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A DARK HISTORY OF WHISKY

GARY DOBBS

"Mystery and true crime writer Dobbs offers a delightful, comprehensive overview of the turbulent legacy of whiskey and whisky, starting with the scoop on that pesky e... an entertaining and edifying look at the mayhem inspired by 'the wonderful golden liquid.'" — Publishers Weekly The book you hold in your hands is not a standard whisky book. Of course, it does contain informa...

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SEARCHING FOR THE LAST ANGLO-SAXON KING

PAULA LOFTING

A reexamination of Harold Godwinson explores his life, reign, and legacy, challenging Norman propaganda and historical myths. Harold Godwinson occupied his place in the chronicles for more than twenty years after bursting onto the political sphere when he was barely out of his teens. His role in English history has always been overshadowed by his failure to defend his crown and...

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THE GEORGIAN 'ESTABLISHMENT'

JAMES HOBSON / JAMES HOBSON

This biography of Edward Law, Lord Ellenborough, explores his pivotal role in Georgian politics, law, and society. This book is a biography of Edward Law, Lord Ellenborough (1750–1818) and a review of the Georgian ruling class from 1770 to 1820. We visit the established church, the public schools, the inns of court, the only universities in England, the law courts, the Houses o...

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ASSASSINATIONS THAT SHAPED THE ANCIENT WORLD

PHIL CARRADICE

Explores the history of political assassinations from ancient Egypt to the Dark Ages, examining notable figures and motivations. Assassination! Just mentioning the word is enough to send a shiver up the spine. And yet, for many years, the deliberate act of 'taking out' notable public figures has been the mainstay of political factions and individuals when faced with problems an...

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PREPARING TUDOR KINGS AND PRINCES TO RULE

JULIA A HICKEY

Explores the lives of those who shaped Tudor princes and princesses, from devoted servants to tragic figures in the monarchy's shadow. The men and women who found themselves responsible for Tudor princes and princesses were chosen for a variety of reasons and came from different backgrounds. The outcome of their labour was almost as varied. These are the stories of the men and ...

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CRUSADERS AND KINGS OF JERUSALEM

KATHRYN WARNER

Traces the remarkable international history of the Brienne/Beaumont family, spanning from the Crusader states to Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean. The Brienne/Beaumonts, a noble family originally from Champagne, spread across Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean in the Middle Ages. Their story begins with John de Brienne (c. 1175/78-1237), who was the emperor of Constantino...

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VICTORIAN AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY BABY FARMING

EVE BACON

Mrs. Amelia Dyer was probably the most notorious baby farmer, but she was not working in isolation. The wider story of the myriad of others also classed as baby farmers is told here. Detailing the stories of over 100 baby farmers, the good, the bad and the murderous, it looks at why baby farming became so prevalent during the Victorian period. Why did so many mothers choose to ...

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WARTIME ENTERTAINMENT

ANTON RIPPON / NICOLA RIPPON

It might have ended 80 years ago, but we still have a warm, nostalgic relationship with the Second World War, due in no small part to the love we have for the entertainment from those turbulent times. Singers like Vera Lynn – the ‘Forces Sweetheart’ – Gracie Fields, Anne Shelton, and the Andrews Sisters, bandleader Glenn Miller whose fate is still a mystery, films like Gone Wit...

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THE KNIGHTS TEMPLAR

TONY MCMAHON

Explores the history, legacy, and mysteries of the Knights Templar, from their valor in battle to their brutal downfall. The Knights Templar have fascinated us for centuries. They were holy warriors who fought with incredible bravery in the Crusades but were then destroyed by their own side. In battle they were the bravest knights – first on the battlefield and the last to quit...

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THE ILLUSTRATED TUDOR DICTIONARY

SIMON SANDYS-WINSCH

Offers a comprehensive and visually engaging guide to key figures, events, and themes of sixteenth-century England. The Illustrated Tudor Dictionary is unique. For the first time, the Tudor Age has been brought to life in an illustrated dictionary format that is clear and easy to read. It is aimed at anyone who wants to widen and deepen their knowledge of sixteenth-century Engl...

