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$10The Fifties by Diana HefferA scrapbook of the 1950s as reflected by The Daily Telegraph newspaper. Extracts describe the changing scene in words and pictures, year by year. The news stories are presented as they were written.Buy from Store 0 0
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$8Rochester Castle [souvenir Guide] by Graham PortThe massive keep of Rochester Castle is the tallest 12th century great tower to survive in Europe. This souvenir guidebook is fully illustrated with photographs, plans, historic images and drawings. It includes a tour of the castle as well as a history of the buildings and the people connected to it.Buy from Store 0 0
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$12Fatal Majesty : A Novel of Mary, Queen of Scots by Reay TannahillFatal Majesty is the story of Mary, Queen of Scots--but this is no conventional retelling of a fascinating yet familiar tale.Returning from the sophisticated court of France to take up her throne in a cold and backward Scotland, eighteen-year-old Mary found herself trapped in a web of ambitions and ...Buy from Store 0 0
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$12Britain in Revolution: 1625-1660 by Austin WoolrychThis is the definitive history of the English Civil War, set in its full historical context from the accession of Charles I to the Restoration of Charles II. These were perhaps the most turbulent years of British history with reverberations down the centuries. Austin Woolrych captures the drama and ...Buy from Store 0 0
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$8Keeping Their Place: Domestic Service in the Country House 1700-1920 by Pamela SambrookIn 1851 there were over a million servants in Britain. This book reveals first-hand tales of put-upon servants, who often had to rise hours before dawn to lay fires, heat water and prepare meals for their employers, and then work into the small hours. Yet there are also heartwarming stories of perso...Buy from Store 0 0
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$9The Oxford History of Britain by Kenneth O. MorganThis one-volume history of Britain tells the story of Britain and her peoples over two thousand years, from the Roman invasion to the present day. The work contains contributions from several historians who explore the relationship between the political, economic, social and cultural transformations...Buy from Store 0 0
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$10The Very Bloody History of Britain (Without the Boring Bits!): The First Bit! by John FarmanWarning: This book could change your ideas about history for everDo you know why the Celts got the best girls? Or who had his portrait painted after he was dead? And have you any idea who planned the first Channel Tunnel? From the dawn of civilization to the end of the Second World War, it's all her...Buy from Store 0 0
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$12Mazes and Follies by Ian FisherThe English countryside is dotted with mazes and follies - quirky manifestations of eccentricity. Many of the most stunning examples are illustrated here, along with the fascinating stories of their creation in the words of the world's leading maze designer, Adrian Fisher.Buy from Store 0 0
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