Britain's Royal Families : The Complete Geneology by Alison Weir
$19.95 AUD
Category: History
'George III is alleged to have married secretly, on 17th April, 1759, a Quakeress called Hannah Lightfoot, daughter of a Wapping shoemaker, who is said to have borne him three children. Documents relating to the alleged marriage, bearing the Prince's signature, were impounded and examined in 1866 by the ...Show more
Britain by the Book by Oliver Tearle
$29.99 AUD
Category: History
What caused Dickens to leap out of bed one night and walk 30 miles from London to Kent?How did a small town on the Welsh borders become the second-hand bookshop capital of the world?Why did a jellyfish persuade Evelyn Waugh to abandon his suicide attempt in North Wales? A multitude of curious questions ...Show more
Bradshaw's Handbook, 1863 by George Bradshaw
$49.99 AUD
Category: History | Series: Shire Ser.
A new, luxury edition of the bestselling Bradshaw's Handbook 1863, this is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred to as 'Bradshaw's Guide,' that inspired 'Great British Railway Journeys' with Michael Portillo. Printed on superior quality paper, and leatherbound with a page-marker, this is a true ...Show more
Britain Against Napoleon: The Organisation of Victory, 1793-1815 by Roger Knight
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
From Roger Knight, established by his multi-award winning book The Pursuit of Victory as 'an authority ...none of his rivals can match' (N.A.M. Rodger), Britain Against Napoleon is the first book to explain how the British state successfully organised itself to overcome Napoleon - and how very close it ...Show more
Born Survivors by Wendy Holden
$35.00 AUD
Category: History
Among millions of Holocaust victims sent to Auschwitz II-Birkenau in 1944, Priska, Rachel, and Anka each passed through its infamous gates with a secret. Strangers to each other, they were newly pregnant, and facing an uncertain fate without their husbands. Alone, scared, and with so many loved ones alr ...Show more
Botanical Folk Tales by Lisa Schneidau
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
This collection of folk tales takes you on a green and leafy journey around the British Isles. Here are locally sourced and traditional folk tales of wild trees and plants throughout the seasons: from the magical mistletoe to the bad-tempered stinging nettle. Plants shape the British landscape, and they ...Show more
The Borgias: History's Most Notorious Dynasty by Mary Hollingsworth
$24.99 AUD
Category: History
The Borgias have become a byword for pride, lust, cruelty, avarice, splendour and venomous intrigue. An inspiration for many works of fiction, most famously Mario Puzo's The Godfather, they have aroused abomination and fascination in almost equal measure, while their patronage of the arts created some o ...Show more
Books That Changed the World: The 50 Most Influential Books in Human History by Andrew Taylor
$19.99 AUD
Category: History
Books That Changed the World tells the fascinating stories behind 50 books that, in ways great and small, have changed the course of human history. Andrew Taylor sets each text in its historical context and explores its wider influence and legacy. Whether he's discussing the incandescent effect of The Q ...Show more
Books: A Living History by Martyn Lyons
$39.95 AUD
Category: History
This lavishly illustrated volume explores one of the most versatile, useful and enduring technologies ever invented: the book. "Books: A Living History" charts the evolution and influence of books around the world, from the cuneiform tablets of ancient Sumer through the development of movable type and t ...Show more
Bolshoi Confidential - Secrets of the Russian Ballet - from the Rule of the Tsars to the Age of Putin by Simon Morrison
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
On a freezing night in January 2013, an assailant hurled acid in the face of the artistic director of the Bolshoi Ballet, Sergei Filin. The crime, organized by a lead soloist, dragged one of Russia's most illustrious institutions into scandal. Under Vladimir Putin, the Bolshoi Theatre has been called on ...Show more
Bold Palates by Barbara Santich
$49.95 AUD
Category: History
In Bold Palates, Professor Barbara Santich describes how, from earliest colonial days, Australian cooks have improvised and invented, transforming and 'Australianising' foods and recipes from other countries, along the way laying the foundations of a distinctive food culture. What makes the Australian b ...Show more
Bloody Paralyser - The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War by Rob Langham
$55.00 AUD
Category: History
The First World War saw tremendous technological advancements, especially in the world of aviation. Many amazing sights were to be seen in the air during the war, and one of the largest and most impressive was that of the Handley Page bombers. The first two-engine Handley Page bomber flew in 1915, and t ...Show more