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1	The House of Medici: Its Rise and Fall more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist It was a dynasty with more wealth, passion, and power than the houses of Windsor, Kennedy, and Rockefeller combined. It shaped all of Europe and controlled politics, scientists, artists, and even popes, for three hundred years. It was the house of Medici, patrons of Botticelli, Michelangelo and Galileo, benefactors who turned Florence into a ... see all copies from £6.24! new only from £9.12! \| first editions
2	The Days of the French Revolution more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This account of the French Revolution is published to coincide with the bicentenary of the French Revolution and is written by the author of "The Dragon Wakes", "Africa Explored", "Rome: The Biography of a City" and "The Last of the Medicis". see all copies from £1.66! new only from £8.41! \| first editions
3	The Great Mutiny: India 1857 more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist 'By far the best single-volume description of the mutiny yet written' - "Economist". A beautifully written and meticulously researched narrative history of the great Indian uprising of 1857 by one of our most acclaimed living historians. First published in 1978 and re-issued with a handsome new cover for the 2002 paperback edition. see all copies from £1.49! new only from £23.62! \| first editions
4	Rome, the Biography of a City more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This beautifully written, informative study is a portrait, a history and a superb guide book, capturing fully the seductive beauty and the many layered past of the Eternal City. It covers 3,000 years of history from the city's quasi-mythical origins, through the Etruscan kings, the opulent glory of classical Rome, the decadence and decay of the ... see all copies from £7.06! new only from £10.25! \| first editions
5	Redcoats and Rebels: The American Revolution Through British Eyes more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist "Outstanding....Hibbert has an eye for character and a gift for bringing to life the impact of small-minded incompetents on the wide sweep of history."- "Associated Press" see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.77! \| first editions
6	The Borgias and Their Enemies: 1431-1519 more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist The first major biography of the Borgias in thirty years, Christopher Hibbert's latest history brings the family and the world they lived in--the glittering Rome of the Italian Renaissance--to life. The name Borgia is synonymous with the corruption, nepotism, and greed that were rife in Renaissance Italy. The powerful, voracious Rodrigo Borgia, ... see all copies from £5.67! new only from £5.92! \| first editions
7	The Virgin Queen: Elizabeth I, Genius of the Golden Age more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist An intimate portrait of historys most fascinating monarch.. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £10.60! \| first editions
8	Queen Victoria a Personal History more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist A major new biography marking the centenary of Queen Victoria's death, by the uncrowned king of historical biographers. Queen Victoria came to the throne in 1837 and died in 1901 at the age of nearly eighty-two. For more than sixty years she presided over twenty governments, and a country undergoing profound economic, social and political change. ... see all copies from £6.22! new only from £9.18! \| first editions
9	The Story of England more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This general introduction to popular history attempts to relate the events of each period of English history to the heritage that can still be seen and appreciated. Designed to make fact-finding easy, the volume is supported by numerous tables, maps and illustrations. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £6.70!
10	George III a Personal History more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist A radical reassessment of King George III by the lively and prolific pen of a master. . In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (17381820). Rather than reaffirm George IIIs reputation as Mad King George, Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £12.93! \| first editions
11 view cover	The English: A Social History, 1066-1945 more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This social history records the daily life of the English people from the time of the Norman Conquest to our own. Based on diaries, letters, memoirs, official reports, the works of modern social historians and the literature of every period, it traces the development of English society over 900 years. The chapters range over life in the castles, ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £11.24! \| first editions
12 view cover	The rise and fall of the House of Medici more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist At its height Renaissance Florence was a centre of enormous wealth, power and influence. A republican city-state funded by trade and banking, its often bloody political scene was dominated by rich mercantile families, the most famous of which were the Medici. This enthralling book charts the family's huge influence on the political, economic and ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £7.23! \| first editions
13 view cover	Agincourt more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist The first title in a series of reprints of classic books about Great Battles- battles that were to prove a turning point in history for the nations, commanders and soldiers concerned see all copies from £1.24! new only from £10.98! \| first editions
14 view cover	Cavaliers & Roundheads: The English Civil War, 1642-1649 more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist A social and military history of the Civil War that split the country 350 years ago. In a field in Nottingham in the summer of 1642, King Charles I watched his standard being raised in a high wind and driving rain. For six years thereafter England was rent by civil war. Families and friends were bitterly divided as men left home to fight for King ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £13.38! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Corunna more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist This work is part of a series reprinting classics of military history about battles that were to prove turning points in history. It features the Battle of Corunna which was fought on 16 January 1809 and the short campaign that preceded it. The battle saved a British army from annihilation and resulted in the death of one of its finest generals - ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
16 view cover	The Recollections of Rifleman Harris more books like this by Christopher Hibbert (Editor) add to wishlist This work features the recollections of Benjamin Harris who fought in the British Army's campaign against Napoleon in Spain and Portugal. Harris joined the army in 1802 and later joined the 95th Rifles, a regiment which became the elite of the Army through their expertise with the rifle, their alertness, discipline and regimental pride. The story ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.12!
17	The Great Mutiny more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist see all copies from £2.02! first editions
18 view cover	Napoleon: His Wives and Women more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist Vividly evoking the political and social upheavals of post-Revolutionary France, Hibbert captures the vibrant characters who made history, not only on the battlefield but also in the bedroom, including Josephine, the charming Creole from Martinique; the plain and pliant Marie-Louise of Austria; and Marie Walewska, the sumptuous young Polish ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| first editions
19	Venice, the Biography of a City more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist A vivid, highly readable, and completely original account of this most beautiful of cities, at once a narrative, a social history, and a guide book. 16 pages of full-color photos and 90 black-and-white illustrations. see all copies from £6.16! new only from £58.23! \| first editions
20 view cover	Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason more books like this by Christopher Hibbert, David Starkey (Foreword by) add to wishlist When Charles Stuart was a young child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland. Once shy and retiring, an awkward stutterer, he grew in stature and confidence under the guidance of the Duke of Buckingham; his marriage to Henrietta of Spain, originally planned to end the conflict between the two ... see all copies from £2.92! new only from £8.38!
21 view cover	Disraeli: The Victorian Dandy Who Became Prime Minister more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist In this masterly biography Hibbert reveals the personal life of one of the most fascinating men of the 19th century and England's most eccentric prime minister, Benjamin Disraeli. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £7.44! \| first editions
22 view cover	London: The Biography of a City more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist An introduction to the history of the development of London and of the social life of its people. see all copies from £3.11! new only from £35.43! \| first editions
23 view cover	Wellington: A Personal History more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist A bestseller in hardback, this is a highly-praised and much-needed biography of the first Duke of Wellington, concentrating on the personal life of the victor of Waterloo, and based on the fruits of modern research. Christopher Hibbert is Britain's leading popular historian. Wellington (1769--1852) achieved fame as a soldier fighting the Mahratta ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
24	Chateaux of the Loire more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61!
25	Garibaldi and His Enemies: The Clash of Arms and Personalities in the Making of Italy more books like this by Christopher Hibbert add to wishlist see all copies from £5.61! new only from £100.08! \| first editions

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