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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. This fascinating book studies Katherine Knollys' life and times, including her intriguing relationship with Elizabeth I. Num Pages: 132 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 149 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
John Hunt Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782795858
ISBN
9781782795858
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.37

Paperback. Lady Jane Grey, is one of the most elusive and tragic characters in English history. In July 1553 the death of the childless Edward VI threw the Tudor dynasty into crisis. On Edward's instructions his cousin Jane Grey was proclaimed queen, only to be ousted 13 days later by his illegitimate half sister Mary and later beheaded. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations, maps, geneal. tables. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 155 x 21. Weight in Grams: 596.
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444350180
ISBN
9781444350180
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.63

Paperback. This sharp and stylish biography redefines the woman George Bernard Shaw once described as 'the greatest living Irishwoman' -- Augusta Gregory. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBR; 2AB; BGH; DSBH; DSG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 132 x 8. Weight in Grams: 114.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Picador London
Condition
New
Edition
Main Market
SKU
9780330419932
ISBN
9780330419932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.99
€ 9.74

Paperback. * Traces the erotic myth of Lady Godiva back to its medieval origins. * Based on scholarly research but written to be accessible to general readers. * Combines history, literature, art and folklore. * Focuses on the twin themes of voyeurism and medievalism. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 154 x 10. Weight in Grams: 266.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100472
ISBN
9781405100472
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.02

Hardback. Posterity remembers Lady Godiva for her naked horseback ride through the city of Coventry, but that is only part of her story. This book investigates who Lady Godiva really was and traces the evolution of the Godiva legend from its first appearance in the 13th century through to the present day. Num Pages: 176 pages, 11. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 238 x 168 x 15. Weight in Grams: 386.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
176
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405100465
ISBN
9781405100465
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 121.10

Paperback. Tells the story of William De Lancey, who became one of the first professional staff officers in the British Army, worked for Wellington throughout the Penisular War, and was his chief-of-staff at the Battle of Waterloo. Num Pages: 256 pages, 16 black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 3JH; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 19. Weight in Grams: 412.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9781862274211
ISBN
9781862274211
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.60

Paperback. The follow-up to the international bestseller Lady Almina and the Real Downton Abbey, this book moves the story into the 1920s, and focuses on the remarkable American heiress who came to reign at Highclere Castle. Num Pages: 400 pages, 4 x black and white inset sections. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; JFSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 128 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 298.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444762129
ISBN
9781444762129
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.81

Hardcover. A startling re-evaluation of Lady Byron's marriage and the untold story of her complex life as a single mother and progressive force. Num Pages: 384 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 245 x 34. Weight in Grams: 686.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393082685
ISBN
9780393082685
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 26.60

Paperback. Num Pages: 148 pages, b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 1DFG; BGH; HBJD; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 155 x 17. Weight in Grams: 406.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Progressive Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9780930852863
ISBN
9780930852863
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. Las elecciones del 2008 ahora son solo un recuerdo, pero 'que paso con todas las promesas que le hizo Barack Obama al pueblo estadounidense? Num Pages: 176 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 139 x 17. Weight in Grams: 172.
Publisher
Thomas Nelson Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
REV y Actualizado ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781602557420
ISBN
9781602557420
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 14.79

Hardback. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1KJC; BGH; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 231 x 27. Weight in Grams: 586.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613745366
ISBN
9781613745366
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 28.18

Hardcover.
Publisher
New Era Publications International APS Denmark
Number of pages
326
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9788764934793
ISBN
9788764934793
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 46.99
€ 30.73

Paperback. Kublai Khan inherited the second largest land empire in history from his grandfather, Genghis Khan. He promptly set about extending this into the biggest empire the world has ever seen, extending his rule from China to Iraq, from Siberia to Afghanistan. This work talks about this person. Num Pages: 480 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1QDM; 3H; BGH; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 30. Weight in Grams: 344.
Edition
UK ed.
Publisher
Bantam
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553817188
ISBN
9780553817188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.64

