Richard III Classic Histories Series by Michael Hicks
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
THE CLASSIC BIOGRAPHY OF ENGLAND'S MOST VILIFIED KING, FROM MODEL OF NOBILITY TO MURDERER AND MONSTER. Richard III has been written off in history as one of England's evil kings. His usurpation of the throne from his nephew Edward V and then subsequent generations of pro-Tudor historians ensured his fa ...Show more
Great British Speeches by Simon Heffer
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Category: History
50 speeches from every period of British history from the medieval era to the present and a fascinating dip-in history title that will both inspire readers and give them a greater understanding of British history. The speechmakers are: King Henry V; Queen Elizabeth I; King Charles I; Oliver Cromwell; Ea ...Show more
The Last Royal Rebel: The Life and Death of James, Duke of Monmouth by Anna Keay
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Category: History
James, Duke of Monmouth, the adored illegitimate son of Charles II, was born in exile the year his grandfather was executed and the English monarchy abolished. Abducted from his mother on his father's orders, he emerged from a childhood in the backstreets of Rotterdam to command the ballrooms of Paris, ...Show more
The Loss of El Dorado - A Colonial History by V S Naipaul
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Category: History
A passionate and vivid recreation of the history of Trinidad. The Loss of El Dorado exposes the barbaric cruelties of slavery and torture and their consequences on all strata of society - from the idealist to the reactionary - in a moving account which penetrates aspects of a complex society more often ...Show more
The Celts by Alice Roberts
$22.99 AUD
Category: History
'Informed, impeccably researched and written' Neil Oliver The Celts are one of the world's most mysterious ancient people. In this compelling account, Alice Roberts takes us on a journey across Europe, uncovering the truth about this engimatic tribe: their origins, their treasure and their enduring leg ...Show more
Ye Berlyn Tapestrie - When Germany Invaded Belgium by John Halsall; Mike Webb (Introduction by)
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Category: History
As the devastation of German-occupied Belgium awakened Britain to the horrors of the Great War, a group of English cartoonists responded to these events with characteristic black humor. Among the most inventive responses was advertising artist John Hassall s "Ye Berlyn Tapestrie, "an ambitious red-and-b ...Show more
Yarra: A History of Melbourne's Murky River by Kristin Otto
$24.95 AUD
Category: History
Kristin Otto has produced a moving and surprising exploration of the history and meaning of Melbourne's Yarra river and those who have lived and worked on it. Yarra celebrates a river that has inspired and sustained generations. It was John Wedge, Batman’s private surveyor, who named the Yarra Yarra. I ...Show more
The Life and Death of St. Kilda : The Moving Story of a Vanished Island Community by Tom Steel
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The extraordinary story of the UK's most gruelling and spectacularly beautiful islands. Tom Steel's acclaimed portrait of the St Kildan's lives is now updated in this reissued edition. Situated at the westernmost point of the United Kingdom, the spectacularly beautiful but utterly bleak island of St Kil ...Show more
How the Irish Saved Civilization: The Untold Story of Ireland's Heroic Role from the Fall of Rome to the Rise of Medieval Europe by Thomas Cahill
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Category: History
Ireland played the central role in maintaining European culture when the dark ages settled on Europe in the fifth century: as Rome was sacked by Visigoths and its empire collapsed, Ireland became 'the isle of saints and scholars' that enabled the classical and religious heritage to be saved. In his comp ...Show more
Ivory Vikings by Nancy Marie Brown
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Category: History
In the early 1800's, on a Hebridean beach in Scotland, the sea exposed an ancient treasure cache: 93 chessmen carved from walrus ivory. Norse netsuke, each face individual, each full of quirks, the Lewis Chessmen are probably the most famous chess pieces in the world. Harry played Wizard's Chess with th ...Show more
Platypus by Ann Moyal
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Category: History
249 pages, colour plates When the first specimen of a platypus arrived in England in 1799 it was greeted with astonishment and disbelief. What was this strange creature from the new colony of Australia? It defied rational explanation, with its webbed feet and duck's beak attached to what seemed to be a ...Show more