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WORLD-CHANGING WOMEN

PAUL CHRYSTAL

Highlights 150 influential women from pre-classical civilizations, ancient Egypt, and Israel, reshaping history by defying patriarchal norms. Countless books have been written about prominent women in Greece and Rome, so we know all about Medea, Sappho, Lucretia, Boudica and Cleopatra and their significant actions and achievements. This book extends the invaluable story of wome...

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YORKIST PRETENDERS TO THE TUDOR THRONE

KIERAN MOLLOY

Explores the identities of Lambert Simnel and Perkin Warbeck, questioning their legitimacy and examining their rebellions against Henry VII. For more than a decade after the Battle of Bosworth in 1485, Henry VII's fledgling dynasty was threatened by two Yorkist claimants. Lambert Simnel's rebellion, though short-lived, ended at the Battle of Stoke in 1487, a far bloodier affair...

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JAMES ALEXANDER HAMILTON

SAMANTHA WILCOXSON

James Alexander Hamilton, son of Alexander, influenced U.S. history, advising leaders and supporting abolition, with personal historical insights. Born in the year of the Constitutional Convention, James Alexander Hamilton was uniquely positioned to observe the early republic era and the formation of the experimental United States government. His father, Alexander Hamilton, had...

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QUEEN KATHERINE AND THE HOWARDS

MARILYN ROBERTS

Reevaluates Katherine Howard’s life, exploring her family’s role and her tragic demise through original research. Writings of certain nineteenth and twentieth-century historians continue to colour our perceptions of the past, but is the picture of Katherine Howard painted by some of them necessarily fair? Was she really a neglected young girl set up by an unscrupulous family to...

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SCOTLAND’S MEDIEVAL QUEENS

SHARON BENNETT CONNOLLY

Discover Scotland's turbulent history through the lives of its medieval queens, who ruled, loved, and sacrificed for their nation. Scotland’s history is dramatic, violent and bloody. Being England’s northern neighbour has never been easy. Scotland’s queens have had to deal with war, murder, imprisonment, political rivalries and open betrayal. They have loved and lost, raised ki...

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THE BIRDMAN OF AUSCHWITZ

NICHOLAS MILTON

Dr. Günther Niethammer, an ornithologist, conducted bird surveys at Auschwitz, ignoring atrocities, earning the title "Birdman of Auschwitz." When Soviet troops were liberating Auschwitz concentration camp in January 1945 among the piles of half burnt corpses and emaciated prisoners left behind, they were amazed to find nesting boxes for birds. The same boxes were found in the ...

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JAMES ALEXANDER HAMILTON

SAMANTHA WILCOXSON

James Alexander Hamilton, son of Alexander, influenced U.S. history, advising leaders and supporting abolition, with personal historical insights. Born in the year of the Constitutional Convention, James Alexander Hamilton was uniquely positioned to observe the early republic era and the formation of the experimental United States government. His father, Alexander Hamilton, had...

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THE ROYAL FAMILY VS 'THE CROWN'

CATHERINE CURZON

Uncover the truth behind Netflix's The Crown with this guide separating royal fact from dramatic fiction. For six seasons, royal watchers across the globe have been hooked on Netflix’s smash-hit factual drama, The Crown. Over sixty episodes, multiple casts and headline-grabbing storylines, The Crown has promised to throw open the closed doors of Britain’s palaces to reveal the ...

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A GUIDE TO THE WARS OF THE ROSES

DEREK RONALD BIRKS / DEREK BIRKS

Provides a clear, accessible explanation of the conflict’s origins, key events, and aftermath, stripping away centuries of distortion. So much has been written, and is still being written, about the Wars of the Roses – both in print and on the internet - that the interested student of history is in grave danger of being utterly overwhelmed. The key players in the conflict are v...

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THE EPIC WOMEN OF HOMER

EIRENE S. ALLEN

Reexamines the women of Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, restoring their essential roles and challenging traditional heroic narratives. Our earliest written sources for Greek mythology, Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey, feature women prominently as drivers of the narratives. Though they occupy a variety of roles and speak eloquently for themselves in every role, these women have been obscur...

