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Biography: historical, political & military

Paperback. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Num Pages: 224 pages, 10 colour illustrations, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight in Grams: 302. The True Story of Henry VIII's Favourite Mistress. 224 pages, 22 illustrations, 10 in colour. The scandalous true story of Mary Boleyn, infamous sister of Anne, and mistress of Henry VIII. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 197 x 128 x 16. Weight: 246.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Amberley
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848685253
ISBN
9781848685253
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.67

paperback. A new appraisal of the first Tudor queen, her European connections, her ambitions and intentions, and the religious violence that stained her short reign Series: The Yale English Monarchs Series. Num Pages: 336 pages, 16 pp-section of b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 157 x 32. Weight in Grams: 670.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
New
SKU
9780300194166
ISBN
9780300194166
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 19.30

Paperback. On the night of 10 February 1567, an explosion devastated the Edinburgh residence of Henry Stewart, Lord Darnley, second husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. Those arriving at the scene of devastation found, in the garden, the naked corpses of Darnley and his valet. Neither had died in the explosion, but both bodies bore marks of strangulation. Num Pages: 640 pages, 16pp b/w and colour plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 41. Weight in Grams: 480.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099527077
ISBN
9780099527077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.06

Paperback. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight in Grams: 310. The Charismatic Black Nurse Who Became a Heroine of the Crimea. 268 pages, black & white illustrations. The 'Greatest Black Briton in History' triumphed over the Crimea and Victorian England. She became an independent 'doctress' combining the herbal remedies of her African ancestry with sound surgical techniques. This biography of a Victorian celebrity, voted the greatest black Briton in history, brings Mary Seacole centre stage. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; MQ. Dimension: 195 x 130 x 18. Weight: 202.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Robinson Publishing
Number of pages
268
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845294977
ISBN
9781845294977
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.88

Paperback. A groundbreaking new history of the first woman to rule England in her own right. Num Pages: 464 pages, Section: 8, colour pix. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 30. Weight in Grams: 380.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749909826
ISBN
9780749909826
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.33

Paperback. Mary Tudor is often written off as a twisted queen who tried desperately to pull England back to the Catholic Church that was so dear to her mother, and sent many to burn at the stake in the process. This biography argues that Mary, neither boring nor basically bloody, was a hard-working, 'hands on', and decisive queen than is commonly recognized. Series: Routledge Historical Biographies. Num Pages: 296 pages, black & white illustrations, black & white line drawings, figures, black & white plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 202 x 130 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
296
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415327213
ISBN
9780415327213
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.57

Paperback. Few English monarchs have a worse reputation than Mary Tudor. She has been seen both as a religious fanatic who tried against the will of her people to reverse the course of the Reformation and as the pawn of her husband, Philip II of Spain -- her infatuation with whom led her to betray Englanda s vital interests. Num Pages: 352 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 230 x 156 x 29. Weight in Grams: 746.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
352
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631184492
ISBN
9780631184492
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 48.96

Hardback. One of series of three volumes providing a critical assessment of the actual achievement of this university professor, who became the first President of Czechoslovakia. This volume gives a critical survey of some of the major issues of Masaryk's life, concentrating on the years after 1914. Series: Studies in Russia and East Europe. Num Pages: 243 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVK; 3JJF; 3JJG; BGH; JPQ. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 460.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1990
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
243
Condition
New
SKU
V9780333462478
ISBN
9780333462478
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 127.76

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBC; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 350.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Heritage House Publishing Co Ltd Canada
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
240
Condition
New
SKU
V9781926613680
ISBN
9781926613680
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 19.88

Paperback. An account of survival is told by a Budapest lawyer who secured fake Christian identities for himself, his wife and his two children following the invasion of the Germans in March 1944. Translator(s): Tonkin, Humphrey. Num Pages: 288 pages, 8pp b&w photographs. BIC Classification: 1DVH; BGHA; HBJD; HBTZ1; HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
Canongate Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
Main
Condition
New
SKU
V9781841951805
ISBN
9781841951805
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.57

Hardback. Editor(s): Burns, Robert G.; Weron, Aleksander; Szymaniec, Irena. Translator(s): Shenitzer, Abe. Series: Vita Mathematica. Num Pages: 491 pages, 12 black & white illustrations, 13 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DVP; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD; PBKF; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
Publisher
Birkhauser Switzerland
Number of pages
491
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st ed. 2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319219837
ISBN
9783319219837
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 152.75

