Storbritanniens & Irlands historia

Discover who we are and how we got here this holiday season in comedian David Mitchell's Unruly: A History of England's Kings and Queens - a thoughtful, funny exploration of the entitled and enthroned 'Clever, amusing, gloriously bi...

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The Economist, Best Books of 2024 A uniquely data-rich analysis of the British elite from the Victorian era to today: who gets in, how they get there, what they like and look like, where they go to school, and what politics they perpetuate. Think ...

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An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a person lying on a pillow stuffed with pigeons feathers could not die? Or that green is an unl...

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This is the first comprehensive history of goth music and culture. John Robb explores the origins and legacy of this enduring scene, which has its roots in the post-punk era. Drawing on his own experience as a musician and journalist, Robb covers ...

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The searing inside story of our broken politics from the former Cabinet minister and co-host of The Rest Is Politics. The most exceptional political memoir Ive ever read ALAN JOHNSON An instant classic MARINA HYDE At last a politician who can writ...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER & THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF 2021 'Astonishing and compelling' Bernard Cornwell This superb book is like a classical symphony, perfectly composed and exquisitely performed THE TIMES Books of the Year Follow...

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Crushed by the Romans in the first century A.D., the ancient Druids of Britain left almost no reliable evidence behind. Because of this, historian Ronald Hutton shows, succeeding British generations have been free to reimagine, reinterpret, and re...

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THE TOP 5 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2019 THE TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR FINALIST FOR THE CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZE 2020 LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019 A FINANCIAL TIMES, OBSERVE...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Books of the Year, Guardian The poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery From the ...

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COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION -- THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES 'Compellingly written and very even-handed. By far the clearest account of what happened in the Northern Ireland conflict and more importantly why it happened&apo...

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**THE TELEGRAPH'S BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024** 'A glorious work of history... a gripping and haunting tragedy... There was no book published this year, novels included, that I found richer in character; no plot more taut' - Tom Holl...

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BRITISH BOOK AWARDS NON-FICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024 A searing insider's account of ten extraordinary years in Parliament, by the former Cabinet minister and co-presenter of hit podcast The Rest Is Politics 'The most exceptional politic...

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Over sixty years after Virginia Woolf drowned in the River Ouse, Olivia Laing set out one midsummer morning to walk its banks, from source to sea. Along the way, she explores the roles that rivers play in human lives, tracing their intricate flow ...

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The new book from bestselling author Omid Scobie shedding light on the Royal Family, with unique insight and exclusive access.

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The instant Sunday Times bestseller The UKs bestselling medieval historian brings unforgettably to life the astonishing rise of Henry V, who survived rebellion, a near-fatal arrow wound and a lengthy and precarious princely apprenticeship to becom...

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THE HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED BRAND NEW NOVEL IN THE #1 BESTSELLING RIVERS OF LONDON SERIES There is a world hidden underneath this great city... The London Silver Vaults - for well over a century, the largest collection of silver for sale in the world. ...

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A fascinating exploration of the devious tricks and ingenious tools used by early modern spiesfrom ciphers to counterfeiting, invisible inks to assassination Early modern Europe was a hotbed of espionage, where spies, spy-catchers, and conspirator...

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Travel back through time this Christmas on a tour of a completely different world: England in the Middle Ages. Imagine you could travel back to the fourteenth century. What would you see, and hear, and smell? Where would you stay? What are you goi...

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Irish Aran knitting is a living tradition with a worldwide reach. Arans communicate warmth, comfort and a sense of home, which people the world over continue to respond to, even though the connection to our rocky outcroppings in the Atlantic Ocean...

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The Condition of the Working Class in England is the best known work of Engels, and still in many ways the best study of the working class in Victorian England. It was the first book written by Engels during his stay in Manchester from 1842 to 184...

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See what the Middle Ages was really like this Christmas with Ian Mortimer's latest book, Medieval Horizons - the perfect gift for history fans The essential introduction to the Middle Ages by the bestselling author of The Time Traveller'...

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THE BESTSELLING BIOGRAPHY OF THE NEW BRITISH PRIME MINISTER ** INCLUDES THE INSIDE STORY OF THE ELECTION ** Required reading for anyone who has an interest in who governs Britain' ALASTAIR CAMPBELL 'This will be the most important politi...

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In this timesaving reference book, respected author and historian Kristine Hughes brings 19th century England to life as she leads you through the details that characterize this fascinating era. From slice-of-life facts, anecdotes and firsthand ac...

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During the Second World War, Churchill's cigar was such an important beacon of resistance that MI5, together with the nation's top scientists, tested the Prime Minister's supplies on mice rather than risk sabotage. Today Winston Chu...

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Droll, provocative and crammed to busting with startling facts Simon Callow, Guardian In this powerful Sunday Times bestseller Peter Ackroyd looks at London in a whole new way through the history and experiences of its gay population. In Roman Lon...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER-ONE BESTSELLER. AS FEATURED IN SEASON 5 OF THE CROWN. When Diana: Her True Story was first published in 1992 it changed the way the public viewed the British monarchy. Never before had a senior royal spoken in such a raw, u...

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**A TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES HISTORY BOOK OF THE YEAR** 'Quite simply, this book is a work of genius' Matthew Parris, Spectator The second in a major two-part anthology uncovering the rich reality of life for queer men in London, from the ...

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'Vivid, wholly convincing, compelling. One of the best memoirs for years about the experience of flying in war' Max Hastings, Sunday Telegraph Two months before the outbreak of WWII, seventeen-year-old Geoffrey Wellum becomes a fighter p...

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The first volume in a pioneering account of Oliver Cromwellproviding a major new interpretation of one of the greatest figures in history Huttons book is intelligent, well documented, and stylish.Keith Thomas, New York Review of Books Oliver Cromw...

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*WINNER OF THE WOLFSON HISTORY PRIZE 2022* A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2021, AS CHOSEN BY THE TIMES, NEW STATESMAN, TELEGRAPH AND TIMES LITERARY SUPPLEMENT 'A big historical advance. Ours, it turns out, is a very un-insular "Island Story". A...

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