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Bring up the Bodies by Hilary Mantel
The much-anticipated sequel to Mantel's Man Booker-winning novel "Wolf Hall", this continues the life of Thomas Cromwell. As Henry VIII falls in love with the silent, plain Jane Seymour at Wolf Hall, Cromwell sees what's at stake: not just the king's pleasure, but the safety of the nation.
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Seasons in the Sun by Dominic Sandbrook
In the mid-1970s, Britain's fortunes seemed to have reached their lowest point since the Blitz. These years saw the peak of trade union power and the apogee of an old working-class Britain. In this book, the author recreates this extraordinary period in all its chaos and contradiction.
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Why Spencer Perceval Had to Die by Andro Linklater
On the two hundredth anniversary of the assassination of Spencer Perceval - the only British Prime Minister ever to have suffered that fate - this is the riveting untold story of the murder, the murderer and the repercussions of his act.
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Dear Lupin... by Charlie Mortimer
Roger Mortimer's generous letters to his son are packed with anecdotes and sharp observations, with a unique analogy for each and every scrape Charlie Mortimer got himself into. This title includes 150 letters written to his son as he left school, and lived in places such as South America, Africa, Weston-super-Mare and eventually London.
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