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The Black Count
Random House Group Ltd 2012; US$ 12.00WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR BIOGRAPHY 2013 'Completely absorbing' Amanda Foreman 'Enthralling' Guardian ' The Three Musketeers ! The Count of Monte Cristo ! The stories of course are fiction. But here a prize-winning author shows us that the inspiration for the... more...
The Story of England
Penguin Books Ltd 2010; Not AvailableThe village of Kibworth in Leicestershire lies at the very centre of England. It has a church, some pubs, the Grand Union Canal, a First World War Memorial - and many centuries of recorded history. In the thirteenth century the village was bought by William de Merton, who later founded Merton College, Oxford, with the result that documents covering... more...
Queen Victoria
Andrews UK 2010; US$ 5.99This book, a contemporary account from the time, chronicles the life of Queen Victoria (1819 to 1901). She married all nine of her children into the royal houses of Europe, gave her name to an era, ruled over England at a time of great change, survived assassination attempts, became the longest reigning monarch and more. This excellent book is a fascinating... more...
The Terracotta Army
Transworld 2010; US$ 13.34The Terracotta Army is one of the greatest, and most famous, archaeological discoveries of all time. 6,000 life-size figures of warriors and horses were interred in the Mausoleum of the First Emperor of China - each is individually carved, and they are thought to represent real members of the emperor's army. This is the remarkable story of their creation,... more...
Life in Roman Britain
The History Press 2012; US$ 1.44What was it like to live in Roman Britain? What sort of house would you have lived in? What sort of clothes would you have worn? This book takes us back in time to see what it was really like to live in Roman Britain, what kind of sights and smells would be around us, and what our daily lives would have involved. more...
Gettysburg
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2013; US$ 35.00From the acclaimed Civil War historian, a brilliant new history?the most intimate and richly readable account we have had?of the climactic three-day battle of Gettysburg (July 1?3, 1863), which draws the reader into the heat, smoke, and grime of Gettysburg alongside the ordinary soldier, and depicts the combination of personalities and circumstances... more...
Bunker Hill
Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 12.99Nathaniel Philbrick, the bestselling author of In the Heart of the Sea and Mayflower , brings his prodigious talents to the story of the Boston battle that ignited the American Revolution. Boston in 1775 is an island city occupied by British troops after a series of incendiary incidents by patriots who range from sober citizens to thuggish... more...
My Traitor
The Lilliput Press 2012; US$ 7.28My Traitor tells the story of Antoine, an idealistic young French violin-maker, who takes a train from Dublin to Belfast in 1977 and is propelled into the heart of the Falls Road and the Republican movement, and Ireland's music, suffering and beauty. He meets Tyrone Meehan, a charismatic. high-ranking member of the IRA, who becomes his friend and... more...
Edexcel AS History: Russia in Revolution, 1881-1924
Hodder Education 2012; Not AvailableRevision guide which combines course content with activities to develop exam skills to help students effectively revise for this AS unit. more...









