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Paperback. Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's second wife, was imprisoned in the Tower of London on 2 May 1536, and tried and found guilty of high treason on 15 May. Her supposed crimes included adultery with five men, one her own brother, and plotting the King's death. She was executed on 19 May 1536. This title tells the story of Anne's fall. Num Pages: 544 pages, 16. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 134 x 37. Weight in Grams: 398.
Edition
Reprint
Publisher
Vintage
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780712640176
ISBN
9780712640176
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.04

Paperback. Royal Tudor blood ran in her veins. Her mother was a queen, her father an earl, and she herself was the granddaughter, niece, cousin and grandmother of monarchs. Some thought she should be queen of England. This is the biography of an extraordinary life that spanned five Tudor reigns, a life packed with intrigue, drama and tragedy. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099546467
ISBN
9780099546467
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.02

Paperback. Eleanor, Duchess of Aquitaine was one of the leading personalities of the Middle Ages, and also one of the most controversial. Having inherited a vast feudal domain stretching from the Loire to the Pyrenees, she was one of the greatest heiresses in history. This biography offers a perspective on this woman. Num Pages: 464 pages, 16pp b/w plates. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 29. Weight in Grams: 332.
Edition
01st Edition
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Number of pages
464
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099523550
ISBN
9780099523550
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 13.43

Paperback. In Newgate Street, in the city of London, stand the meagre ruins of Christ Church. On the same site once stood a royal mausoleum set to rival Westminster Abbey in the fourteenth century. Among the many crowned heads buried there was Isabella of France, Edward II's queen. This title presents her portrait. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrations (chiefly col.), maps, port. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 197 x 34. Weight in Grams: 390.
Publisher
Vintage Publishing United Kingdom
Number of pages
512
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099578390
ISBN
9780099578390
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 14.96

Paperback. A history of Cambridge Num Pages: 176 pages, colour and b&w illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKEAC; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 174 x 248 x 18. Weight in Grams: 448.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752419145
ISBN
9780752419145
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 36.99
€ 31.53

Paperback. A delightful book detailing the games and ways in which the Tudors amused themselves Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; HBJD1; HBLH; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 16. Weight in Grams: 260.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752450315
ISBN
9780752450315
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.47

Paperback. Food and feast in Tudor England Num Pages: 192 pages, 10 colour plates, 47 b/w illus. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JHBT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 176 x 15. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
180
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937726
ISBN
9780750937726
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 13.39

Paperback. This book unveils the powerful position of ordinary women in Tudor society and provides a captivating insight into their lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 16 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3H; HBJD1; HBLC; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 117 x 16. Weight in Grams: 238.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
New ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937740
ISBN
9780750937740
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.49

Hardback. The voices of Chinese immigrants who settled in the pre-1950s Canadian prairies come alive in this extraordinary record of migration, settlement, and community life. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBC; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JFSL3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887 x 23. Weight in Grams: 544.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press
Condition
New
SKU
V9780774828000
ISBN
9780774828000
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 107.30

Paperback. Women all on fire Num Pages: 272 pages, 40 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JD; HBJD1; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 132 x 21. Weight in Grams: 218.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750937658
ISBN
9780750937658
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.40

Paperback. The colourful story of the two fiercely dependent and ultimately tragic women is told by Alison Plowden, tapping a wealth of contemporary correspondence, journals, memoirs and contemporary press reportage. This book constitutes a real-life Regency romance. Num Pages: 304 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JF; HBJD1; HBLL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 212.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Edition
New Ed
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750941730
ISBN
9780750941730
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.54

Paperback. The Tudor era belongs to its women. No other period of English History has produced so many notable and interesting women, and into other period have they so powerfully influenced the course of political events. Mary Tudor, Elizabeth 1 and, at moments of high drama, Mary Queen of Scots Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; 3JB; BGH; HBJD1; HBLC; HBLH; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 12. Weight in Grams: 202.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Edition
3rd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780750928809
ISBN
9780750928809
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.41

Paperback. Family history is a massive phenomenon of our times but what are we after when we go in search of our ancestors? Beginning with her grandparents, the author moves between the present and the past, in an extraordinary series of journeys over two centuries, across Britain and beyond. Num Pages: 352 pages, integrated black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DBKE; HBJD1; WQY. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 198 x 35. Weight in Grams: 286.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141039862
ISBN
9780141039862
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 15.08

Paperback. Looks at the complexity of California's Indian civilization and the social effects of missionary control. An illustrated tour of the missions as well as a record of their impact on California history and culture, this book tells the story of the Spanish missions of California. Num Pages: 328 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; HBJK. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 6147 x 4369 x 16. Weight in Grams: 445.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Ohio University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
SKU
V9780804010856
ISBN
9780804010856
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 29.60

