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Hardcover.
Publisher
Belknap Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674435735
ISBN
9780674435735
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.75

Paperback. The official biography of the Queen Mother, published to great hardback acclaim, beautifully repackaged for mass-market paperback Num Pages: 656 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 133 x 52. Weight in Grams: 924.
Publisher
Vintage Books / Random House
Number of pages
656
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
Unabridged
Condition
New
SKU
V9780330434300
ISBN
9780330434300
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 33.99
€ 22.75

Paperback. Every Scots child was taught a pallid and uncontentious version of Queen Margaret's life, drawn from the hagiography written not long after her death. Eileen Dunlop has produced a book for the general reader, which aims at a more balanced, psychologically probing account of a remarkable life. Num Pages: 114 pages, b/w illus & maps. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 157 x 11. Weight in Grams: 210.
Publisher
National Museums Of Scotland
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
SKU
V9781901663921
ISBN
9781901663921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.44

Paperback. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Num Pages: 288 pages, ill. BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight in Grams: 240. The Woman Who Shaped the Events of 1066. 288 pages, ill. Emma was one of England's most remarkable queens: a formidable woman who made her mark on a Europe beset by Vikings. She was a survivor: her life was punctuated by dramatic falls, all of which she overcame. Her story is one of power, politics, love, greed and scandal in an England caught between the Dark Ages and the Norman invasion of 1066. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Dimension: 198 x 132 x 19. Weight: 210.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
SKU
V9780747579687
ISBN
9780747579687
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.95

Paperback. * Important study of women and power in medieval England. * Sets biographical study of two early English queens in social and political context. * Draws on latest research in womena s and feminist history as anthropology. * Provides insights into structure of medieval rule. . Num Pages: 384 pages, 0. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3F; 3H; BGH; BGR; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 156 x 24. Weight in Grams: 622.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
SKU
V9780631227380
ISBN
9780631227380
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 52.62

Paperback. Updated for Queen Elizabeth's 5th Anniversary. A photographic journey around the newest of the Cunard queens with behind-the-scenes access, fascinating facts and an afterword by Captain Wells Num Pages: 120 pages, 220 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 228 x 251 x 12. Weight in Grams: 558.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750963053
ISBN
9780750963053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 23.63

Hardcover. This work on the wardrobe of Queen Elizabeth I is illustrated with photographs of portraits, minatures, tomb sculptures, engravings, woven textiles and embroiders. Two indexes are provided: the first of paintings, persons, places and events; the second offering information on fashionable dress. Num Pages: 392 pages, 465 b&w and 16 col. illus. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JD; AKTA; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 336 x 259 x 34. Weight in Grams: 2378.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1988
Publisher
Maney Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
SKU
V9780901286208
ISBN
9780901286208
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 167.26

Hardcover. This extraordinary book was one of the many gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth during her week-long visit to Oxford in the summer of 1566. A history of the University illustrated with exceptionally fine architectural drawings of its buildings, this facsimile includes a translation and commentary on this fascinating work. Editor(s): Durning, Louise. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah. Num Pages: 128 pages, 48 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 258 x 187 x 13. Weight in Grams: 592. Ms Bodley 13a, A Facsimile with Introduction and Translation. 128 pages, 48 colour illustrations. Editor(s): Durning, Louise. This extraordinary book was one of the many gifts presented to Queen Elizabeth during her week-long visit to Oxford in the summer of 1566. A history of the University illustrated with exceptionally fine architectural drawings of its buildings, this facsimile includes a translation and commentary on this fascinating work. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 1DBKESF; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH. Dimension: 258 x 187 x 13. Weight: 592. Translator(s): Knight, Sarah.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Bodleian Library, University of Oxford
Number of pages
128
Condition
New
SKU
V9781851243150
ISBN
9781851243150
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 16.25

Paperback. Num Pages: 128 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750966160
ISBN
9780750966160
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. Elizabeth II has lived through Abdication, the Blitz and World War Two, the sex and spy scandals of the swinging sixties, the Cold War and the nuclear threat and the Fall of the Berlin Wall. She has known 11 US Presidents including JFK and Ronald Reagan, and other world leaders like President Mandela and Pope John XXII. This title tells her story. Num Pages: 320 pages, Illustrations (some col.), ports. (some col.). BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJ; 3JM; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW; HBLX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 22. Weight in Grams: 266.
Publisher
Viking
Number of pages
320
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780670919123
ISBN
9780670919123
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 15.99
€ 11.88

Paperback. HRH Queen Elizabeth II was crowned Queen of the United Kingdom and Head of the Commonwealth, in Westminster Abbey on 2 June, 1953 at the age of 27, the 40th monarch since William the Conqueror and the great-great granddaughter of Queen Victoria. This title celebrates the life and long reign of Queen Elizabeth II. Num Pages: 300 pages, full colour throughout, 250 photographs. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJP; 3JM; AJC; BGR; HBJD1; HBLW3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 246 x 188 x 21. Weight in Grams: 924.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
AE Publications United Kingdom
Number of pages
300
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907708077
ISBN
9781907708077
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.98

