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UK.: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 2002. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. It took HenryVIII twenty - eight years, three wives, and a break with Rome before he secured a legitimate male heir. Yet for most of the time he already had a son -the illegitimate Henry Fitzroy. In the first book to examine his life in full, the author investigates just how close he came to being crowned Henry IX. She concludes with an intriguing epilogue which demonstrates just how different the history of England could have been, had Fitzroy survived his father. The text block is marked on all its edges, and the DW has damp patches to its top and base, front and back.

UK: Book Club Associates and Frederick Muller, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Battle royal is a story of civil war, a war in which the threads of ambition, violence ,idealism , and courage are tightly interwoven. It starts when King Johns dies in 1216, and the 9 year old Henry III was crowned king, The DW has small tears and chips to the top and base of the spine and also to its edges.

UK: Cassell & Co., 2001. Book. Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book reveals the essence of Englishness through a stunningly eclectic array of quotations and literary extracts. This anthology lays bare the attitudes, tastes, obsessions and prejudices of the English as they have developed over fifteen centuries. The D/W show light shelf wear. A good, clean and tight copy..

UK.: Book Club Association., 1993. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A social as well as a military history which vividly recreates scenes of war in England 350 years ago. This book is enlivened by astute and revealing character sketches, not only of the leading participants, but also of half - forgotten characters such as Sir Arthur Aston who was beaten to death with his wooden leg. There is a little light spotting to the edge of the text block. , and the DW shows signs of light shelf wear.

UK.: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1970. Book. Good. Hardcover. 2nd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Neville William's portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, is thoroughly based on contemporary scholarship and at the same time is highly readable. The DW shows signs of wear to its spine and edges with small tears and abrasions the rear panel has had a label removed which has left a residue behind. It is also covered in plastic.

UK: Sutton Publishing Ltd, 1992. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 5th or later Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The origins of the war and the course of the campaigns are here comprehensively but succinctly described by Dr Maurice Ashley, a leading authority on seventeenth-century England. Lavishly illustrated with contemporary paintings, engravings and broadsheets, some in colour, together with maps which make clear the strategy and tactics. There is light shelf-wear to the rear panel..

UK.: Methuen Publishing Ltd, 1974. Book. Good. Soft cover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. A major, authoritative reassessment of the three civil wars between king and parliament, from the hoisting of the Royal Standard above castle Hill, Nottingham, in August 1642, to the bloody chaos of Worcester in September 1651. This dramatic and absorbing account, based on original sources and detailed knowledge of the battlefields themselves, will appeal to expert and general reader alike. On the f.e.p. there is a scribble mark on its corner, and the edge of the text block is a little grubby.

UK.: Sutton Pub Ltd, 1998. Book. Very Good. Soft cover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In this classic book, the author opens up the hidden world of urban, local and landscape history through the imaginative use of old maps and other documentary evidence. In these six studies evidence is brought to bear on particular fields, particular villages, and particular towns. Illustrated throughout with maps, plans and photographs, it is a book which all those interested in local, urban and landscape history will enjoy. The covers show light ware to the corners and there are two small scuff marks to the spine edge toward the head, and the corners of the text block are a little grubby.

UK.: Hutchinson, 2001. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. ' In the lion's Court ' is an illuminating examination of the careers of the six Thomases, whose lives are described in parallel - their family and social origins, their pathways to the royal Council chamber, their occupancy of the siege perilous, and the tragedies which, one by one overwhelmed them. The edges of the text block is lightly tanned and marked.

UK: HarperPress, 2008. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The Kit-Cat club was founded in the late 1690s when bookseller Jacob Tonson forged a partnership with pie-maker Christopher ( Kit ) Cat. What began has an eccentric publishing rights deal, developed into a unique gathering of intellects and interests, then into an unofficial centre of Whig power during the reigns of William and Mary, Anne and George I The boards, text block and dust jacket are all square, tight and clean. Book price includes 2nd class parcel post in UK only..

UK: Guild Publishing Ltd., 1990. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Book Club Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Edward III was king of england for fifty years, a half-century which witnessed some of the most dramatic events in medieval history: from the violent deposition of Edward II to political drama of the Good Parliament; from the triumphs of Crecy and Poitiers to the horrors of the Black Death. Indeed the French War and the great pestilence have so firmly captured the imagination of historians that the domestic reign of this remarkable king has been inadequately studied. The DW has some creasing to its corners and top of the spine and there is light rubbing on the back.

UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1992. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The story Antonia Fraser tells is romantic and cruel, funny and sad, dramatic and enthralling. This is historical biography at its very best.The red boards and text block are good and tight. The text is accompanied by black and white and coloured plates. The dust jacket has light shelf-wear. Book price includes 2nd class tracked and signed for postage - UK Only..

UK: John Murray ( publishers ), 2006. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. In the last millennium there have been only six female sovereigns; Mary I and Elizabeth I, Mary II and Anne, Victoria and Elizabeth II. With the exception of Mary I, they are among our most success monarchs. Maureen Waller delves into the intimate lives of England's queens in delicious detail, assessing their achievements from a female perspective. There is a Happy Christmas note to the recipient of this book on the front end-paper. The D/W has light shelf-wear to its edges. All-in-all a clean and tight copy.

UK: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2007. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. This book , investigates the rise and fall of Henry VIII's most notorious minister. The son of a brewer, Cromwell rose from obscurity to become ' Earl of Essex, Vice- Regent and High Chamberlain of England, Keeper of the Privy Seal and Chancellor of the Exchequer'. He manoeuvred his way to the top by intrigue, bribery and sheer force of personality in a court dominated by the malevolent king . There is light marking to the text block edges. PLEASE NOTE: international economy shipping is by sea and may take upto 90 days to arrive..