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Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The CIA term theirs "Clandestine Operations Division," the KGB call theirs "Executive Action Section" and the British Secret Intelligence Services's team go by the nickname "The Sandbaggers." Roy Marsden is Neil Burnside, ex-Sandbagger and now Director of Operations for SIS. Burnside is a dedicated professional, to whom SIS is not simply a way of life, but life itself.
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
In this new and updated edition of A New History of England, historian Jeremy Black takes a cool and dispassionate look at the vicissitudes of over two millennia of English history. He identifies two central themes: the lack of geographical and economic uniformity within England; and the fact that, from the Roman invasion onwards, a united England was often politically associated with part of Europe, from the Scandinavian Cnut to the German origins...
Publisher
BFS Video
Pub. Date
c2001
Language
English
Description
The CIA term theirs "Clandestine Operations Division," the KGB call theirs "Executive Action Section" and the British Secret Intelligence Services's team go by the nickname "The Sandbaggers." Roy Marsden is Neil Burnside, ex-Sandbagger and now Director of Operations for SIS. Burnside is a dedicated professional, to whom SIS is not simply a way of life, but life itself.
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Ever wondered how fat Henry VIII really was? Or what made Mary I 'Bloody'? Over many hundreds of years royalty has had its fair share of accidents, rumours, scandals, misrepresentations and misconceptions. For instance, was George III's 'madness' caused by porphyria, or was it due to arsenic poisoning? Or what really happened between Queen Victoria and her Highland servant John Brown? In today's world, where newspapers clamour to report new revelations...
11) Slightly tempted
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Language
English
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Young. Ravishing. Exquisitely marriageable. From the moment he spies Lady Morgan Bedwyn across the glittering ballroom, Gervase Ashford, Earl of Rosthorn, knows he has found the perfect instrument of his revenge. But wedlock is not on the mind of the continent's most notorious rake. Nor is it of interest to the fiercely independent Lady Morgan herself... until one night of shocking intimacy erupts in a scandal that could make Gervase's vengeance all...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Voices from the Workhouse tells the real inside story of the workhouse in the words of those who experienced the institution at first hand, either as inmates or through some other connection with the institution. Using a wide variety of sources including letters, poems, graffiti, autobiography, official reports, testimony at official inquiries, and oral history, Peter Higginbotham creates a vivid portrait of what really went on behind the doors of...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
With more than 2,000 entries, from Maundy Money to the Coronation Ceremony, this treasure trove details every aspect of the British monarchy and is packed with royal facts More than a biography of kings and queens, this is an encyclopedic work on every aspect of monarchy in Britain from semi-legendary times to the present day. Arranged in an A to Z format, it includes mini biographies on each of the 42 kings and queens who have ruled since the Norman...
Author
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Long before Blackbeard, Captain Kidd and Black Barty, terrorized the Caribbean, the seas around the British Isles swarmed with pirates. Thousands of men turned to piracy at sea, often as, a makeshift strategy of survival. Piracy was a business, not a way of life. Although the young Francis Drake became the most famous pirate of the period, scores of little-known pirate leaders operated during this time, acquiring mixed reputations on land and at sea....
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Series
Language
English
Description
From the mysterious Druids and noble King Alfred to the notorious Henry VIII and the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Charles Dickens traced his country's history for the benefit of young Victorians. Written with the beloved storyteller's customary panache, this series of historical vignettes reads like a fast-paced novel, rich in anecdotes and colorful stories. Dickens' unsparing, witty, and opinionated perspectives on the great pageant of English history...
Author
Series
Publisher
The History Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
An intriguing miscellany of such need-to-know information as the name Henry VIII jousted under (Sir Loyal Heart), the type of pet owned by both Katherine of Aragon and Elizabeth I (monkeys), and the item ladies of the court commonly used as leg-warmers when traveling (spaniels) The five Tudor monarchs-Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I, and Elizabeth I-were some of the most influential rulers in British history. This volume explores all aspects...
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