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Six For The Tolpuddle Martyrs
Six for the Tolpuddle Martyrs : The Epic Struggle for Justice and Freedom
In 1834 six farm labourers from the Dorset hamlet of Tolpuddle fell foul of draconian Victorian laws prohibiting ‘assembly’. Today the names ...
So Great A Prince
So Great A Prince : England and hte Accession of Henry VIII
The King is dead: long live the King. In 1509, Henry VII was succeeded by his son Henry VIII, second monarch of the house of Tudor. But this is not the familia...
Special Operations In The Age of Chivalry
Special Operations In The Age of Chivalry
Alongside the familiar pitched battles, regular sieges, and large-scale manoeuvres, medieval and early modern wars also involved assassination, abduction, treason and sabotage. ...
State Of Emergency : The Way We Were Britain 1970-1974
State Of Emergency: The Way We Were Britain 1970-1974
In the early 1970s, Britain seemed to be tottering on the brink of the abyss. Under Edward Heath, the optimism of the Sixties had become a distant memory. Now the he...
Stephen And Matilda's Civil War
Stepehn And Matilda's Civil War : Cousins of Anarchy
The Anarchy was the first civil war in post-Conquest England, enduring throughout the reign of King Stephen between 1135 and 1154. It ultimately brought about the end...
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Tasting the Past: Recipes from the Middle Ages to the Civil War
Tasting the Past: Recipes from the Middle Ages to the Civil War
The many influences of the past on our diet make the concept of 'British food' very hard to define. The Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings and Normans each bro...
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The 19th Century Underworld
The 19th Century Underworld
Take a walk on the dark side of the street in this unique exploration of the fears and desires at the heart of the British Empire, from the Regency dandy’s playground to the grim and gothic...
The A-Z of Charles II's London
A-Z Charles II's London 1682
The London Topographical Society's A to Z series consists of seven books, which provide fully-indexed maps of London at roughly 100 year intervals. Each reproduces a key map of the period. ...
The Amritsar Massacre
The Amritsar Massacre
The shocking massacre of 379 unarmed Indians in the enclosed Jallianwala Bath park on the command of a British army officer on April 13th, 1919 is considered a brutal example of colonial abuse. Imm...
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The Anarchy
The Anarchy : The Darkest Days of Medieval England
When the mighty Henry I died in December 1135, leaving no legitimate son, who was to replace him on the throne of England? Would it be Stephen, nephew to the king and s...
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The Anarchy
The Anarchy : The Relentless Rise of the East India Company
In August 1765 the East India Company defeated the young Mughal emperor and forced him to establish in his richest provinces a new administration run by Englis...
The Anglo Zulu War Isandlwana
Anglo Zulu War Isandlawana
In 1878, H.M. High Commissioner for Southern Africa and the Lieut. General Commanding H.M. Forces, clandestinely conspired to invade the Zulu Kingdom. Drastically underestimating their foe, wi...
The Anne Boleyn Papers
The Anne Boleyn Papers
Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII, caused comment wherever she went. Through the chronicles, letters and dispatches written by both Anne and her contemporaries, it is possible to see her...
The Archbishops Of Canterbury
The Archbishops of Canterbury : A Tale of Church and State
The office of Archbishop of Canterbury is the oldest continuous institution in Britain - older than the English crown and much older than Parliament. For over f...
The Army in Cromwellian England 1649-1660
The Army in Cromwellian England 1649-1660
From 1649-1660 England was ruled by a standing army for the only time in its history. In The Army in Cromwellian England Henry Reece describes the nature of that experience for ...
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The Balfour Declaration
The Balfour Declaration: Empire, The Mandate and Resistance in Palestine
On November 2, 1917, the British government, represented by Foreign Minister Arthur Balfour, declared that they were in favor of "the establishmen...
The Battle of Waterloo 1815 Reproduction
The Battle Of Waterloo: 1815 Reproduction Edition
From the team that brought you the bestselling Bradshaw's Handbook comes another fantastic facsimile reproduction - The Battle of Waterloo. First published in the months...
The Burning Time
The Burning Time : The Story of the Smithfield Martyrs
Smithfield, settled on the fringes of Roman London, was once a place of revelry. Jesters and crowds flocked for the medieval St Bartholomew's Day celebrations, tour...
The Call Up
The Call Up : A Study of National Service in Peacetime Britain
The Call Up or National Service existed in Britain from 1947 until the 1960s. It was the only time that young men were expected to serve in the Armed Forces...
The Cold War A New Oral History
The Cold War: A New Oral History
The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a...
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