British History
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Nov 2012£8.99
The Holy Grail, the kingdom of Camelot, The Knights of the Round Table and the magical sword Excalibur are all key ingredients of the legends surrounding King Arthur. But who was he really, where did he come from, and how much of what we read about...
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Paperback | Pub: 05 Jul 2018£14.99
The true story of the Lady of the Mercians. At the end of the ninth century AD, a large part of what is now England was controlled by the Vikings – heathen warriors from Scandinavia who had been attacking the British Isles for more than a hundred...
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Paperback | Pub: 04 Apr 2024£14.99
This is the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation’s history for thousands of years. The hunter-gatherers, who first discovered the bounty of the ancient Wildwood, the Celtic warlords, the Romans, the...
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Aug 2011£7.99
In 1940, after Dunkirk and the Battle of Britain, it could be seen that immediate and ignominious defeat by Nazi Germany had been averted. But victory seemed improbable. Relations with those whom Churchill had to work with against the Nazi threat...
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Paperback | Pub: 07 Apr 2022£8.99
‘An immersive and entertaining read’ – Alistair Mabbot, The Herald The year is 1317, and young squire Benedict Russell has joined the English-held garrison of Berwick-upon-Tweed after the spectacular Scottish victory at Bannockburn...
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Paperback | Pub: 06 Apr 2023£17.99For over three centuries, the inhabitants of North Britain faced the might of Rome, resulting in some of the most extraordinary archaeology of the ancient world. This richly illustrated new history of Roman Scotland explores the complex, often...
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Paperback | Pub: 20 Oct 2022£18.99Some years ago a revolution took place in Early Medieval history in Scotland. The Pictish heartland of Fortriu, previously thought to be centred on Perthshire and the Tay found itself relocated through the forensic work of Alex Woolf to the shores...
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Hardback | Pub: 11 Nov 2021£30.00Newcastle has a long and distinguished history through two millennia: a Roman fortress at the eastern end of Hadrian’s Wall; an important centre of monasticism; a ‘royal’ bulwark against attacks and invasion from Scotland; and the...
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Hardback | Pub: 03 Nov 2022£22.00The story of the Bamburgh Sword – one of the finest swords ever forged. In 2000, archaeologist Paul Gething rediscovered a sword. An unprepossessing length of rusty metal, it had been left in a suitcase for thirty years. But Paul had a suspicion...
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Hardback | Pub: 03 Jun 2021£14.99‘Deserves to sell like hot cakes’ – Allan Massie,The Scotsman Shortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the Year From the Indian Mutiny to the London Blitz, offering a ‘nice cup of tea’ has been a stock British response...
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Paperback | Pub: 03 May 2016£14.99Who was Merlin? Is the famous wizard of Arthurian legend based on a real person? In this book, Merlin’s origins are traced back to the story of Lailoken, a mysterious ‘wild man’ who is said to have lived in the Scottish Lowlands in...
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E-Book | Pub: 01 Aug 2011£6.99
‘The most powerful representation yet of the race which has repeatedly changed history as we know it’ – The Scotsman Alistair Moffat’s journey, from the Scottish islands and Scotland, to the English coast, Wales, Cornwall and...
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Paperback | Pub: 20 May 2021£30.00The archipelagic kingdoms of Man and the Isles that flourished from the last quarter of the eleventh century down to the middle of the thirteenth century represent two forgotten kingdoms of the medieval British Isles. They were ruled by powerful...
