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1	Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire more books like this by Amanda Foreman Sex, intrigue and adultery in the world of high politics and huge wealth in late eighteenth-century England. Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. The great-great-great-great aunt of Diana, Princess of Wales, she was variously a compulsive gambler, a political savante and ... see all copies from £2.03! new only from £9.04! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Notes from a Small Island more books like this by Bill Bryson After nearly two decades in Britain, Bill Bryson, the acclaimed author of such bestsellers as "The Mother Tongue" and "Made in America", decided it was time to move back to the United States for a while. This was partly to let his wife and kids experience life in Bryson's homeland - and partly because he had read that 3.7 million Americans ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £7.12! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--And How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World more books like this by Steven Johnson Bestselling author Johnson illuminates the intertwined histories of the spread of cholera in 19th-century London, the rise of cities, and the nature of scientific inquiry, offering both a riveting history and a powerful explanation of how it has shaped the world of today. see all copies from £5.90! new only from £8.02! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Six Wives of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir The tempestuous, bloody, and splendid reign of Henry VIII of England (1509-1547) is one of the most fascinating in all history, not least for his marriage to six extraordinary women. In this accessible work of brilliant scholarship, Alison Weir draws on early biographies, letters, memoirs, account books, and diplomatic reports to bring these women ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.04!
5	Children of Henry VIII more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir At his death in 1547, King Henry VIII left four heirs to the English throne: his only son, Prince Edward; his two daughters, Mary and Elizabeth; and his great-niece, Lady Jane Grey. In this riveting account, Alison Weir paints a unique portrait of these extraordinary rulers, examining their intricate relationships to each other and to history. of ... see all copies from £6.04! new only from £9.56! \| first editions
6	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) After years of teaching creative writing, Frank McCourt published his first book, thus obliging his many friends who had been urging him to write about his childhood--a subject they knew from the many uproarious and affecting stories he told about it. ANGELA'S ASHES traces the tortuous path of his life from his days in abysmal poverty in Limerick ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	London: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd Much of Peter Ackroyd's work has been concerned with the life and past of London but here, as a culmination, is his definitive account of the city. For him it is a living organism, with its own laws of growth and change, so London is a biography rather than a history. It differs from other histories, too, in the range and diversity of its contents ... see all copies from £5.89! new only from £12.30! \| first editions
8	Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power more books like this by Niall Ferguson A grand narrative history of the world's first experiment in globalization, with lessons for an ever-expanding American Empire--from England's most talented young historian. The British Empire was the largest in all history, its reach the nearest thing to world domination ever achieved. By the eve of the Second World War, over a fifth of the world ... see all copies from £8.88! new only from £11.07! \| first editions
9	History of the English-Speaking Peoples more books like this by Sir Winston Churchill 2000 years of British history told by one of the greatest figures of that history. New one volume abridgement, now at an unbeatable price. From Boadicea to Victoria. see all copies from £1.36! new only from £13.81! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Rick Steves' London more books like this by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw Who but Rick Steves can tell you the best way to see the British Museum, Westminster Abbey, St. Paul's, and the Tower of London? With Rick Steves' London 2005, you can experience the best of everything this city has to offer-economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, Rick Steves' London 2005 includes color maps and photographs, ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
11 view cover	Thunderstruck more books like this by Erik Larson The bestselling author of "The Devil in the White City" tells the amazing, interwoven stories of two men--Hawley Crippen, a doctor and an unlikely murderer, and Gugliemo Marconi, the obsessive genius who invented the wireless--whose stories converge during the greatest criminal chase of all time. see all copies from £5.46! new only from £5.46! \| signed copies \| first editions
12 view cover	Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World more books like this by Patrick J Buchanan From one of the nation's preeminent conservative thinkers comes this masterful if controversial history of the two World Wars that ended Europe's global dominance and cost Britain her empire, largely due to the blunders of Winston Churchill. 8-page photo insert. see all copies from £16.22! new only from £16.22! \| first editions
