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For over a hundred years England repeatedly invaded France on the pretext that her kings had a right to the French throne. Seward's account traces the changes that led to France's …
2015 marks the 800th anniversary of the signing of Magna Carta, the influence of which is still felt today around the world. In 1215 the barons of England forced King John to sign …
Revelatory account of the man and the legend
Derek Wilson retells the story of how the Tudor monarchs transformed the English religion and why it still matters today
Uncovering one of the world's greatest civilisations
A concise history of the world's greatest stone circle, Stonehenge, by Britain's leading expert. Every aspect of Stonehenge is re-considered in Aubrey Burl's new analysis. He …
How Great Britain was born - from the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 to the Great Exhibition in London of 1851.
Who was Robin Hood? Throughout history the figures of the hooded man of Sherwood forest and his band of outlaws have transfixed readers and viewers; but where does the myth come …
This enthralling book tells the story of the most star-studded of fighter squadrons, the RFC, and its part in all the major battles of the First World War.
For over 150 years, from 1314 to 1485, England fought an almost continuous war with its neighbours: the Campaign of the North when the armies of Robert the Bruce were vanquished, …