Henry VIII and the Men Who Made Him by Tracy Borman
$32.99 AUD
Category: History
Henry VIII is well known for his tumultuous relationships with women, and he is often defined by his many marriages. But what do we see if we take a different look? When we see Henry through the men in his life, a new perspective on this famous king emerges...Henry's relationships with the men who surro ...Show more
A Woman of No Importance - The Untold Story of Virginia Hall (WW2's most dangerous spy) by Sonia Purnell
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Category: History | Series: Virginia Hall from USA who infiltrated Occupied France | Reading Level: very good
In 1942, the Gestapo would stop at nothing to track down a mysterious 'limping lady' who was fighting for the freedom of France. The Nazi chiefs issued a simple but urgent command: 'She is the most dangerous of all Allied spies. We must find and destroy her.' The Gestapo's target was Virginia Hall, a ...Show more
Paris 1919: Six Months That Changed The World (aka Peacemakers) by Margaret MacMILLAN
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Category: History
Previously published as Peacemakers Between January and July 1919, after the war to end all wars, men and women from all over the world converged on Paris for the Peace Conference. At its heart were the leaders of the three great powers - Woodrow Wilson, Lloyd George and Clemenceau. Kings, prime minist ...Show more
Napoleon: The Decline and Fall of an Empire: 1811-1821 by Michael Broers
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Category: History
*A KIRKUS BEST BIOGRAPHY OF 2022* An accomplished Oxford scholar delivers a dynamic new history covering the last chapter of the emperor's life--from his defeat in Russia and the drama of Waterloo to his final exile--as the world Napoleon has created begins to crumble around him. In 1811, Napoleon s ...Show more
Essex Dogs by Dan Jones
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Category: History | Series: Essex Dogs Trilogy Ser.
The sensational historical fiction debut from Sunday Times bestseller Dan Jones. A BBC History 2022 Book of the Year! July 1346. The Hundred Years' War has begun, and King Edward and his lords are on the march through France. But this war belongs to the men on the ground.Swept up in the bloody chaos, a ...Show more
Powers And Thrones: A New History of the Middle Ages by Dan Jones
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
Dan Jones's epic new history tells nothing less than the story of how the world we know today came to be built. 'An audacious, entertaining page-turner. Dan Jones covers a thousand years of history with elegance and panache' Dan Carlin, Hardcore History'Dan Jones is in a class of his own ... Read this b ...Show more
Courting India: England, Mughal India and the Origins of Empire by Nandini Das
$34.99 AUD
Category: History
A profound and ground-breaking new history of one of the most important encounters in the history of colonialism- the British arrival in India in the early seventeenth century. 'A sparkling gem of a book. Beautifully written and masterfully researched, this has the makings of a classic' Peter Frankopan ...Show more
Young Queens: Three Renaissance Women and the Price of Power by Leah Redmond Chang
$39.99 AUD
Category: History
The boldly original, dramatic intertwined story of Catherine de' Medici, Elisabeth de Valois, and Mary, Queen of Scots - three queens exercising power in a world dominated by men. Sixteenth-century Europe - Renaissance masters paint the ceilings of Florentine churches, kings battle for control of the C ...Show more