History & Historical Biography

John Adams / The English Lakes (Hardback)

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Jonathan Melmoth / Henry VIII (Hardback)

A lively and intriguing biography of Henry VIII, full of fascinating facts, famous paintings and photos of historical artefacts that bring history to life. Discover Henry's life as a young prince at Tudor court, the religious conflicts of his reign,...

David I. Harvie / Limeys (Hardback)

In 1740, Commander George Anson left Portsmouth with seven ships and nearly 2000 men. Three years later less than 600 returned. Only four were killed by the enemy - the rest not being killed by war, weather or misnavigation, but by scurvy. This work is...

Gavin Menzies / 1421 (Hardback)

The incredible true story of the discovery of America before Columbus was even born.Gavin Menzies's extraordinary findings rewrite history. On March 8, 1421, the largest fleet the world had ever seen sailed from its base in China. The ships, huge...

Jim Ryan / Carrauntoohil & Macgillycuddy's Reeks (Hardback)

The MacGillycuddy’s Reeks are Ireland’s highest mountains with Carrauntoohil tallest at 1039m. Occupying about 100 square km., they stretch from the picturesque Gap of Dunloe in the east to Glencar in the west. Attracting over 25,000 walkers annually,...

Hannah Jewell / 100 Nasty Women of History (Hardback)

' Vital reading ' STYLIST 'Because 100 Nasty Women is so easy to read and witty , I didn't expect it to be the life changing, important book that I'm discovering it to be' PHILIPPA PERRY * * * * * * These are the women who...

Barry Turner; Tony Rennell / When Daddy came home (Hardback)

Published to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the end of World War II, this is the portrait of a generation of children affected by the war and its aftermath. If you are aged between 50 and 55, you probably met your father for the first time when...

Jennifer Lucy Allan / Clay

'An engrossing history of the deep connection between humans and clay' KATHERINE MAY, author of Enchantment 'Fascinating and powerful' BRIAN ENO Clay is baked into our culture: we have been taking handfuls of earth and forming them...

Roger Knight / Britain Against Napoleon

From Roger Knight, established by the multi-award winning The Pursuit of Victory as 'an authority ... none of his rivals can match' (N.A.M. Rodger), Britain Against Napoleon is the first book to explain how the British state successfully...

Chris Rodrigues / Introducing Modernism

What really defines modernism? Why did it begin and how long did it last? Is Modernism over now? This graphic guide presents an exploration of the last century's most thrilling artistic work - and what it's really all about     This...

Noam Chomsky / After the Cataclysm Vol. 2

The second volume of The Political Economy of Human Rights remains one of the most controversial works produced by Chomsky to date. In a much discussed chapter on Cambodia, Chomsky and Herman questioned official Western narratives on the Khmer Rouge and...

Henry Miller / Colossus of Maroussi

'Out of the sea, as if Homer himself had arranged it for me, the islands bobbed up, lonely, deserted, mysterious in the fading light' Enraptured by a young woman's account of the landscapes of Greece, Henry Miller set off to explore the...

Noam Chomsky / Rethinking Camelot

In a potent act of myth busting, Noam Chomsky turns his critical gaze upon the Kennedy Administration and draws controversial parallels between the Presidency of JFK and that of Ronald Reagan, with particular focus on the Vietnam War. For anyone...

Alice M. Roberts / The Celts

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