Storbritanniens & Irlands historia

»Harrisons förmåga till koncentration imponerar, liksom hans enastående förmåga att pedagogiskt lyfta fram det viktiga i ofta komplexa händelseförlopp.« BTJ En liten önation skapade det största imperium som någonsin funnits. Under sin storhetstid ...

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THE NO. 1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER A funny book about a serious subject, Unruly is for anyone who has ever wondered how we got here - and who is to blame. 'Clever, amusing, gloriously bizarre and razor sharp. Mitchell - a funny man and skilled hist...

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Almost since the event itself in 1757, the English East India Company's victory over the forces of the nawab of Bengal and the territorial acquisitions that followed has been perceived as the moment when the British Empire in India was born. Exami...

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COMPLETELY REVISED AND UPDATED EDITION -- THE ESSENTIAL HISTORY OF THE TROUBLES 'Compellingly written and very even-handed. By far the clearest account of what happened in the Northern Ireland conflict and more importantly why it happened' Irish N...

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Britten James Hawes skildrar Englands historia från Caesar till brexit via erövring, imperium och världskrig, och upptäcker ett land som skiljer sig mycket från standardberättelsens. Denna tjurnackat oberoende stabila öfästning, som givit upphov t...

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Hyllad skildring av Churchill, London & motståndet under blitzen Vald till en av Årets bästa böcker av The New York Times, Time, Vogue, Washington Post, Chicago Tribune, New York Post, NPR och Bloomberg. »Upplysande och fascinerande för dem som vi...

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»En särdeles givande historielektion.« Sydsvenskan Detta verk handlar om England, men också om den värld och de folk som i historisk tid har influerats av England och engelsmännen. England utgör navet i en krönika som, ju längre fram i tiden vi bl...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A NEW YORK TIMES BEST BOOK OF THE 21ST CENTURY Now an FX TV series streaming on DISNEY+ 'Unquestionably one of the greatest literary achievements of the 21st century' Nick Hornby From the author of Empire of Pain - a s...

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»En bladvändare som skänker perspektiv.« Dagens Nyheter »Så ska historia berättas! Dick Harrison excellerar i andra delen av sin engelska historia ... Harrison har författat ett lysande översiktsverk som många kommer att kunna ha nytta av i framti...

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THE FASCINATING NEW HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARISTOCRACY SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR 'A superb survey of the aristocracy today and how we got here? A marvellous book' - The Times 'An enthralling chronicle of the British aristocracy' - Financial Times...

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'Powerful' The Economist 'Fascinating, panoramic . . . Roach brings an expert eye and page-turning energy' Helen Castor, bestselling author of She Wolves 'Narrated with pace, clarity, authority and style, Roach's book is a bracing tour of the worl...

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See London in a completely new light in¿this guide to the city's hidden secrets,¿untold stories and¿special places laden with history which you can discover for yourself! London is famous for its museums, each one full of treasures and relics - bu...

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An all-new collection of London curiosities and secluded hidden gems that dig even deeper into the city's rich past. From the alleyways of Soho to the medieval remains of Moorgate, the second book from Sunday Times bestselling author Jack Chesher ...

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FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF ENTITLED, 'THE MOST DEVASTATING ROYAL BIOGRAPHY EVER WRITTEN', DAILY MAIL 'Richly entertaining... impressively well-researched' Daily Mail The Sunday Times bestselling biography of the glamorous couple behind the mod...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER 'A clever, lively ... splendid new book' DAN JONES, SUNDAY TIMES 'A big gold bar of delight' SPECTATOR Sixteen hundred years ago Britain left the Roman Empire and swiftly fell into ruin. Into this violent and unstable w...

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**SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER** Read the definitive inside story of the News International Phone Hacking scandal, told by the man who exposed it. At first, it seemed like a small story. The royal correspondent of the News of the World was caught liste...

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From one of today's leading historians of the early medieval period, an enthralling chronicle of Æthelstan, England's founder king whose achievements of 927 rival the Norman Conquest of 1066 in shaping Britain as we know it The First King of Engla...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER A SUNDAY TIMES, THE TIMES, ECONOMIST, DAILY TELEGRAPH, EVENING STANDARD, OBSERVER BOOK OF THE YEAR 'Undoubtedly the best single-volume life of Churchill ever written' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times A magnificently fre...

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Under sin storhetstid omfattade det brittiska väldet nästan en fjärdedel av jordens yta och en lika stor andel av dess befolkning. Ett gigantiskt område och mer än 400 miljoner människor kontrollerades från en liten ö i Nordatlanten. Hur lyckades ...

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Den 14 oktober 1066 gick hertig Vilhelm av Normandie till angrepp mot kung Harold Godwinssons styrkor på Senlac Hill i sydöstra England. Vilhelm segrade och kröntes till kung på juldagen. Segern innebar att England knöts politiskt och kulturellt t...

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A brilliant appraisal of the Civil War and its long-term consequences, by an acclaimed historian. The political upheaval of the mid-seventeenth century has no parallel in English history. Other events have changed the occupancy and the powers of t...

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *Now with a fun pub quiz* 'An idiosyncratic ride through history' Independent 'Holland and Sandbrook have pretty much reinvented popular history for the modern age' The Times The nation's favourite historians, Tom Holla...

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Step into the thrill and intrigue of Tudor England in the rich, compelling new novel from Sunday Times bestseller Alison Weir. 'Alison Weir makes history come alive as no one else' BARBARA ERSKINE AN EXTRAORDINARY RISE TO POWER. A TRAGIC FALL FROM...

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For years designer India Hicks has been sharing anecdotes about the life of her mother, Lady Pamela Hicks, or Lady P, as she is affectionately known. This new visual biography is an extraordinary chronicle of Lady Pamela s life. Daughter of the 1s...

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"A masterpiece. . . . Nobody has done more than John Lukacs to turn the short history book into an art form."-Anthony Beevor "As gripping as any novel."-Robert Harris "A short but magnificent history book."-Daniel Finkelstein ¿ The days from May 2...

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THE INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER Best Books of the Year, Guardian The poignant story of the visionary surgeon who rebuilt the faces of the First World War's injured heroes, and in the process ushered in the modern era of plastic surgery From the momen...

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The searing inside story of our broken politics from the former Cabinet minister and co-host of The Rest Is Politics. 'The most exceptional political memoir I've ever read' ALAN JOHNSON 'An instant classic' MARINA HYDE 'At last a politician who ca...

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The Instant Sunday Times Bestseller Blackwell's Book of the Year Shortlisted for Waterstones Book of the Year 'The star of her generation' - Dan Snow, host of History Hit 'Bursting with ideas and images' - Philippa Gregory, author of The Other Bol...

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