girl who led an army against the English and placed Charles VII on the French throne has inspired countless books since her death at age 19. While others have claimed Joan the Maid (as she called herself) for every cause from feminism to working-class radicalism, this meticulous volume by two French scholars sticks close to the known facts. The authors make extensive use of contemporary documents that bring to life the turbulent political scene in which Joan operated as well as her forceful personality. Joan followed the directives of voices she believed were sent to her by God; her deep piety, self-assurance, decisiveness, and shrewd intelligence radiate from her letters and from her responses to hostile questioning at the rigged trial that resulted in her being burned alive as a heretic in 1431. General readers may be intimidated at first by a detailed narrative studded with lengthy quotations, but those who persevere will discover a story all the more moving because it is not manipulated to make a modern-day point. This English translation updates the 1986 French volume's bibliography, supplements the biographies in part 2 with sketches of historical figures less familiar outside of France, and generally makes the book more accessible for English-language readers. --Wendy Smith [via]
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Joan of Arc: Her Storyby Regine Pernoud, Marie-Veronique ClinISBN 0312227302 (0-312-22730-2)
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John of Gaunt: The Exercise of Princely Power in Fourteenth-Century Europeby Anthony GoodmanISBN 0312083580 (0-312-08358-0)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Joseph Andrews; Introduction and Notes by James Gordonby Henry FieldingISBN 0330235338 (0-330-23533-8)
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The King and the Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1649by Derek A. WilsonISBN 0312244053 (0-312-24405-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The King and the Gentleman: Charles Stuart and Oliver Cromwell, 1599-1649'Book summary:English historians, it seems, never tire of examining the relationship of Charles I to his archrival, Oliver Cromwell. An unpopular ruler, Charles reigned as King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1625 to 1649. His religious intolerance, exacerbation of class divisions, and financial recklessness provided ample fodder for Royalist opposition, led by Cromwell. A far more skilled military leader and politician than the King, Cromwell led the radical Independents to victory in the civil wars of the 1640s. His popularity and challenge to the monarchy ultimately led to its abolition as well as the execution of the King. Cromwell governed as Lord Protector until his death in 1658.
With The King and the Gentleman, Derek Wilson fills a scholarly void by examining the rulers' formative years as well as their religious convictions. According to the author, only a thorough understanding of both in context provides an accurate understanding of them as adults and their opposing visions for England. One of England's leading biographers and novelists, Wilson has not written for the initiate to English history; he expects a solid historical foundation from his readers. Those who find the conflict of Charles and Cromwell as absorbing and deserving of fresh insight will consider The King and the Gentleman a must-read. --Bertina Loeffler Sedlack [via]
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Lady Randolph Churchill: A Biography, 1854-1895by Ralph G. MartinISBN 0304934305 (0-304-93430-5)
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Last Days of Glory: The Death of Queen Victoriaby Tony RennellISBN 031230286X (0-312-30286-X)
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The Liberals and Ireland: The Ulster Question in British Politics to 1914by Patricia JallandISBN 0312483473 (0-312-48347-3)
Hardcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke 1552-1634by Catherine Drinker BowenISBN 0316103934 (0-316-10393-4)
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Londinivm: London in the Roman Empireby John Morris, Sarah MacReadyISBN 0312494696 (0-312-49469-6)
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Mary Queen of Scotland and the Islesby Margaret GeorgeISBN 0312155859 (0-312-15585-9)
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The Monsters: Mary Shelley & The Curse of Frankensteinby Dorothy Hoobler, Thomas HooblerISBN 0316066400 (0-316-06640-0)
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On Ilkley Moor: The Story of an English Townby Tim BindingISBN 0330369962 (0-330-36996-2)
Hardcover, Picador
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Paradise Lost. Book 10;by John Milton, C.A. Patrides, E. A. J. HonigmannISBN 0333019458 (0-333-01945-8)
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Philip Sydney: A Double Lifeby Alan StewartISBN 0312282877 (0-312-28287-7)
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A Portrait of Isaac Newtonby Frank Edward ManuelISBN 030680400X (0-306-80400-X)
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Queen Victoria: A Personal Historyby Christopher HibbertISBN 0306810859 (0-306-81085-9)
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The Reluctant King: The Life and Reign of George Vi, 1895-1952by Sarah BradfordISBN 0312043376 (0-312-04337-6)
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The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Travellerby Giles MiltonISBN 031242129X (0-312-42129-X)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Riddle and the Knight: In Search of Sir John Mandeville, the World's Greatest Traveller'Book summary:Sir John Mandeville, a medieval English knight, was either one of history's greatest explorers or one of its greatest liars, depending on how one reads the pages of his Travels. Christopher Columbus took his words as a veritable guidebook, using it, Giles Milton writes, to convince the Spanish crown to fund his American voyages. The Victorians were not so kind, dismissing the wanderer--who, after all, wrote that in the Indian Ocean "there is a race of great stature, like giants ... they have one eye only, in the middle of their foreheads"--as an uncritical fabulist at best, a charlatan at worst.
