Ladies in Waiting - a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day (Somerset Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Ladies in Waiting - a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day (Somerset Anne)(Paperback / softback)

An illuminating commentary on court life from the Tudors to the present

Secret History of the World (Black Jonathan)(Paperback / softback)

The complete history of the world, from the beginning of time to the present day, based on the beliefs and writings of the secret

Unnatural Murder: Poison In The Court Of James I (Somerset Lady Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Royal scandal, set against the background of the Jacobean court, involving love, bribery, poison, treachery and black magic - 'a hugely enjoyable book' Daily

Brief History of Tea - Addiction, Exploitation, and Empire (Moxham Roy)(Paperback / softback)

From tea's first discovery in China to the present day, the story of a great world

Japan (Ingrams Elizabeth)(Paperback)

From the present-day street life of Ginza, to the heights of Mount Fuji in the company of 16th-century traveler and poet Basho: the most recent addition to Eland's Through Writers' Eyes series brings together a chorus of voices from Japan and across the globe. Extracts of prose, poetry and novels

Croatia: A History from the Middle Ages to the Present Day (Tanner Marcus)(Paperback)

In this updated edition of his acclaimed history, Marcus Tanner takes us from the first Croat principalities of the Early Middle Ages through to the country's independence in the modern era 'Full of absorbing stories and important insights, Croatia deserves to be read.'--Aleska Djilas, New York

How the World Works: The Universe - From the Big Bang to the present day... and beyond (Rooney Anne)(Paperback / softback)

History of Egypt - From Earliest Times to the Present(Paperback / softback)

On China (Kissinger Henry)(Paperback / softback)

Examining China's history from the classical era to the present day, this title describes the essence of its millennia-old approach to diplomacy, strategy and negotiation, reflecting on these attitudes for our own uncertain future

Black and British: A short, essential history (Olusoga David)(Paperback / softback)

From Roman times to the present day this is the story of Black British

History of Magic - From Alchemy to Witchcraft, from the Ice Age to the Present (Gosden Chris)(Paperback / softback)

Queen Anne - The Politics of Passion (Somerset Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Her personal life riven by passion, illness and intrigue, Queen Anne presided over some of the most momentous events in British history. Like Antonia Fraser's life of Marie Antoinette or Amanda Foreman's 'The Duchess', 'Queen Anne' is historical biography at its

The Little History of Aberdeenshire (Harley Duncan)(Pevná vazba)

From earliest records to the present day in one easy-to-read

Day in the Life of the Brain - The Neuroscience of Consciousness from Dawn Till Dusk (Greenfield Baroness Susan)(Paperback / softback)

A Concise History of Sweden (Kent Neil)(Paperback)

Neil Kent's book sweeps through Sweden's history from the Stone Age to the present day. Early coverage includes Viking hegemony, the Scandinavian Union, the Reformation and Sweden's political zenith as Europe's greatest superpower in the seventeenth century, while later chapters explore the Swedish

Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown (Glenconner Anne)(Paperback)

Discover untold secrets with this extraordinary memoir of drama and tragedy by Anne Glenconner--a close member of the royal circle and lady-in-waiting to Princess Margaret. Anne Glenconner has been at the center of the royal circle from childhood, when she met and befriended the future Queen

Murder On Mustique - from the author of the bestselling memoir Lady in Waiting (Glenconner Anne)(Paperback / softback)

A storm. A disappearance. A race against time . . . Mustique is in a state of breathless calm as tropical storm C ristobal edges towards it across the Atlantic. Most villa owners have escaped the island but a few young socialites remain, unwilling to let summer's partying end. American heiress

Elizabeth's Bedfellows - An Intimate History of the Queen's Court (Whitelock Professor Anna)(Paperback / softback)

A Concise History of Romania (Hitchins Keith)(Paperback)

Spanning a period of 2000 years from the Roman conquest of Dacia to the present day, A Concise History of Romania traces the development of a unique nation situated on the border between East and West. In this illuminating new history, Keith Hitchins explores Romania's struggle to find its place

Bowen's Court & Seven Winters (Bowen Elizabeth)(Paperback / softback)

Bowen's Court describes the history of one Anglo-Irish family in County Cork from the Cromwellian settlement until 1959, when Elizabeth Bowen was forced to sell the family house she

A History of Wales (Davies John)(Paperback)

Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this masterful account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales. Spanning prehistoric hill forts and Roman ruins to the Reformation, the Industrial Revolution and the series of strikes by Welsh

History Atlas (de Moraes Thiago)(Pevná vazba)

Travel the world from ancient history to the present day in this stunning gift book from the acclaimed creator of MYTH ATLAS. Explore fifteen extraordinary civilisations, with spectacular, action-packed 'maps'. With quirky facts, humorous details and compelling stories, this is history at its most

Witchcraft Out of the Shadows: A Complete History (Ruickbie Leo)(Paperback)

This history of witchcraft traces its origins from ancient Greece to the present day and its development into the modern religion of Wicca. The author explores the ideas we have about witchcraft and how today it has been transformed into one of the most radical and fastest growing

Scotland from Pre-History to the Present (Watson Fiona)(Paperback / softback)

A lively new history from one of Scotland's brightest young