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This alternative history of 1930s Britain examines how fascist sympathizers in the aristocracy nearly helped authoritarianism take hold in Great Britain as it did in Italy and Germany, through secret organizations like the Right Club.

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A timely, ambitious and vivid history of freedom -and how it happens to be a uniquely British invention.

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Bestselling author Christopher Winn takes us on a captivating journey out of London along the banks of the River Thames to discover the secrets and stories of England's most famous waterway.

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For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.

In 1580, sailing on Elizabeths covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully.

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How did an 18th Century army work This book is the most important examination of such an army yet done, written by the premier military historian of the era.

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An important account of the development of the campaign for social justice around the Magdalene laundries in the Republic of Ireland.

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Sharon Bennett Connolly uncovers the life of Nicholaa de la Haye, a woman instrumental to Norman and Plantagenet England. She shaped some of the most significant events in English medieval history.

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An illustrated history of Venice, from its beginnings as 'La Serenissima' 'the Most Serene Republic' to the Italian city that continues to enchant visitors today.

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Victor Klemperer was Professor of French Literature at Dresden University. As a Jew, he was removed from his post in 1935, only surviving thanks to his marriage to an Aryan. Presenting a study of language and its engagement with history, this book draws form Klemperer's conviction that the language of the Third Reich helped to create its culture.

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There are many books which tackle the political developments in Ireland during the nineteenth century. The aim of this book is to show what life was like during the reign of Queen Victoria for those who lived in the towns and countryside during a period of momentous change

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An account of the street life, riots, public fights and violent crime in 18th-century London, and how this changed between the late 17th century and 1800.

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MARCUS AGRIPPA is lucidly written by the author of the acclaimed biographies Eager for Glory and Germanicus. Illustrated with colour plates, figures and high quality maps, Lindsay Powell presents a penetrating new assessment of the life and achievements of the multifaceted man who put service to friend and country before himself.

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The Napoleonic Wars gripped Europe, and beyond, for over ten years at the beginning of the Nineteenth century. Hundreds of battles were fought between the armies of France (and its allies) and all those powers that wished to see Napoleon Bonaparte stopped in his tracks and an end to the French Empire. This book covers this topic.

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This collection analyzes how rival states used neutral territories as sites of clandestine competition during the Second World War and the Cold War. It also examines how neutral governments coped with challenges to national sovereignty posed by international spies, corrupt officials, and foreign assassins.

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The Battle of Brunanburh is one of the most significant battles in the long history not just of England, but of the whole of the British Isles. Athelstan, king of England, defeated an alliance of the Viking and Celtic kings of Dublin, Scotland and Strathclyde in a battle that secured England's future as an independent, unified kingdom.

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Scholars from England, Northern Ireland, New Zealand, Canada, and the United States survey Victorian religious history.

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A magisterial history of the Vikings that fully reflects the extraordinary geographical range of their activities, from Newfoundland in the west to Baghdad in the east.