Hardback. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JJH; BGHA; BM; HBLW; HBWQ. Category: (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 215 x 139 x 20. Weight in Grams: 386.
Publisher
Chicago Review Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781613734414
ISBN
9781613734414
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.17

Hardback. This annotated volume is a version of the three volumes of the German edition compiled by Jill Lewis, University of Wales, and Oliver Rathkolb, director of the Stiftung Bruno Kreisky Archiv. Editor(s): Lewis, Jill; Rathkolb, Oliver. Translator(s): Berg, Matthew Paul; Atkins, Helen. Num Pages: 565 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DFA; 3JJ; BGHA; HBJD; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 220 x 140 x 33. Weight in Grams: 863.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Berghahn Books, Incorporated United States
Edition
annotated ed
Number of pages
565
Condition
New
SKU
V9781571811554
ISBN
9781571811554
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 205.80

Hardback. Konrad Morgen: The Conscience of a Nazi Judge is a moral biography of Georg Konrad Morgen, who prosecuted crimes committed by members of the SS in Nazi concentration camps and eventually came face-to-face with the system of industrialized murder at Auschwitz. His wartime papers and postwar testimonies yield a study in moral complexity. Num Pages: 216 pages, 16 black & white halftones, 1 colour illustrations, 1 maps. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JJH; BGH; JPFF; JWXK; LATC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 166 x 242 x 22. Weight in Grams: 470.
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2015th Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137496942
ISBN
9781137496942
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 54.56

Paperback. Addresses itself to the central lacuna of twentieth century thought: the indulgence of communism by intellectuals of the West. In between the personal beginning and the personal ending, this work gives us information about Stalin: Koba the Dread, losif the Terrible. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; JFCX; JPFC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 236.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099438021
ISBN
9780099438021
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.39

Hardcover. This is the story of Elizabeth of Bohemia, James I's captivating but unfortunate daughter who was driven from the throne of Bohemia in 1620. Among the many men who championed her sorrowful fortunes, Lord Craven was the most faithful. Brave, wealthy and supremely generous, this latter-day knight-errant fought for her and supported her unstintingly. Num Pages: 288 pages, 20. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; 3JD; AMKH; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 26. Weight in Grams: 508.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553244
ISBN
9781781553244
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 19.64

Hardcover. Revisionist new biography of Earl Kitchener, pivotal figure in World War I and British Empire history Num Pages: 336 pages, 15 bw in 8pp plates. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Publisher
I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd. United Kingdom
Number of pages
336
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784533502
ISBN
9781784533502
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 59.33
€ 54.16

Paperback. Kitchener's Sword-arm Num Pages: 264 pages, 20 illustrations, 20 maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 166 x 241 x 28. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Condition
New
SKU
V9781873376546
ISBN
9781873376546
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.75

Paperback.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1966
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
SKU
V9780803250314
ISBN
9780803250314
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 16.33

Paperback. Num Pages: 1008 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; JPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 50. Weight in Grams: 718.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141022000
ISBN
9780141022000
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.10

Paperback. Henrietta Howard, later Countess of Suffolk, was the long-term mistress and confidante of King George II. She was also, as Tracy Borman's wonderfully readable biography reveals, a dedicated patron of the arts; a lively and talented intellectual in her own right; a passionate advocate for the rights of women long before the dawn of feminism. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 201 x 131 x 23. Weight in Grams: 262.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099549178
ISBN
9780099549178
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

paperback. A biography that provides the most authoritative picture yet of King Stephen, whose reign (1135-1154), with its 'nineteen long winters' of civil war, made his name synonymous with failed leadership. After years of work on the sources, the author shows with clarity the strengths and weaknesses of the monarch. Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 384 pages, 16 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 233 x 30. Weight in Grams: 618.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
384
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300181951
ISBN
9780300181951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 20.60

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