Giles Milton, a student of exploration history, gives us reasons aplenty to question Mandeville's accuracy at points, but he is inclined to think that the knight actually did see at least some of the things he reported in his enormously influential book. Tracing Mandeville's trail to the Middle East and beyond, he considers the historical realities that underlie Mandeville's tales, from the gems that lie strewn among the reeds of Indonesia (which Milton guesses might be crystal-like secretions from bamboo plants) to the fabulous Christian kingdom of Prester John somewhere far out on the plains of Mongolia (where, Milton reminds us, Nestorian Christians were once common). His conclusion, well argued in the course of this witty and delightful book, is that although Mandeville is not always taken literally, he really did go crusading off in distant lands, and he certainly deserves to be rediscovered today, not least for what his work tells us about the medieval mind.
Readers new to Mandeville will find this a spirited introduction, and those already fond of The Travels will enjoy following Milton's parallel voyages. --Gregory McNamee [via]
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The Rise and Fall of a Regency Dandy: The Life and Times of Scrope Berdmore Daviesby T. A. J. BurnettISBN 0316117099 (0-316-11709-9)
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Small Islandby Andrea LevyISBN 0312424671 (0-312-42467-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Small Island'Book summary:Winner of the 2004 Orange Prize for Fiction A Picador Original Trade Paperback Hortense Joseph arrives in London from Jamaica in 1948 with her life in her suitcase, her heart broken, her resolve intact. Her husband, Gilbert Joseph, returns from the war expecting to be received as a hero, but finds his status as a black man in Britain to be second class. His white landlady, Queenie, raised as a farmer's daughter, befriends Gilbert, and later Hortense, with innocence and courage, until the unexpected arrival of her husband, Bernard, who returns from combat with issues of his own to resolve. Told in these four voices, Small Island is a courageous novel of tender emotion and sparkling wit, of crossings taken and passages lost, of shattering compassion and of reckless optimism in the face of insurmountable barriers---in short, an encapsulation of that most American of experiences: the immigrant's life. [via]
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Trafalgar: The Biography of a Battleby Roy AdkinsISBN 0316725110 (0-316-72511-0)
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Tudor and Stuart Britain, 1471-1714by Roger LockyerISBN 0312822545 (0-312-82254-5)
Softcover, Palgrave Macmillan
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Utopiaby Thomas More, Ralph Robinson, David Harris SacksISBN 0312101457 (0-312-10145-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Utopia'Book summary:One of the most influential books in the Western tradition, More's Utopia (1516) describes an imaginary island community enjoying perfect social and political harmony. This volume is the first to offer the original English translation of the work in an edition that allows readers to explore in-depth the book's historical and intellectual contexts as well as the circumstances of its reception. A detailed introduction discusses the literary and philosophical underpinnings of More's thought and situates More and his work within the political, economic, and religious contexts of 16th century England.[via] 
The Vikings in Britainby H. R. LoynISBN 0312846711 (0-312-84671-1)
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Virgin Earthby Philippa GregoryISBN 0312206178 (0-312-20617-8)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Virgin Earth'Book summary:John Tradescant the Younger has inherited his father's unique collection of plants along with his unerring ability to nurture them. But as gardener to Charles I, he confronts an unbearable dilemma when England descends into Civil War. Fleeing from the chaos, John travels to the Royalist colony of Virginia in America. But the virgin land is not uninhabited. John's plant hunting takes him into the world of the native people--a world he learns to value just as it comes under threat from the colonial settlers.
