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Prince Eddy: The King Britain Never Had
by Andrew Cook
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Prince Albert Victor, King Edward Vll's (r. 1901–10) first son and heir to the throne, popularly known as Eddy, has virtually been airbrushed out of history. Eddy was as popular and charismatic a figure in his own time as Princess Diana a century... ( read more)
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Thames: The Biography
by Peter Ackroyd
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In this perfect companion to London: The Biography, Peter Ackroyd once again delves into the hidden byways of history, describing the river’s endless allure in a journey overflowing with characters, incidents, and wry observations. Thames: The... ( read more)
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George III: America's Last King (Yale English Monarchs)
by Jeremy Black
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The sixty-year reign of George III (1760–1820) witnessed and participated in some of the most critical events of modern world history: the ending of the Seven Years’ War with France, the American War of Independence, the French Revolutionary... ( read more)
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Cambridge Studies in Historical Geography #41: Global Lives: Britain and the World, 1550-1800
by Miles Ogborn
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This is a fascinating and unique account of Britain's rise as a global imperial power told through the lives of over forty individuals from a huge range of backgrounds. Miles Ogborn relates and connects the stories of monarchs and merchants, planters and... ( read more)
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Collins Library #06: Curious Men
by Frank Buckland
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Ever hear of the man who walked upside down? The guano mummy? The four-ton Chinese giant? The disembodied singing head of Anthropoglossos? Whenever a mysterious curiosity arrived in Victorian London, people knew there was one man who would always be at... ( read more)
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Warlord: A Life of Winston Churchill at War, 1874-1945
by Carlo Deste
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Carlo D'Este's brilliant new biography examines Winston Churchill through the prism of his military service as both a soldier and a warlord: a descendant of Marlborough who, despite never having risen above the rank of lieutenant colonel, came eventually... ( read more)
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The Hell Fire Clubs: Sex, Satanism and Secret Societies
by Evelyn Lord
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The Hell-Fire Clubs scandalized eighteenth-century English society. Rumors of their orgies, recruitment of prostitutes, extensive libraries of erotica, extreme rituals, and initiation ceremonies circulated widely at the time, only to become more... ( read more)
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The Mitfords: Letters Between Six Sisters
by Charlotte (edt) Mosley
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The Mitford sisters were the great wits and beauties of their time. Immoderate in their passions for ideas and people, they counted among their diverse friends Adolf Hitler and Queen Elizabeth II, Cecil Beaton and President Kennedy, Evelyn Waugh and... ( read more)
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Sovereign Ladies: Sex, Sacrifice, and Power---The Six Reigning Queens of England
by Maureen Waller
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In the bestselling tradition of authors Antonia Fraser and David Starkey, Maureen Waller has written a fascinating narrative history---a brilliant combination of drama and biographical insight---of the six women who have ruled England in their own names.... ( read more)
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The First Day of the Blitz: September 7, 1940
by Peter Stansky
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On September 7, 1940, the long-feared and anticipated attack by the German Luftwaffe plunged London into a cauldron of fire and devastation. This compelling book recreates that day in all its horror, using rich archival sources and first-hand accounts... ( read more)
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Quarrel with the King: The Story of an English Family on the High Road to Civil War
by Adam Nicolson
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Quarrel with the King tells the story of the first four earls of Pembroke, their wives, children, estates, tenants, and allies, following their high and glamorous trajectory from the 1520s through 1650—the most turbulent and dramatic years of... ( read more)
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Three Victories and a Defeat: The Rise and Fall of the First British Empire, 1714-1783
by Brendan Simms
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In the eighteenth century, Britain became a world superpower through a series of sensational military strikes. Traditionally, the Royal Navy has been seen as Britain’s key weapon, but in Three Victories and a Defeat Brendan Simms argues that... ( read more)
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A Brief History of Life in Victorian Britain: A Social History of Queen Victoria's Reign
by Michael Paterson
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The Victorian era has dominated the popular imagination like no other period, but the familiarity with later 19th-century stories and history tends to give us a distorted view. Using character portraits and key events, Paterson brings the world of... ( read more)
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