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Biography: historical, political & military

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Biography: historical, political & military

paperback. This definitive biography of Anne Boleyn establishes her as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. A full biography of Anne Boleyn, based on the latest scholarly research. Focuses on Anne's life and legacy and establishes Anne as a figure of considerable importance and influence in her own right. Num Pages: 480 pages, 0. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 231 x 156 x 37. Weight in Grams: 818.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell
Number of pages
480
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9781405134637
ISBN
9781405134637
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.30

Paperback. Num Pages: 192 pages, 12 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1D; 3JJF; BGH; HBJD; HBLW; HBWN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 16. Weight in Grams: 216.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750967563
ISBN
9780750967563
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.31

Hardcover.
Publisher
Fonthill Media Ltd
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781781553039
ISBN
9781781553039
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 18.58

Hardback. With a Preface by Noel Malcolm. Impeccably aristocratic and eccentric in a uniquely English tradition, Aubrey Herbert was at first sight an incongruous champion of Albanian nationalism, to say the least. This title charts Herbert's involvement with Albania over the course of his life, in his own words, through his own extensive diaries and letters. Editor(s): Destani, Bejtullah D.; Tomes, Jason. Num Pages: 352 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DVWA; BGH; HBJD; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 164 x 35. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
352
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781848854444
ISBN
9781848854444
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 58.63
€ 53.95

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
€ 19.41

Paperback. It was the divorce that scandalised Georgian England.. She was a spirited young heiress. He was a handsome baronet with a promising career in government. Their marriage had the makings of a fairy tale but ended as one of the most salacious and highly publicised divorces in history. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 22. Weight in Grams: 254.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781784701932
ISBN
9781784701932
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.65

Paperback. Presents a tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak. This book aims to trace the rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty, she clawed her way up through London's underworlds of sex for sale to become England's first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams - except her self-destructive desires. Num Pages: 432 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; BGH; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 27. Weight in Grams: 348.
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
432
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2007
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099451839
ISBN
9780099451839
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.29

Paperback.
Publisher
Luath Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
160
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781842820667
ISBN
9781842820667
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.37

Paperback. Abraham Lincoln confronted the great questions of his age: slavery, democracy and nationalism. This biography explains the national and international factors that shaped the life and career of an ambitious, brilliant and rather strange man who rose to power at a moment when the modern world was taking shape. Series: Pocket Giants. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; BGH; HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 129 x 8. Weight in Grams: 148.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752497754
ISBN
9780752497754
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.18

Paperback. In Gurkha we hear, for the first time in two hundred years of service to the British crown, the authentic voice of a Gurkha soldier. Never before has a serving Gurkha written an account of his own life. Num Pages: 352 pages, 8pp photos. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 1FKA; BGHA; HBW; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 23. Weight in Grams: 290.
Publisher
Abacus
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780349140100
ISBN
9780349140100
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.74

Paperback. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 260. The Extraordinary Story of May Savidge and Her House of a Lifetime. 256 pages, Illustrations, ports. The tale of an extraordinary, maverick woman and her even more remarkable achievement. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKEAN; BGH; TNKX. Dimension: 198 x 129 x 20. Weight: 254.
Publisher
Quarto Publishing PLC
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9781845135188
ISBN
9781845135188
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.99
€ 12.61

Hardback. The slave and gladiator Spartacus has been the subject of myth-making in his own time and of movie-making in ours. Aldo Schiavone brings him squarely into the arena of serious history. Spartacus emerges here as the commander of an army, whose aim was to incite Italy to revolt against Rome and to strike at the very heart of the imperial system. Translator(s): Carden, Jeremy. Series: Revealing Antiquity. Num Pages: 218 pages, 3 maps. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; BGH; HBJD; HBLA1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 187 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 258.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Number of pages
218
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Tra
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674057784
ISBN
9780674057784
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 21.99
€ 20.44

Paperback. An exhilarating and uplifting account of the lives of sixteen 'warriors' from the last three centuries, hand-picked for their bravery or extraordinary military experience by the eminent military historian, author and ex-editor of the Daily Telegraph, Sir Max Hastings. Num Pages: 384 pages, 30 b/w plates (16pp). BIC Classification: BGH; HBG; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 22. Weight in Grams: 326.
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007198856
ISBN
9780007198856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 12.80

Hardback. This biography of statesman Edmund Burke (1729-1797), covering three decades, is the first to attend to the complexity of Burke's thought as it emerges in both the major writings and private correspondence. David Bromwich reads Burke's career as an imperfect attempt to organize an honorable life in the dense medium he knew politics to be. Num Pages: 474 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; BGH; JPA; JPFM. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 242 x 157 x 40. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674729704
ISBN
9780674729704
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 47.99
€ 39.65

Paperback. Outlandish alchemist and magician, political intelligencer, apocalyptic prophet, and converser with angels, John Dee (1527 - 1609) was one of the most colourful and controversial figures of the Tudor world. In this book, the author explores Dee's vast array of political, magical, and scientific writings. Num Pages: 352 pages, 14 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 26. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300194098
ISBN
9780300194098
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.17

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FB; 3JJ; BGH; HBJF1; JPHL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 153 x 332 x 20. Weight in Grams: 358.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804799324
ISBN
9780804799324
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 29.23

Hardback. "Originally published in French under the title Histoire des grand-parents que je n'ai pas eus." Translator(s): Kuntz, Jane. Series: Stanford Studies in Jewish History and Culture. Num Pages: 352 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: BGH; HBTB; HBTZ1; JFSR1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 163 x 236 x 29. Weight in Grams: 664.
Publisher
Stanford University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804795449
ISBN
9780804795449
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 29.99
€ 26.96

Paperback. Famous and infamous Londoners Num Pages: 160 pages, 100 black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; BGH; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 244 x 172 x 10. Weight in Grams: 400.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750938228
ISBN
9780750938228
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; JFHF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 198 x 7. Weight in Grams: 146.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750959216
ISBN
9780750959216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPL; BGH; JPSH; JPZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 152. .
Publisher
Trine Day United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Edition First Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781634240376
ISBN
9781634240376
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 21.95

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