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  • The Struggle for Mastery: The Penguin History of Britain, 1066-1284

    • ASIN: 0140148248
    • ISBN: 9780140148244
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English domination of the kingdom was by no means... [Read More]

  • A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 B.C. - 1603 A.D.

    • ASIN: 0786866756
    • ISBN: 0786866756
    • Brand: Brand: Talk Miramax / Hyperion
    • Manufacturer: Talk Miramax Books by Hyperion

  • 1984

    • ASIN: B003JTHWKU
    • Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

  • The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815

    • ASIN: 0141026901
    • ISBN: 0141026901
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    "The Command of the Ocean" describes with unprecedented authority and scholarship the rise of Britain to naval greatness, and the central place of the Navy and naval activity in the life of the nation and government. It describes not just battles, voyages and cruises but how the Navy was manned, how it was supplied with timber, hemp and iron, how i... [Read More]

  • History of Britain, A - Volume III: The Fate of the Empire 1776 - 2000 (History of Britain (Talk Miramax))

    • ASIN: 0786868996
    • ISBN: 9780786868995
    • Brand: Brand: Miramax
    • Manufacturer: Miramax

    The distinguished historian continues his wide-ranging, comprehensive history of Britain in a third and final volume that takes Great Britain from the American Revolution to the present day, detailing its role as a global power, its role during two world wars, and other key events and personalities that shaped more than two centuries of history. 50... [Read More]

  • A History of Britain: The Complete Collection (2008 Repackage)

    • UPC: 733961116793
    • ASIN: B0016OKR34
    • Brand: A&E
    • Manufacturer: A&E Home Video (New REleaset)

  • The History of the Kings of Britain (Penguin Classics)

    • ASIN: 0140441700
    • ISBN: 9780140441703
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    Completed in 1136, this classic chronicle traces the story of the realm from its supposed foundation by Brutus to the coming of the Saxons some two thousand years later. Vividly portraying legendary and semi-legendary figures such as Lear, Cymbeline, Merlin the magician, and the most famous of all British heroes, King Arthur, it is as much myth as ... [Read More]

  • Game On

    • ASIN: B01LYQ0OP1

  • A New History of Britain since 1688: Four Nations and an Empire

    • ASIN: 0199846502
    • ISBN: 0199846502
    • Manufacturer: Oxford University Press

    For decades, scholars have been urging a "four nations" approach to British history. Susan Kingsley Kent's ambitious and timely A New History of Britain since 1688: Four Nations and an Empire finally delivers on that promise. Ranging from 1688 to the present, the book covers developments in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales, along with the Brit... [Read More]

  • War Brides

    • ASIN: B007BSG026
    • Manufacturer: Lake Union Publishing

  • An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: Or 2000 Years of Upper-Class Idiots in Charge. John O'Farrell

    • ASIN: 0552773964
    • ISBN: 0552773964
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Black Swan Books, Limited

    Many of us were put off history by the dreary way it was taught at school. Back then 'The Origins of the Industrial Revolution' seemed less compelling than the chance to test the bold claim on Timothy Johnsons 'Shatterproof' ruler. But here at last is a chance to have a good laugh and learn the stuff you feel you ought to know by now.... [Read More]

  • Best of Enemies: A History of US and Middle East Relations, Part One: 1783-1953

    • ASIN: 1906838453
    • ISBN: 1906838453
    • Brand: Self Made Hero
    • Manufacturer: Harry N. Abrams

    “Best of Enemies is surely destined to stand alongside Marjane Satrapi’s Persepolis as a graphic history of the Middle East. A must read for anyone interested in learning, or teaching, about the region.”—Mark Levine, professor of history at UC-Irvine and author of Heavy Metal Islam   In the third volume of their graphic history of US and M... [Read More]

  • The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War

    • ASIN: B0782X9PFP
    • Manufacturer: Broadway Books

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“The best true spy story I have ever read.”—JOHN LE CARRÉThe celebrated author of Double Cross and Rogue Heroes returns with his greatest spy story yet, a thrilling Americans-era tale of Oleg Gordievsky, the Russian whose secret work helped hasten the end of the Cold War. If anyone could be considered a Russian ... [Read More]

  • Black Britain: A Photographic History

    • ASIN: 0863565409
    • ISBN: 0863565409
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Saqi Books

    People of African and Caribbean descent have inhabited the British Isles for centuries. Paul Gilroy, renowned for his work exploring the social and cultural dimensions of black Britishness, has assembled a living history of black people in the British Isles. Spanning two hundred years, this collection features images of black Britons at work, at wa... [Read More]

  • Simon Schama: A History of Britain (Special Edition)

    • UPC: 883929099092
    • ASIN: B003K025Z0
    • Brand: BBC Warner
    • Manufacturer: BBC Home Entertainment

    The definitive documentary of British history that launched Simon Schama’s award-winning television career. This epic 15-part series explores the vast history of the British Empire from 3000 BC to 1965. Simon Schama’s compelling storytelling skills breathe new life into the dramatic stories of lives and moments in Britain’s rich and colorful ... [Read More]

  • Hope and Glory: Britain 1900-2000, Second Edition (Penguin History of Britain)

    • ASIN: 0141011750
    • ISBN: 9780141011752
    • Brand: Clarke, Peter F.
    • Manufacturer: Penguin Books

    Peter Clarke brilliantly challenges the commonly held view of Britain in the twentieth century as a nation in decline. Adopting a wide perspective, he examines the political. social and economic changes that transformed Britain. He looks at how jobs and prices, food and shelter, and education and welfare, shaped society and explores such areas as a... [Read More]

  • A History of Britain, Vol. 2: The Wars of the British, 1603-1776

    • ASIN: 0786867523
    • ISBN: 0786867523
    • Brand: Brand: Miramax
    • Manufacturer: Miramax

  • History of Britain and Ireland: The Definitive Visual Guide

    • ASIN: 1465417702
    • ISBN: 1465417702
    • Brand: DK Publishing Dorling Kindersley
    • Manufacturer: DK

    From the Roman conquest of 43 CE to the Norman conquest of 1066, and from the Elizabethan age to the Iraq and Afghan wars of the 21st century, DK's History of Britain and Ireland traces the key events that have shaped Great Britain and Ireland from earliest times to the present day.

  • Madame Fourcade's Secret War: The Daring Young Woman Who Led France's Largest Spy Network Against Hitler

    • ASIN: B07H1YWLQR
    • Manufacturer: Random House

    NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The little-known true story of Marie-Madeleine Fourcade, the woman who headed the largest spy network in occupied France during World War II, from the bestselling author of Citizens of London and Last Hope Island“Brava to Lynne Olson for a biography that should challenge any outdated assumptions about who deserves to... [Read More]

  • The Usborne History of Britain: With Internet Links (Internet-linked Reference)

    • ASIN: 0746084447
    • ISBN: 9780746084441
    • Brand: imusti
    • Manufacturer: Usborne Publishing Ltd

    Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.

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