Empireworld - How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe by Sathnam Sanghera
$45.00 AUD
Category: British
2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound- from the spread of Christianity by missionaries to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the ...Show more
The Windsors at War - The Nazi Threat to the Crown by Alexander Larman
$25.00 AUD
Category: British
'This riotous and engaging biography has it all' GUARDIAN 'As much fun to read as a good political thriller' WALL STREET JOURNAL At the outbreak of war, the British monarchy was in turmoil. Edward VIII had abdicated, leaving his brother Bertie to take on a role he never expected: King George VI. Meanw ...Show more
A Brief History of the British Monarchy: From the Iron Age to King Charles III by Jeremy Black
$25.00 AUD
Category: British
The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of royal ...Show more
Crypt: Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond by Alice Roberts
$50.00 AUD
Category: British
The new book by Sunday Times bestselling author of Ancestors and Buried - the final instalment in Professor Alice Roberts' acclaimed trilogy.We can unlock secrets from bones preserved for centuries in tombs, graves and crypts.The history of the Middle Ages is typically the story of the rich and powerful ...Show more
Ghosts of the British Museum: A True Story of Colonial Loot and Restless Objects by Noah Angell
$35.00 AUD
Category: British
What if the British Museum isn't a house of learning, but a vast sinkhole of still-bubbling historic injustice? What if it presents us not with a carefully ordered cross section of history but is instead a palatial trophy cabinet of colonial loot swarming with volatile and errant spirits? When artist a ...Show more
Power and Glory: Elizabeth II and the Rebirth of Royalty by Alexander Larman
$35.00 AUD
Category: British
Power and Glory brings us to the dramatic conclusion of Larman's 'Windsors trilogy'. It begins with the fallout from the revelation of the Duke of Windsor's wartime treachery, and ends with the Coronation of Elizabeth II on 2 June 1953. In between, it depicts a monarchy - and a country - struggling to c ...Show more
Empireworld: How British Imperialism Has Shaped the Globe by Sathnam Sanghera
$37.00 AUD
Category: British
2.6 billion people are inhabitants of former British colonies. The empire's influence upon the quarter of the planet it occupied, and its gravitational influence upon the world outside it, has been profound- from the spread of Christianity by missionaries to nearly 1 in 3 driving on the left side of the ...Show more
A Dirty, Filthy Book: Sex, Scandal, and One Woman's Fight in the Victorian Trial of the Century by Michael Meyer
$37.00 AUD
Category: British
An empowering and gripping story of a pioneer of women's rights written by a critically-acclaimed writer and historian, for fans of Hallie Rubenhold, Hermione Lee and prize-winning Victorian histories. London, 1877. A petite young woman stands before an all-male jury, about to risk everything. She takes ...Show more
After Elizabeth - Can the Monarchy Save Itself? by Ed Owens
$50.00 AUD
Category: British
The British monarchy has been through turbulent times of late. Rocked by scandal and strife, and without it seems a clear plan for the future following the death of Queen Elizabeth II, we have been left wondering: what happens next? Nothing seems certain. Will the monarchy survive with its continuing e ...Show more
Templars: The Knights Who Made Britain by Steve Tibble
$51.95 AUD
Category: British
A gripping account of the Knights Templar, challenging received wisdom to show how these devout medieval knights played a profound role in making modern Britain The Knights Templar have an enduring reputation--but not one they would recognize. Originally established in the twelfth century to protect ...Show more
The Victorian Gothic - An Edinburgh Companion by Andrew Smith (Editor); William Hughes (Editor)
$75.00 AUD
Category: British | Series: Edinburgh Companions to the Gothic Ser.
The first multi-disciplinary scholarly consideration of the Victorian Gothic These 14 chapters, each written by an acknowledged expert in the field, provide an invaluable insight into the complex and various Gothic forms of the nineteenth century. Covering a range of diverse contexts, the chapters focus ...Show more
Hunting the Falcon - Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn, and the Marriage That Shook Europe by John Guy; Julia Fox
$75.00 AUD
Category: British
A groundbreaking, freshly-researched examination of one of the most dramatic and consequential marriages in history: Henry VIII's long courtship, short union, and brutal execution of Anne Boleyn. Hunting the Falcon is the story of how Henry VIII's obsessive desire for Anne Boleyn changed him and his cou ...Show more