13 view cover	The Suspicions of Mr. Whicher: A Shocking Murder and the Undoing of a Great Victorian Detective more books like this by Kate Summerscale In June of 1860 three-year-old Saville Kent was found at the bottom of an outdoor privy with his throat slit. The crime horrified all England and led to a national obsession with detection, ironically destroying, in the process, the career of perhaps the greatest detective in the land. see all copies from £7.57! new only from £13.91! \| first editions
14 view cover	The Diana Chronicles more books like this by Tina Brown Princess Diana stole the worlds heart. But what was at the heart of her complex behavior? That has remained a mystery--until now. Celebrated editor and fellow Englishwoman Brown reveals Dianas tumultuous inner life as no one else has. 16-page b& w photo insert. see all copies from £2.01! new only from £5.96! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	Mary Queen of Scots more books like this by Antonia Fraser More than four hundred years after her death, Mary Queen of Scots remains one of the most romantic and controversial figures in British history. Antonia Fraser's classic biography of her won the James Tait Prize when it was first published in 1969, became an international bestseller and was translated into nine languages. Mary passed her ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £10.06! \| signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British more books like this by Sarah Lyall Dispatches from the new Britain: a slyly funny and compulsively readable portrait of a nation finally refurbished for the twenty-first century. Sarah Lyall, a reporter for the "New York Times," moved to London in the mid-1990s and soon became known for her amusing and incisive dispatches on her adopted country. As she came to terms with its ... see all copies from £5.12! new only from £13.92! \| first editions
17 view cover	Cider with Rosie more books like this by Laurie Lee 'I remember, too, the light on the slopes, long shadows in tufts and hollows, with cattle, brilliant as painted china, treading their echoing shapes' Cider With Rosie is a wonderfully vivid memoir of Laurie Lee's childhood and youth in a remote Cotswold village. From the moment he is set down in the long grass, 'thick as a forest and alive with ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £9.10! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Princes in the Tower more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir Despite five centuries of investigation by historians, the sinister deaths of the boy king Edward V and his younger brother Richard, Duke of York, remain one of the most fascinating murder mysteries in English history. Did Richard III really kill "the Princes in the Tower", as is commonly believed, or was the murderer someone else entirely? In ... see all copies from £5.46! new only from £10.04! \| first editions
19 view cover	The Map That Changed the World: William Smith and the Birth of Modern Geology more books like this by Simon Winchester (Read by) Winchester, acclaimed for THE PROFESSOR AND THE MADMAN, tells the story of William Smith, who in 1815--despite his lower-class status--laid the foundations for modern geology. A New York Times Notable Book for 2001. see all copies from £4.91! new only from £8.19! \| signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	The Irregulars: Roald Dahl and the British Spy Ring in Wartime Washington more books like this by Jennet Conant Following her bestselling accounts of the most guarded secrets of the Second World War, Conant offers a rollicking true story of spies, politicians, journalists, and intrigue in the highest circles of Washington during the tumultuous days of World War II. 16 pages of b&w photographs. see all copies from £12.29! new only from £13.65! \| first editions
21 view cover	Churchill a Life more books like this by Gilbert This edition of the highly acclaimed one-volume CHURCHILL: A LIFE, is the story of adventure. It follows Winston Churchill from his earliest days to his moments of triumph. Here, the drama and excitement of his story are ever-present, as are his tremendous qualities in peace and war, not least as an orator and as a man of vision. Martin Gilbert ... see all copies from £2.01! new only from £10.62! \| first editions
22 view cover	George III a Personal History more books like this by Christopher Hibbert 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 £1.36! new only from £12.24! \| first editions
23 view cover	Elizabeth and Mary: Cousins, Rivals, Queens more books like this by Jane Dunn This is a joint biography of Elizabeth I and Mary Queen of Scots, their reigns and relationship with each other. These rival queens, both with a claim to the English throne, embodied opposing characteristics, ideals of womanliness and divinely-ordained kingship, resulting in a relationship that is punctuated by murder and psychological and actual ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £5.03! \| signed copies \| first editions
24 view cover	A History of Britain more books like this by Simon Schama The second volume of Schama's panoramic history of Britain begins with the death of Elizabeth Iand charts the rise of the British Empire. see all copies from £3.09! new only from £9.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	The lives of the Kings & Queens of England more books like this by Antonia Fraser The lives of England's Kings and Queens, from William the Conqueror to Elizabeth II. This painstakingly illustrated book celebrates the Great Dynasties of English Royalty, from the establishment of the monarchical power base by the early Norman Kings through to the present Queen. The stories of the many monarchs and their colourful lives - some ... see all copies from £1.36! new only from £6.84! \| first editions

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