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British history
5 Days in May
By Andrew Adonis
Hardback
Published 06-May-2013
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For the first time, Andrew Adonis gives his own account of the failed Lib - Lab coalition talks that followed the historic 2010 election.
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Perilous Question
By Antonia Fraser
Hardback
Published 09-May-2013
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The two-year revolution that totally changed how Britain is governed.
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On Glasgow and Edinburgh
By Robert Crawford
Hardback
Published 08-Feb-2013
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A mere forty miles apart, these cities have enjoyed a scratchy rivalry since wistful Edinburgh lost parliamentary sovereignty and defiant Glasgow came into its industrial promise. Crawford brings them to life between the covers of one book, in a tale that mixes novelty and familiarity, as Scotland's cultural capital and largest commercial city do.
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Britain Begins
By Barry Cunliffe
Hardback
Published 25-Oct-2012
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Impressive in every way this hugely ambitious and assured book takes as its subject the entire history of the British Isles from their physical emergence as islands at the end of the last Ice Age all the way down to the Norman Conquest.
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English Affair
By Richard Davenport-Hines
Hardback
Published 03-Jan-2013
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Published to coincide with the fiftieth anniversary of the Profumo scandal, An English Affair is a sharp-focused snapshot of a nation on the brink of social revolution.
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Servants
By Lucy Lethbridge
Hardback
Published 14-Mar-2013
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An original, authoritative look at the social history of the twentieth century, brilliantly retold through the eyes of the household servants
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Map of a Nation
By Rachel Hewitt
Paperback
Published 07-Jul-2011
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The fascinating story of the creation of the Ordnance Survey map, told for the first time by a brilliant young historian.
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New Few
By Ferdinand Mount
Paperback
Published 28-Mar-2013
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A sharp and engaging political analysis of how democracy in Britain is being replaced by oligarchy
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Empire of Secrets
By Calder Walton
Hardback
Published 31-Jan-2013
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The gripping and largely untold story of the role of the intelligence services in Britain's retreat from empire.
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Secret Life of Bletchley Park
By Sinclair McKay
Paperback
Published 01-Aug-2011
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The first oral history of one of the most fascinating aspects of the war effort.
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