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A critically acclaimed life of the infamous Queen of Egypt.

The Man City miscellany

This inspiring book draws from first-hand interviews, diaries and memoirs of those involved in the VE Day celebrations in 1945. Mixed with humour as well as tragedy, rejoicing as well as sadness, regrets of the past and hopes for the future, VE Day: the People's Story is an inspiring record of one of the great turning points in history.

This major biography of Thomas Cromwell, Henry's VIII's right hand man, reveals for the first time that the image of a blood stained henchman is largely fictional.

A comprehensive guide to Latin for the layman

The book goes on to recount the AktionT4 programme, in which adults with disabilities were disposed of in six official centres, and the development of the Sterilisation Law, which allowed the forced sterilisation of at least half a million young adults with disabilities.

Life as a Battle of Britain pilot

The great abolition sham

Described by History Today magazine as `compelling', The Byzantine Wars provides an invaluable survey of the wars between Byzantium and its numerous foes - the Goths, Arabs, Slavs, Crusaders and Ottoman Turks.

This complete history incorporates the `voices' of the Holocaust, not only the perspectives of the victims, but also the perpetrators and bystanders.

The longest running campaign fought by the British in the Second World War, the Burma campaign began disastrously in December 1941 with a humiliating retreat, but ended triumphantly in August 1945 with the defeat of the occupying Japanese army. This work relates the personal experiences of men who fought the "Forgotten War" of the Burma campaign.

At Fromelles in July 1916 two divisions - one British and one Australian - within a few weeks of arriving in France - went into action for the first time.

A new interpretation of a battle that decided 2,000 years of Britain's cultural heritage.

Merlin

A history of King's Lynn

'Without these three men it might never have been possible to have D-Day in June 1944.

Here is the unique story of the RAF's Avro Lancaster bomber. March covers the Lancaster's genesis, first flight and flight testing; its part in the bomber offensive during the Second World War and how this iconic aircraft lives on in the 21st Century, with a listing of surviving Lancasters and where to see them.

A history of old wives tales

Around Stocksbridge

A biography of Anne Clifford

A history of Salisbury

A history of St Neots

Since Victorian times, London's Underground has made an extraordinary contribution to the economy of the capital and has played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners.

Probably the most famous fighter aircraft of all time, the Supermarine Spitfire reigned supreme and unsurpassed from the biplane era to the dawn of the jet age, a period that included the Second World War.

Francis Pryor maintains that early farming in Britain has been largely misunderstood, due to a loss of contact with the countryside and failure to understand prehistoric farming methods. To redress this problem, this book reconstructs the lives of prehistoric farmers, to provide details on crop cultivation and flock management.

Biography of Katherine Swynford

The battle of Loos was one of the most hard-fought battles that the British Expeditionary Force waged during the First World War. This work presents an interpretation of Loos, placing it not only within its political and strategic context, but also discussing command and control and the tactical realities of war on the Western Front during 1915.

Battle for Iwo Jima 1945

The RAF's mighty delta-wing Vulcan jet bomber is an enduring image of the Cold War era. Newly restored with the help of Heritage Lottery Funding, the last airworthy Vulcan B2 XH558 in many ways fills the gap left by Concorde's retirement.