History
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The South Downs National Park
£20.00The South Downs National Park
The South Downs National Park contains an extraordinary variety of archaeological and historic monuments. Explore the camps, flint mines and tombs of the earliest farmers, walk around great earthen banks bounding Iron Age hillforts, stroll along Roman roads, visit Saxon churches and medieval castles and houses and examine the remains of industry and more recent military conflicts.
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Hampshire at war through time
£15.99Hampshire at war through time
Exploring in full colour the history of Hampshire in the Second World War and what remains today. Explores the county’s part in Operation Overlord and the Battle of Britain and its involvement in the manufacture of the Spitfire.
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Servants
£16.99Servants
An original, authoritative look at the social history of the 20th century, brilliantly retold through the eyes of the household servants.
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Murder & mystery on the Great Western Railway
£9.99Murder & mystery on the Great Western Railway
Drawing upon contemporary court records and newspaper accounts of the day, the author recounts compelling stories of murder, death and mystery surrounding those who built, worked and travelled on the Great Western Railway.
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The Warrior Queen
£10.99The Warrior Queen
The remarkable story of Myrcna hlæfdige, the Lady of the Mercians ? Alfred the Great’s daughter and the only female ruler of a kingdom in Anglo-Saxon history.
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River Kings
£9.99River Kings
THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021
‘Astonishing and compelling’ Bernard Cornwell
‘Replete with witches, human sacrifice, Greek fire and funeral orgies? one of the most thrilling works of archaeological detective work I have ever read’ William Dalrymple, FT
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Agincourt
£10.99Agincourt
Anne Curry tells the story of Agincourt, one of the most iconic battles in English history – how it was fought, how it has been remembered, and what it has come to mean.
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Naked statues, fat gladiators, and war elephants
£19.99Naked statues, fat gladiators, and war elephants
Everyone knows a little about the Ancient Greeks and Romans, but everyone wants to know at least a little more. While the fall of the Roman Empire and the exploits of Julius Caesar might be common knowledge, we don’t seem to remember too much about the lives of common people in Ancient Rome and Greece. For instance, why didn’t they wear pants? How did they shave? How likely were they to survive surgery? And, what were their parties really like?
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Writing a War of Words
£25.00Writing a War of Words
Writing a War of Words is the first investigation of a valuable archive of war-time notebooks documenting changes to the English language on the Home Front. Using unconventional sources, it explores the effect of war on the language of ordinary people, and reflects on the role of language as an interdisciplinary lens on history.
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Cnut
£7.99Cnut
Cnut, or Canute, was King of England for nearly 20 years, dying in Dorset in 1035. A formidable figure, Cnut is one of the great ‘what ifs’ in English history. The culmination of a long period of Viking attacks and settlement across England, Cnut’s reign could have permanently shifted 11th century England’s orbit to Scandinavia. Stretching his authority across the North Sea to become king of Denmark and Norway, and with close links to Ireland and an overlordship of Scotland, Cnut created a Viking Empire at least as plausible as the Anglo-Norman Empire that would emerge in 1066. Ryan Lavelle’s book explores this fascinating and powerful man. He has popularly come down to us for the story of Canute and the waves – but he was a nation and empire builder on the grandest scale and his reign is a sort of masterclass in the contingent, wayward nature of history.
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Winston Churchill
£14.99Winston Churchill
A books which traces Churchill’s life in the news from cradle to grave, showing how tensions between tradition and novelty played into his constantly evolving media image.
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A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt
£12.99A Year in the Life of Ancient Egypt
Spend a year in the company of the ancient Egyptians, during the twenty-sixth and final year of the reign of Amenhotep II (c.1400 BC), which saw a royal transition will take place bringing Thutmose IV to the throne of Upper and Lower Egypt.
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