In both the new world and the old, the established order is breaking down and every family has to find its own way to survive. For the Tradescants, through the upheavals of the Commonwealth and the Restoration, this means consolidating their reputations as the greatest gardeners in the country. In this enthralling, free-standing sequel to Earthly Joys, Philippa Gregory again delivers a tour-de-force of powerful politics, personal discovery, and glorious gardening, brilliantly evoking the uncertainties and emotions of these turbulent times. [via]
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A Vision of Light: A Margaret of Ashbury Novelby Judith Merkle RileyISBN 0307237877 (0-307-23787-7)
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The Waning of the Middle Agesby Johan HuizingaISBN 0312855400 (0-312-85540-0)
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The Wars of the Rosesby Robin NeillandsISBN 0304340804 (0-304-34080-4)
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White Gold: The Extraordinary Story of Thomas Pellow And Islam's One Million White Slavesby Giles MiltonISBN 0312425295 (0-312-42529-5)
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Who Murdered Chaucer?by Terry Jones, Robert F. Yeager, Alan Fletcher, Juliette Dor, Terry DolanISBN 0312335881 (0-312-33588-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Who Murdered Chaucer?: A Medieval Mystery'Book summary:In this spectacular work of historical speculation Terry Jones investigates the mystery surrounding the death of Geoffrey Chaucer over 600 years ago. A diplomat and brother-in-law to John of Gaunt, one of the most powerful men in the kingdom, Chaucer was celebrated as his country's finest living poet, rhetorician and scholar: the preeminent intellectual of his time. And yet nothing is known of his death. In 1400 his name simply disappears from the record. We don't know how he died, where or when; there is no official confirmation of his death and no chronicle mentions it; no notice of his funeral or burial. He left no will and there's nothing to tell us what happened to his estate. He didn't even leave any manuscripts. How could this be? What if he was murdered?[via]
Terry Jones' hypothesis is the introduction to a reading of Chaucer's writings as evidence that might be held against him, interwoven with a portrait of one of the most turbulent periods in English history, its politics and its personalities.
William the Conquerorby David BatesISBN 0300118759 (0-300-11875-9)
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Winston Churchill: Road to Victory 1941-1945by Martin GilbertISBN 0317535692 (0-317-53569-2)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin
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With the Heart of a King: Elizabeth I of England, Philip II of Spain, And the Fight for a Nation's Soul And Crownby Benton Rain PattersonISBN 0312348444 (0-312-34844-4)
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A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Ageby William ManchesterISBN 0316545562 (0-316-54556-2)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A World Lit Only by Fire: The Medieval Mind and the Renaissance Portrait of an Age'Book summary:It speaks to the failure of medieval Europe, writes popular historian William Manchester, that "in the year 1500, after a thousand years of neglect, the roads built by the Romans were still the best on the continent." European powers were so absorbed in destroying each other and in suppressing peasant revolts and religious reform that they never quite got around to realizing the possibilities of contemporary innovations in public health, civil engineering, and other peaceful pursuits. Instead, they waged war in faraway lands, created and lost fortunes, and squandered millions of lives. For all the wastefulness of medieval societies, however, Manchester notes, the era created the foundation for the extraordinary creative explosion of the Renaissance. Drawing on a cast of characters numbering in the hundreds, Manchester does a solid job of reconstructing the medieval world, although some scholars may disagree with his interpretations. [via]
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The Zulu War: Isandhlwana to Ulundiby Michael BarthorpISBN 0304362700 (0-304-36270-0)
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