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By: Robert Gellately
ISBN: 9780712603577
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Oct 2008
UK Publication Date: 7th August 2008
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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Between 1914 and 1945 European society was in almost continuous upheaval, enduring two world wars, the Russian Revolution, the Holocaust and the rise and fall of the Third Reich. This title argues that these tragedies are all inextricably linked and that to consider them as discrete events is to misunderstand their entire genesis and character.
(Paperback, Main)
By: William Hitchcock
ISBN: 9780571227730
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2009
Publisher: Faber & Faber
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A gripping account of the aftermath of the Second World War across Europe.
(Paperback)
By: Malcolm Jack
ISBN: 9781350151482
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2019
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Hardback)
By: Sam Wetherell
ISBN: 9781801108881
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2025
UK Publication Date: 27th February 2025
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The epic history of Liverpool since the Second World War, from its promising rise to its disastrous decline.
(Paperback, Illustrated Edition)
By: Ted Sandling
ISBN: 9780711239296
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2018
UK Publication Date: 22nd March 2018
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
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Objects found on the banks of the Thames tell the stories of Londoners through the centuries.
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By: Peter Ackroyd
ISBN: 9780099287377
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jun 2012
UK Publication Date: 5th April 2012
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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London Under is an atmospheric, imaginative introduction to everything that goes on under London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheatres to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern Underground stations.
(Hardback)
By: Tom Quinn
ISBN: 9781911622024
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2018
UK Publication Date: 3rd May 2018
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A quirky collection of stories from London's stranger side, featuring a tiny prison cell in Trafalgar Square, a train disguised as a ship, and a church that's completely the wrong way round.
(Paperback)
By: Tom Quinn
ISBN: 9781910232880
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2016
UK Publication Date: 11th February 2016
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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A quirky collection of stories from London's stranger side, featuring a tiny prison cell in Trafalgar Square, a train disguised as a ship, and a church that's completely the wrong way round.
(Paperback)
By: Tom Quinn
ISBN: 9781911042440
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2017
UK Publication Date: 9th March 2017
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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More extraordinary but true stories from Londons history.
(Paperback)
By: Editors of the British Film Institute
ISBN: 9781844572229
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2009
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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(Paperback)
By: Jon E. Lewis
ISBN: 9781845299422
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2009
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
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London: The Autobiography tells the story of the world's greatest city through the people who were there. From Boudicca's savage raid on Roman London in 60AD to the bombing of 7/7, London speaks for itself.
(Paperback)
By: Peter Ackroyd
ISBN: 9780099570387
Readership/Audience: Professional and Scholarly
Publication Date: Jul 2012
UK Publication Date: 12th April 2012
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
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An abridged edition of Peter Ackroyd's magisterial biography of the city of London.
Prize-winning historian, novelist and broadcaster, Peter Ackroyd takes us on a journey - historical, geographical and imaginative - through the city of London.
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By: Cathy Ross
ISBN: 9780141011592
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2011
UK Publication Date: 5th May 2011
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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Discover which prehistoric mammals would once have lived by the River Thames. Take a detailed look at the crystal palace of the Great Exhibition and an early map of the underground. This title offers a perspective on one of the world's most exciting cities.
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By: Barnaby Phillips
ISBN: 9780861543137
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2022
UK Publication Date: 19th May 2022
Publisher: Oneworld Publications
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A tragic story of the British empire run amok and the plunder of great works of art
(Hardback)
By: Orla Fitzpatrick
ISBN: 9781911641414
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2021
UK Publication Date: 17th March 2021
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
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Pavilions 20-titleLost series crosses the Atlantic to chronicle some of the precious losses from across the island of Ireland.
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By: Elizabeth Drayson
ISBN: 9781788547437
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2022
UK Publication Date: 7th July 2022
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An illustrated account of the historical city of Granada for the Anglophone world.
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By: Simon Winder
ISBN: 9781509803262
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2020
UK Publication Date: 20th February 2020
Publisher: Pan Macmillan
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Following on from Danubia and the bestselling Germania, Lotharingia is the final instalment in Simon Winder's hilarious and informative personal exploration of European history.
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By: Rosemary Bailey
ISBN: 9780753825914
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Sep 2009
UK Publication Date: 23rd July 2009
Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
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A vivid blend of history and travel and a sweeping story of collaboration and resistance, fear and heroism, pacifism and sacrifice all set against the backdrop of the Pyrenees.
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By: Madeleine Bunting
ISBN: 9781847085184
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2017
UK Publication Date: 29th June 2017
Publisher: Granta Books
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An extraordinary journey deep into the history and landscape of the Hebrides, exploring the islands' turbulent history, the spread of their influence, and how they shaped the nations of Britain, from the award-winning author of The Plot.
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By: Clair Wills
ISBN: 9780141974972
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2018
UK Publication Date: 5th April 2018
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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By: Professor R F Foster
ISBN: 9780141017655
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Aug 2008
UK Publication Date: 3rd July 2008
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
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From 1970, things were changing in Ireland - the Celtic Tiger had finally woken, and the rules for everything from gender roles and religion to international relations were being entirely rewritten. This title examines how the country has weathered thirty years of rapid transformation, and what these changes may mean in the long run.
(Hardback)
By: Adrian Sykes
ISBN: 9780956238726
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Feb 2012
Publisher: Everyman
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From the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago) to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965,Adrian Sykes narrates the history and achievements of these islands,their inhabitants and their origins,through the stories of some 3000+ men & women who have shaped not just our history but the modern world.
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By: John Dickie
ISBN: 9781444726411
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2014
UK Publication Date: 13th February 2014
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
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The author of the bestselling COSA NOSTRA and MAFIA BROTHERHOODS explores the terrifying consequences of the rise of the Italian mafias.
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By: Dan Jones
ISBN: 9781838933340
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2021
UK Publication Date: 4th March 2021
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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An account of the signing, impact and legacy of Magna Carta, a document that became one the most influential statements in the history of democracy.
