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1	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 add to wishlist 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 £7.69! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	Notes from a Small Island more books like this by Bill Bryson add to wishlist Before returning to the United States after 20 years in England, Bryson embarks on a farewell circuit of the country. He integrates history and reflections of his own debut tour of England in this valediction. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £3.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	Angela's Ashes: A Memoir more books like this by Frank McCourt (Read by) add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £5.29! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire more books like this by Amanda Foreman add to wishlist This biography of Georgiana Cavendish reveals the important role she played in the social and political circle of Whigs in 17th-century England. It shows her to be a woman of high influence but also one caught up in scandalous behavior in her household. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.22! \| signed copies \| first editions
5	1066, the year of the conquest more books like this by David Howarth add to wishlist Everyone knows 1066 as the date of the Norman invasion and conquest of England. But how many of us can place that event in the context of the entire dramatic year in which it took place? From the death of Edward the Confessor in early January to the Christmas coronation of Duke William of Normandy, there is an almost uncanny symmetry, as well as a ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.46! \| first editions
6	Henry VIII: The King and His Court more books like this by Alison Weir add to wishlist Weir's popular biography of the most famous king in English history deals with his life and life in the court--and conveys a prodigious amount of historical research. see all copies from £6.78! new only from £8.85! \| signed copies \| first editions
7	Churchill: A Life more books like this by Sir Martin Gilbert add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £8.93! \| signed copies \| first editions
8	Rick Steves' London more books like this by Rick Steves, Gene Openshaw add to wishlist Who but Rick Steves can tell travelers the best way to visit Lisbon, The Algarve, Salema, Evora, Coimbra, Nazare, and Obidos? With "Rick Steves' Portugal 2006", travelers can experience the best of everything Portugal has to offer - economically and hassle-free. Completely revised and updated, "Rick Steves' Portugal 2006" includes opinionated ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £4.28! \| first editions
9	Castles of Steel: Britain, Germany and the Winning of the Great War at Sea more books like this by Robert K Massie add to wishlist In August 1914 the two greatest navies in the world confronted each other across the North Sea. This is a book about leadership and command, bravery and timidity, genius and folly. see all copies from £1.26! new only from £6.09! \| signed copies \| first editions
10	Imperial Reckoning: The Untold Story of Britain's Gulag in Kenya more books like this by Caroline Elkins add to wishlist This account of the horrific treatment of Kikuyu people in a prison-camp system established by the British colonial rulers in 1950's Kenya lays bare a long-suppressed chapter in the history of atrocity. Harvard historian Caroline Elkins researched the extant official documents (many were destroyed in 1963 as the British departed from Kenya). She ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £6.54! \| signed copies \| first editions
11 view cover	Empire: The Rise and Demise of the British World Order and the Lessons for Global Power more books like this by Niall Ferguson add to wishlist Noted British historian Ferguson here offers a positive take on the lasting effects of the British Empire, its history, and its significance in addressing the United States. EMPIRE makes a case for the benefits of bringing the rule of law to isolated locales and argues that new empires, particularly the U.S., must not step back from this obvious ... see all copies from £6.19! new only from £6.37! \| first editions
12 view cover	The history of the kings of Britain more books like this by Bishop of St Asaph Geoffrey of Monmouth, Lewis Thorpe add to wishlist Completed in 1136, "The History of the Kings of Britain" traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is ... see all copies from £5.12! new only from £7.69! \| first editions
13 view cover	Victoria's Daughters more books like this by Jerrold M. Packard add to wishlist A biography of the five daughters of Great Britain's Queen Victoria. see all copies from £3.82! new only from £7.48! \| first editions
14 view cover	London: The Biography more books like this by Peter Ackroyd add to wishlist The city of London, which has been the setting for many of Peter Ackroyd's novels and biographies, is the subject of this far-ranging portrait. An unorthodox history, LONDON: THE BIOGRAPHY takes the city neighborhood by neighborhood and brings the city to life by means of profiles of its citizens--some famous, some not--as they endure the plague, ... see all copies from £5.61! new only from £11.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
15 view cover	God's Secretaries: The Making of the King James Bible more books like this by Adam Nicolson add to wishlist Nicolson gives a fascinating and dramatic account of the era of the King James Bible and its translation, immersing readers in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building but a book. 16-page insert. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
16 view cover	Wars of the Roses more books like this by B Alison Weir, Alison Weir add to wishlist This book is a "prequel" to the author's "The Princes in the Tower." Fans of Shakespeare will be familiar with the cast of characters in the civil wars and court intrigue which plagued England in the 15th century. Weir pays special attention to some of the powers behind the throne, such as the Earl of Warwick, known as the Kingmaker, and Margaret ... see all copies from £5.15! new only from £8.91! \| first editions
17 view cover	Five Days in London, May 1940 more books like this by John Lukacs add to wishlist In this study of a decisive week at the beginning of World War II, historian Lukacs closely examines the struggle faced by Winston Churchill and his cabinet as they consider whether to go to war or to negotiate with Hitler. The fate of thousands of British soldiers and the question of whether the war would be supported on the home front were prime ... see all copies from £4.90! new only from £4.90! \| signed copies \| first editions
18 view cover	Thunderstruck more books like this by Erik Larson add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £3.74! \| signed copies \| first editions
19 view cover	Eleanor of Aquitaine and the four Kings more books like this by Amy Ruth Kelly add to wishlist This account of Queen Eleanor and her century is offered as a study of individuals who set their stamp upon the events of their time, rather than as a study of developing systems of politics, economics, or jurisprudence. see all copies from £1.24! new only from £5.61! \| first editions
20 view cover	Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British more books like this by Sarah Lyall add to wishlist From a reporter for the "New York Times" come dispatches from the new Britain: a slyly funny and compulsively readable portrait of a nation finally refurbished for the 21st century. see all copies from £2.13! new only from £8.45! \| first editions
21 view cover	The Year 1000: What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium: An Englishman's World more books like this by Robert Lacey, Danny Danziger add to wishlist In light of late-20th-century interest in the end of the second millennium, the authors of this title present a portrait of what life was like at the end of the first millennium. Included are descriptions of daily life, clothing trends, medical practices, and more, all related to life in 10th-century medieval Europe, and organized around ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £1.24! \| signed copies \| first editions
22 view cover	History of the English-Speaking Peoples more books like this by Sir Winston Churchill add to wishlist 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 £1.24! new only from £9.97! \| signed copies \| first editions
23 view cover	Reflections on the Revolution in France more books like this by Edmund Burke add to wishlist "Reflections on the Revolution in France" was written in 1790 and has remained in print ever since. Edmund Burke's analysis of revolutionary change established him as the chief framer of modern European conservative political thought. This new edition of the "Reflections" presents Burke's famous text along with a historical introduction by Frank ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £2.94! \| first editions
24 view cover	Downing Street Years more books like this by Margaret Thatcher (Read by) add to wishlist This first volume of Margaret Thatcher's memoirs encompasses the whole of her time as Prime Minister - the formation of her goals in the early 1980s, the Falklands, the General Election victories of 1983 and 1987 and, eventually, the circumstances of her fall from political power. She also gives frank accounts of her dealings with foreign ... see all copies from £1.24! new only from £8.72! \| signed copies \| first editions
25 view cover	Union 1812: The Americans Who Fought the Second War of Independence more books like this by A J Langguth add to wishlist The author of the acclaimed "Patriots: The Men Who Started the American Revolution" presents this dramatic account of the War of 1812, the war that established a young nation as a permanent power and proved its claim to Manifest Destiny. Maps. see all copies from £5.61! new only from £5.61! \| signed copies \| first editions

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