Storbritanniens & Irlands historia

»Harrisons förmåga till koncentration imponerar, liksom hans enastående förmåga att pedagogiskt lyfta fram det viktiga i ofta komplexa händelseförlopp.« BTJ En liten önation skapade det största imperium som någonsin funnits. Under sin storhetstid ...

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Britten James Hawes skildrar Englands historia från Caesar till brexit via erövring, imperium och världskrig, och upptäcker ett land som skiljer sig mycket från standardberättelsens. Denna tjurnackat oberoende stabila öfästning, som givit upphov t...

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Hyllad skildring av Churchill, London & motståndet under blitzen Vald till en av Årets bästa böcker av The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, NPR och Bloomberg. »Upplysande och fascinerande för dem som vi...

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»En bladvändare som skänker perspektiv.« Dagens Nyheter »Så ska historia berättas! Dick Harrison excellerar i andra delen av sin engelska historia ... Harrison har författat ett lysande översiktsverk som många kommer att kunna ha nytta av i framti...

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A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of t...

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»En särdeles givande historielektion.« Sydsvenskan Detta verk handlar om England, men också om den värld och de folk som i historisk tid har influerats av England och engelsmännen. England utgör navet i en krönika som, ju längre fram i tiden vi bl...

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The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller 'The star of her generation' - Dan Snow, host of History Hit 'Bursting with ideas and images' - Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Boleyn Girl 'Utterly, utterly brilliant' - Tracy Borman, author of The King's...

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An all-new collection of London curiosities and secluded hidden gems that dig even deeper into the city's rich past. From the alleyways of Soho to the medieval remains of Moorgate, the second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Jack Chesher ...

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Birds have long inspired our emotional and imaginative connections to physical environments, but where did it all begin? Hidden in the names of English towns and villages, in copses, fields, lanes and hills, are the ghostly traces of birds conjuri...

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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame. 'Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell - a funny man and skilled hist...

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For sixty years there has been an unprecedented cover-up by both the British Establishment and successive generations of historians about the flight of Hitler's Deputy Rudolf Hess to Scotland in May 1941. Long dismissed as the misguided attempt of...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *Now with a fun pub quiz* 'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent 'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times The nation's favourite historians, Tom Holla...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY Now an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+ 'Unquestionably one of the greatest literary achievements of the 21st century' Nick Hornby From the author of Empire of Pain - a s...

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'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' BARBARA ERSKINE Step into the thrill and intrigue of Tudor England in the rich, compelling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Alison Weir - and witness the rise and fall of Cardinal Wolsey....

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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, OBSERVER, DA...

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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 I've ever read' ALAN JOHNSON 'An instant classic' MARINA HYDE 'At last a politician who ca...

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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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See London in a completely new light in¿this guide to the city's hidden secrets,¿untold stories and¿special places laden with history which you can discover for yourself! London is famous for its museums, each one full of treasures and relics - bu...

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Hyllad skildring av Churchill, London & motståndet under blitzen Vald till en av Årets bästa böcker av The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, NPR och Bloomberg. »Upplysande och fascinerande för dem som vi...

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'A sparkling popular history' Dan Jones 'Tells the story of the 14th-century Plantagenets with verve' The Times 'Informative, anecdotal and entertaining' Financial Times THE TIMES BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2025 The death of Edward I in 1307 marked ...

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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 momen...

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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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An exhilarating, accessible chronicle of the ruling families of France and England, showing how two dynasties formed one extraordinary story ¿ The twelfth and thirteenth centuries were a time of personal monarchy, when the close friendship or pett...

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**** THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER **** 'Fascinating and illuminating, this book tempers the justifiable rage with sharp and funny pinpricks to the pompous.' VAL MCDERMID, author of Past Lying 'As well as highly entertaining read, How To Kill A Witc...

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The Sunday Times top 10 bestseller 'Alison Weir makes Henry VIII's story feel like it has never been told before... This novel will open your eyes and, at times, break your heart. By the end of it, I felt like I had met Henry for the first time' T...

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The Economist, Best Books of 2024 The Times, Best Ideas 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 w...

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Virginia Nicholson's Singled Out is the touching and beautifully told story of the women who were left alone after World War I - a remarkable generation of women who were changed by war; and in their turn helped change society. In 1919 a generatio...

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SELECTED AS A BOOK OF THE YEAR 2019 BY THE TIMES, DAILY TELEGRAPH, LONDON EVENING STANDARD, DAILY MAIL AND BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'Magisterial ... If anyone wants to know what has been happening to Britain since the 1950s, it is difficult to imagine...

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