\nAn original and profound portrait of contemporary Britain told through the testimonies of its inhabitants.\n…

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\nA delightful, nostalgic ramble around the hostelries of London from a bygone age.\n…

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\'No musician or music lover should be without it.\' BBC Music MagazineRobert Schumann was far ahead of his time: his music…

Thomas Hardy (1840-1928) was born in Dorset. He left school at sixteen to work as an apprentice for an architect who…

\nA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain\'s post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit. \'The…

George III's behaviour has often been odd, but now he is deranged, with rumours circulating that he has even addressed an…

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\nThe untold story of the hidden places across Britainthat have slipped through the fingers of history.\n…

• Rok vydání 2022

\nCould these forebodings help the world to prevent disasters?In 1966, John Barker, a dynamic psychiatrist working in an…

Kniha 9780571269853 Diaries of Sir Alexander Cadogan, OM, 1938-1945 David Dilks…

Kniha 9780571165537 History of Economic Thought Eric Roll…

Already famous throughout Europe for his theories of planetary motion and gravity, Isaac Newton decided to take on the job…

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\nFive exceptional women; one London square. A spellbinding group biography by a luminous new talent.\n…

Is Santa Claus really a magic mushroom in disguise? In this timely and definitive study, Andy Letcher strips away the myths…

The overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi has been one of the twenty-first century's defining moments: the Arab world's most bizarre…

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\nThe timeless and compelling \'word-music\' of one of Britain\'s oldest cultural treasures is captured in this new…

\'A vivid and humane study of the Plantagenets\' diabolical and devious first family - a real joy to read.\' Dan Jones,…

\nThe bizarre and little known story of how a hubristicArchduke became the puppet Emperor of Mexico -with tragic results and…

Christopher Nolan's previous films have presented a dark vision of the uncertainties of the twentieth-first century. With…

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In a sparkling, fast-paced narrative, Shakespeare's Kings chronicles the turbulent events that inspired Shakespeare's…

The classic biography of the hugely influential American folk singer who inspired a generation of songwriters, including…

• Rok vydání 1965

Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat traces the momentous decline and fall of the greatest of empires - from Queen…

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From a small Iron Age settlement on the banks of the Tiber, Rome grew to become the centre of an Empire that dominated the…

• Rok vydání 2013

Sarah Losh, strong-willed and passionate, an architect and an intellectual who dumbfounded critics with her genius and…

Led by Erasmus Darwin, the Lunar Society of Birmingham was formed from a group of amateur experimenters, tradesmen and…

\'Masterly.\' Daily Mail \'Stunning.\' History Today\'Magnificent.\' Literary ReviewNapoleon\'s life reached its most…

\nA gripping investigation into one of Irish history\'s greatest mysteries, Great Hatred reveals the true story behind one…

\nTrapped in History tells how the British colonised Kenya and how African nationalism arose under Jomo Kenyatta. Trapped in…

• Rok vydání 2012

Contemporaries in both countries believed that they were living through memorable times: times of great wickedness and great…