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ARCTIC GENIUS

TREVOR WARE

William Parry, Arctic explorer and naval reformer, shaped exploration, science, and the Navy’s transition to steam. Parry’s life began two hundred and twenty years ago. The Revolutionary Wars against France and Napoleon were just beginning. His naval career started in wartime and lasted throughout the next fifty years during which significant changes took place in the Royal Nav...

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FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE'S RIVALS

LOUISE WYATT

Highlights the overlooked contributions of women like Betsy Cadwaladyr and Mother M. Francis Bridgeman to nursing during the Crimean War. Florence Nightingale is synonymous with nursing in the Crimean War of 1854 -1856. There were, however, many other women who contributed to nursing at this time. Martha Clough, who dismissed the rule of Nightingale and took charge of nursing t...

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THE FINAL TRIGGER: THE TRUTH AND LIES OF JFK'S ASSASSINATION

RANDALL WINDLE

Examines the Kennedy presidency, Cold War tensions, and JFK's assassination's enduring legacy of intrigue. From the glamour of Kennedy's presidency to the enigma of Lee Oswald and the murky world of Jack Ruby, learn their motivations, and see the shadows that continue to linger over one of the most significant moments in modern history. Unraveling the threads of the Cold War an...

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TRAVELLERS IN EIGHTEENTH CENTURY EUROPE

JULIE PEAKMAN

Explores the cultural and intellectual impact of 18th-century European travel through first-hand accounts, including letters, diaries, poems, and art. Travellers in Eighteenth-Century Europe is an edited collection with contributions by leading scholars brought together by a prolific author with expertise in eighteenth-century culture. The Grand Tour was considered a part of th...

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MYTHS AND LEGENDS OF THE MEDIEVAL WORLD

PAUL WATTS

Watts takes readers into a medieval world where magic, holy relics, angels and demons, visions, and fearsome mythological creatures were an accepted reality. No one can deny the enduring power of medieval myths and legends. Tales of King Arthur, Merlin, Robin Hood, Sir Lancelot, magic, dragons, giants, demons, and the Holy Grail are as fascinating for us today as they have ever...

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A HISTORY OF VACCINES AND ANTI-VAXXERS

ANTHONY C CARTWRIGHT

Traces the history of anti-vaxxers, from 19th-century opposition to Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine to modern-day vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. Retired drug regulator and medical historian Anthony C. Cartwright tells the story of the anti-vaxxers, starting with objections by ‘Anti-Vacks’ to Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine in the early 19th century, and then a propagan...

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A HISTORY OF VACCINES AND ANTI-VAXXERS

ANTHONY C CARTWRIGHT

Traces the history of anti-vaxxers, from 19th-century opposition to Edward Jenner's smallpox vaccine to modern-day vaccine hesitancy and misinformation. Retired drug regulator and medical historian Anthony C. Cartwright tells the story of the anti-vaxxers, starting with objections by ‘Anti-Vacks’ to Edward Jenner’s smallpox vaccine in the early 19th century, and then a propagan...

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ELIZABETH OF YORK AND THE BIRTH OF THE TUDOR DYNASTY

BEVERLEY ADAMS

Elizabeth of York, often overshadowed by her famous descendants, was a strong and influential queen who united the warring houses of York and Lancaster. Elizabeth of York has often been overlooked by Tudor historians in favor of her infamous son King Henry VIII and his six wives, as well as her glorious ‘Virgin Queen’ granddaughter Queen Elizabeth I. But Elizabeth, the daughter...

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DEFECTORS FROM THE REICH

DAVID TREMAIN

Two German defectors turned British double agents, disillusioned with Nazism, manipulated wartime intelligence and postwar politics. Two German defectors who were to serve British Intelligence from 1942 to 1945 were, in many ways, two of a kind. One was a Nazi, having served in the Waffen-SS and given the code name COLUMBINE as a double agent under the Double-Cross System, whil...

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THE CELTIC TRIBES

JOHN MOSS

Explores the rise, migrations, and eventual decline of the Celtic tribes, detailing their wars, culture, and resistance against Roman expansion. The people we know as the Celts were an Iron Age culture that originated in central Europe, probably around modern-day Hungary, Southern Germany and the Czech Republic, some three thousand years ago. They were groups of distinct tribal...

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