Paperback. Long considered the definitive biography of the great Tudor Queen, this scholarly and immensely readable book won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Biography and has been translated into nine languages. Num Pages: 446 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 141 x 215 x 23. Weight in Grams: 520. Very good copy with light shelf wear. Light foxing, remains very good
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Academy Chicago Publishers
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0006757
ISBN
9780897333627
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 23.99
€ 23.23

Hardback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJD; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 30. Weight in Grams: 914.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691642512
ISBN
9780691642512
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 266.91

Paperback. Series: Princeton Legacy Library. Num Pages: 538 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 485.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Princeton University Press United States
Number of pages
538
Condition
New
SKU
V9780691614946
ISBN
9780691614946
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 89.13
€ 68.64

Hardback. As the wife of King George II, Caroline of Ansbach became queen of England in 1727. This volume intends to survey Caroline's significant contributions to the arts and culture and the ways in which she used her patronage to strengthen the royal family's connections between the recently installed House of Hanover and English society. Series: The Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. Num Pages: 232 pages, 120 colour images + 40 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; AB; HBJD1; HBLL; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 226 x 272 x 26. Weight in Grams: 1318.
Publisher
Yale University Press
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780300197778
ISBN
9780300197778
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 52.99
€ 37.69

Paperback. The story of the six extraordinary hostesses who shaped British society in the inter-war years: Lady Astor, Lady Colefax, Lady Londonderry, Lady Cunard, Laura Corrigan and Mrs Ronnie Greville. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; BGH; HBJD1; HBLW; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton General Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781473618053
ISBN
9781473618053
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Her personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue, Queen Anne presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like Antonia Fraser's life of Marie Antoinette or Amanda Foreman's 'The Duchess', 'Queen Anne' is historical biography at its best. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JF; BGR; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 129 x 197 x 36. Weight in Grams: 456.
Edition
1st Edition
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780007203765
ISBN
9780007203765
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 23.99
€ 15.87

Detailed study of same-sex desire and military authority in the British Armed Forces between 1939 and 1945 Series Editor(s): Sharpe, Pamela; Summerfield, Penny; Abrams, Lynn; Beattie, Cordelia. Series: Gender in History. Num Pages: 224 pages, Tables, black & white|Illustrations, black & white. BIC Classification: 1DBK; 3JJG; HBTB; JFSK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 221 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 398.
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Manchester University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780719082948
ISBN
9780719082948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 151.02

Hardcover. The Queen Alexander Hosptial Home Num Pages: 144 pages, 61 b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKESL; HBTB; JFFG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 256 x 180 x 15. Weight in Grams: 572. Good copy in dustwrapper 4to Illustrated. The History of Nursing and Hospital Histories.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Phillimore
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KEX0304569
ISBN
9781860770555
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 25.00

Hardback. Chronicles the three very different sieges of Quebec and sheds light on these pivotal eighteenth-century conflicts. This book describes the power of the city to draw historical figures such as Benedict Arnold and George Washington. It focuses on the detail of military strategy. Num Pages: 256 pages, Illustrations, maps. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 239 x 165 x 22. Weight in Grams: 496.
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
SKU
V9781441113597
ISBN
9781441113597
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 77.24
€ 58.43

Paperback. This title explores how, in just a few hectic minutes, one of the British Army's most consumate professionals, Major General James Wolfe, decided the fate of a continent by winning North America for the British at the Battle of Quebec. Illustrator(s): Embleton, Gerry. Series: Osprey Campaign S. Num Pages: 96 pages, 75 b&w and 11 colour illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBCQ; HBJK; HBLH; JWLF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 182 x 247 x 7. Weight in Grams: 320.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Osprey Publishing United Kingdom
Edition
First Edition
Number of pages
96
Condition
New
SKU
V9781855326057
ISBN
9781855326057
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 21.63

Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only.december 1951. p. 37-66 ill. 24 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine copy with tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages, clean cover with slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: "Libraries , Pamphlet"
Publication date
1951
Publisher
The Library
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0125810
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only.december 1951. p. 37-66 ill. 24 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine copy with tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages, clean cover with slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: "Libraries , Pamphlet"
Publication date
1951
Publisher
The Library
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
SKU
KEX0125808
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

Hardback. "Title from cover. One issue only.december 1951. p. 37-66 ill. 24 cm. Original printed wraps. Fine copy with tight staple binding, clean and crisp pages, clean cover with slight suggestion of dust dulling to edges." Keywords: "Libraries , Pamphlet"
Condition
Used, Very Good
Format
Hardback
Publisher
The Library
Publication date
1951
SKU
KEX0125809
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 20.99
€ 4.99

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