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In 1601, as the reign of Elizabeth I drew to a close, the civil lawyer Thomas Wilson identified the prevailing uncertainty over the English succession ...
Guy Fawkes, born in York in 1570, is one of the key figures in British history, taking a central role in a plot that would ...
Captain Bligh's Journal is the most important of all of the primary documents relating to the infamous mutiny on the Bounty. Needless to say ...
Godwin and his family dominated English politics for almost half a century, establishing themselves as the most influential and powerful dynasty in Anglo-Saxon England. At ...
This book teases out the similarities and differences between 'the sweat' and its better-known, if equally feared, contemporary infectious disease, bubonic plague. Among the array ...
Explores how events in James II & VII's younger life shaped James the King. James II & VII was not born to be a ...
A fascinating new history of the early days of the British Empire, told through the stories of the forgotten international powerhouses who aided, abetted and ...
'Old John of Gaunt, time-honour'd Lancaster' John of Gaunt (1340-1399) was the son of one king and the father of another. He claimed a ...
THE SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR 2022
WINNER OF THE POL ROGER DUFF COOPER PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE ...
The role of slavery in driving Britain's economic development is often debated, but seldom given a central place.
In their remarkable new book, Maxine ...
The Colour of Ireland: County by County 1860-1960 is a photographic celebration of the history, culture, people and places that make up a century of ...
A hugely entertaining exploration of Ireland's historical sites with a dark side. Fizzing with curiosity and humour and revealing fascinating and unearthed stories from ...
The definitive modern biography of the great Edwardian Foreign Secretary, one of the principal actors in the approach to the First World War
'The lamps ...
The definitive history of the Spanish Armada, lavishly illustrated and fully revised
In July 1588 the Spanish Armada sailed from Corunna to conquer England. Three ...
From Boudica to William the Conqueror, this is the story of the Early Middle Ages and the hidden history of it's people
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