Paperback. Henri Matisse was one of the most important and beloved artists of the twentieth century, rivalled only by his friend - and competitor - Pablo Picasso. This title reveals the origins of Matisse's astonishing talent and provides an insight into his life and work. Num Pages: 592 pages, 3 x 24pp. BIC Classification: ACX; AFC; BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 29. Weight in Grams: 430.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
592
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
First Edition Thus
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141030784
ISBN
9780141030784
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. Num Pages: 560 pages, 78 black & white halftones, 1 maps, 1 charts. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 788.
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint Edition of the Classic
Condition
New
SKU
V9781442236554
ISBN
9781442236554
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 22.93

Paperback. .
Publisher
Christian Focus
Number of pages
207
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
Revised edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845507831
ISBN
9781845507831
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.89

Hardback. The definitive biography of a radical activist and intellectual Num Pages: 448 pages, 52 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; BGX; HBJK; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 156. .
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300222562
ISBN
9780300222562
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 49.99
€ 36.02

Hardback. Editor(s): Wendt, Claus. Num Pages: 221 pages, 2 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; BGH; JHBA; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 14. Weight in Grams: 514.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG Switzerland
Number of pages
221
Condition
New
SKU
V9783319447070
ISBN
9783319447070
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 139.11

Hardback. Max Weber is widely considered a founder of sociology and the modern social sciences. This book provides details about Weber's visit to the United States in 1904 with his wife Marianne - what he did, what he saw, whom he met and why, and how these experiences profoundly influenced Weber's thought on immigration, capitalism, science, and culture. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 halftones. BIC Classification: BGH; JFCX; JHB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 234 x 166 x 27. Weight in Grams: 598.
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
328
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691147796
ISBN
9780691147796
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 57.03
€ 45.21

Paperback. * * This is the first major biography of Max Weber to appear in more than 80 years. * Radkau was able to make use of previously unavailable source material, including the extensive correspondence of Max Weber and that of his wife, Marianne Weber. Num Pages: 700 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: BGH; JPA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 154 x 230 x 50. Weight in Grams: 1034.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
700
Condition
New
SKU
V9780745641485
ISBN
9780745641485
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 31.99
€ 31.36

Paperback. Robert Weisbrot for the first time considers the Cuban missile crisis in the full context of history. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBG; HBJK; HBLL; HBLW; JPHL; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 168 x 19. Weight in Grams: 335.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566634779
ISBN
9781566634779
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 18.02

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages, colour illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 277 x 218 x 12. Weight in Grams: 486.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Triumph Books United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781600781964
ISBN
9781600781964
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.51

Paperback. Complete with exclusive interviews with prominent figures such as Truman, Ben Gurion, Agnon and Boutros-Ghali, Me and the Middle East gives us front-row tickets to the events that shaped the region for years to come, and a glimpse into the unique personalities behind them. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1FB; BGH; HBJF1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 221 x 152 x 13. Weight in Grams: 340.
Publisher
Gefen Publishing House
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9789652297372
ISBN
9789652297372
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.00
€ 15.90

hardcover. In this charming and affecting book, Victoria Radford has collected the best of the many impressions and recollections of real people who met President Abraham Lincoln. 15 photos & engravings. Editor(s): Radford, Victoria. Num Pages: 128 pages, photographs, engravings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; JP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 145 x 15. Weight in Grams: 276.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781566631990
ISBN
9781566631990
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 26.92

Hardback. Num Pages: 480 pages, 15. BIC Classification: 1DVU; BGH; HBJD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 160 x 37. Weight in Grams: 816.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Cornell University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780801447310
ISBN
9780801447310
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 61.95

Paperback. From the famous siege of Constantinople in 1453 through the numerous other campaigns that securely established the Ottoman Empire, this title covers various events in the life of the emperor Mehmed II. Editor(s): Hickman, William C. Translator(s): Manheim, Ralph. Series: Bollingen Series (General). Num Pages: 572 pages, 36 colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVT; BGH; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 233 x 159 x 28. Weight in Grams: 870.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1992
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Edition
Reprint
Number of pages
572
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691010786
ISBN
9780691010786
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 53.47
€ 42.58

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