• Rok vydání 2013

During the First World War the reputation of the British Royal Navy was put on the line in its defence of the country, and,…

Britain's towns and cities were being bombed on an almost nightly basis, and many children faced the trauma of being parted…

The dramatic search for spices through history, and how the pursuit of rare flavours changed and opened up our world…

• Rok vydání 2013

This history book tells the story of RMS Queen Elizabeth, the ship which, along with her running mate Queen Mary,…

• Rok vydání 2013

However, pause a while off main roads and consider place names and road names: Fenny Lane, The Withies, Commonside, Reed…

In August 1805, Napoleon abandoned his plans for the invasion of Britain and diverted his army to the Danube valley to…

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• Rok vydání 2019

In this compelling investigation, author Michael Smith explores the critical moment in a spy’s life: that split-second…

He was tried in the `Auschwitz Trial' at Krakow, found guilty of war crimes and crimes against humanity and executed in…

The 16-year-old boy who caused a ceasefire in the Civil War…

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• Rok vydání 2019

''A powerful, revelatory counterbalance to the whitewashing of British history'' - Bernardine Evaristo, Booker Prize-winning…

\nFascinating accounts of the female pilots who transported the aircraft flown during the Battle of Britain\n…

many others, such as the fact that Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester, stole a piece of New College's unicorn horn, that one…

\nThe first full biography for more than forty years of Hollywood legend, Carole Lombard\n…

WINNER OF THE BRITISH SPORT BOOK AWARDS - RUGBY BOOK OF THE YEAR This is the story of 15 men killed in the Great War. The…

\nA guide to identifying the flint tools you find in the field, and a window into prehistoric archaeology\n…

Hundreds of incredible facts and anecdotes from Scotland's amazing history, new in paperback…

This is not a book about Laurie Lee, still less a biography. Taking this as a starting point, poet Adam Horovitz reaches…

• Rok vydání 2014

The History of Cycling in Fifty bikes tells the story of the bicycle through 50 iconic machines…

A detailed and engaging look at the most significant battle in English history…

The trials and triumphs of Britain\'s black community during the Second World War…

Britain's war in the shadows of male spies and subterfuge in the heart of occupied France is a story well known, but what of…

How much can you really find out about the War in the Air during the First World War in five minutes? This handy little…

\nThe original best-selling 1950s Childhood, over 200,000 copies sold\n…

• Rok vydání 2016

Cardinal Wolsey is a controversial figure: a butcher's son, a man of letters and the Church, a divisive political expert, a…

At this highly atmospheric and often inhospitable location on the Suffolk coast, the Royal Flying Corps (later RAF)…

\nUntold stories of overseas evacuees in their own words\n…

The Other Tudor Princess brings to life the story of Margaret Douglas, a shadowy and mysterious character in Tudor history -…

This \'Little Book\' gives you all the low-down on the daily life of the ordinary people as well as vivid descriptions of…

\nAn insight into the inner workings of Hitler\'s secret headquarters\n…

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They were undoubtedly pillagers, raiders and terrifying warriors, but they were also great pioneers, artists and traders - a…

• Angličtina
• Rok vydání 2018

Odette Brailly entered the nation''s consciousness in the 1950s when her remarkable - and romantic - exploits as an SOE…

A pictorial celebration of one of the most important years of world history: 1918…

This compelling account of Henry VIII is by no means yet another history of the `old monster' and his reign. For Henry VIII…

\nThe enticing histories of lost countries only found on old stamps and records\n…

Agincourt is amongst the greatest victories in British history. Henry V\'s Navy is about the men, ships and technology that…

Originally published in September 1941, it was the first such account of air combat against the Luftwaffe in France in the…

\nThe enthralling story of the German Empire, from its violent rise to its spectacular fall\n…

When Edward IV died in 1483, the Yorkist succession was called into question by doubts about the legitimacy of his sons (the…

The best single-source reference work on the Templars…

A unique collaboration between a retired Great Train Robber and Britain\'s former most senior Railway Detective…

The untold story of the army of men and women who kept British theatre alive during the First World War, and how the theatre…

\nThis culinary romp through 50 dishes that shaped human history will tickle the tastebuds of every food lover\n…

\nLooking beyond the trappings of Stuart romance\n…

\nThe Tudor dynasty\'s rise and fall and rise again in the years before the Battle of Bosworth\n…

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

The first book to fully recognise and tell the tale of the efforts of the Lumberjills - the Women's Timber Corps - during…

The classic biography of England's most vilified king, from model of nobility to murderer and monster. This biography - by…

The first full biography of Edward Seymour, kinsman of Tudor royalty, from Lord Protector of England to the block…