Hardback. The lives of saints were among the most reproduced and widely distributed literatures of medieval and early modern Europe. This study examines how humanist authors received, criticized, and rewrote the traditional stories of exemplary virtue for patrons and audiences who were surprisingly open to their textual experiments. Num Pages: 544 pages, 6 photos, 2 charts. BIC Classification: 1DST; 3H; HBJD; HBLC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 243 x 167 x 34. Weight in Grams: 953.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Columbia University Press
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
544
Condition
New
SKU
V9780231129763
ISBN
9780231129763
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 80.44
€ 62.52

Paperback. A highly accessible, visual and rigorous resource for AS and A2. Perfect for the main A Level courses, combing extended period cover with detailed focus on selected topics. Series: Oxford Advanced History. Num Pages: 304 pages, two-colour maps and diagrams, black and white photographs. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 3JH; 3JJ; 4KL; HBJD; HBLL; HBLW. Category: (UA) A / AS level. Dimension: 254 x 196 x 14. Weight in Grams: 700.
Publisher
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PR
Number of pages
304
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Condition
New
SKU
V9780199134175
ISBN
9780199134175
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 66.28

Paperback. Lovers, companions, and husband and wife, Catherine and Prince Grigory Potemkin were also close political partners. This work reveals the complexity of Catherine and Potemkin's personal relationship in light of changes in matters of state, foreign relations, and military engagements. It gives insights into Catherine's passions, and her world. Editor(s): Smith, Douglas. Translator(s): Smith, Douglas. Num Pages: 475 pages, Illustrations, ports. BIC Classification: 1DVUA; 3JF; BGH; HBJD; HBLL. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 228 x 156 x 31. Weight in Grams: 730.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Northern Illinois University Press United States
Edition
New ed
Number of pages
475
Condition
New
SKU
V9780875806075
ISBN
9780875806075
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Drawing insights from archaeology and anthropology as well as Classics, this book broadens our understanding of the gladiatorial contest and its place within the highly politicised cult practice of the Roman Empire. The author explores the arena as a key social and political institution for binding Rome and its provinces. Num Pages: 352 pages, 27 photos, 9 line drawings, 6 maps, 7 tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 556.
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2001
Edition
New edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292725232
ISBN
9780292725232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 37.99
€ 34.15

Paperback. Original edition published under title: Pompeii. London: Routledge, 2004. Series: Routledge Sourcebooks for the Ancient World. Num Pages: 352 pages, 6 black & white tables. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA; HDDK. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College); (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 233 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 610.
Publisher
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780415666800
ISBN
9780415666800
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 49.78

Hardback. A Companion to Roman Italy investigates the impact of Rome in all its forms political, cultural, social, and economic upon Italy s various regions, as well as the extent to which unification occurred as Rome became the capital of Italy. Editor(s): Cooley, Alison. Series: Blackwell Companions to the Ancient World. Num Pages: 576 pages. BIC Classification: 1QDAR; 3D; HBJD; HBLA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 170. .
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
576
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444339260
ISBN
9781444339260
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 168.91

Hardback. Brown demonstrates how Florentine thinkers used Lucretius--earlier and more widely than has been supposed--to provide a radical critique of prevailing orthodoxies. She enhances our understanding of the "revolution" in sixteenth-century political thinking and our definition of the Renaissance within newly discovered worlds and new social networks. Series: I Tatti Studies in Italian Renaissance History. Num Pages: 160 pages. BIC Classification: 1DST; HBJD; HBLH; JFCX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 237 x 167 x 17. Weight in Grams: 392.
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
160
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
SKU
V9780674050327
ISBN
9780674050327
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 53.99
€ 45.42

Paperback.
Publisher
The History Press Ltd
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9780752498607
ISBN
9780752498607
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 21.68

Paperback. Num Pages: 70 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1FC; HBJF; HBW; JPS. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 216 x 4. Weight in Grams: 191.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
RAND United States
Number of pages
70
Condition
New
SKU
V9780833085924
ISBN
9780833085924
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 13.83

Paperback. Dona Marina (La Malinche).. Pocahontas.. Sacagawea - their names live on in historical memory because these women bridged the indigenous American and European worlds. This title investigates the many roles played by go-betweens in the colonization of sixteenth-century Brazil. Num Pages: 391 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KLSB; HBJK; HBLH; JFC; JHMC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 154 x 24. Weight in Grams: 608.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Texas Press United States
Edition
annotated edition
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
SKU
V9780292712768
ISBN
9780292712768
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 35.11

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