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British Interventions in Early Modern Ireland
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Ciaran Brady |
This book offers a new perspective on Irish History from the late sixteenth to the end of the seventeenth century. Many of the chapters address, from national, regional and individual perspectives, t… |
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Anne Boleyn
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G. W. Bernard |
"In this groundbreaking new biography, G.W. Bernard offers a fresh portrait of one of England's most captivating queens. Through a wide-ranging forensic examination of sixteenth-century sources, Bern… |
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The life of Thomas More
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Peter Ackroyd |
A biography of Catholic martyr and saint, Thomas More, discussing his formidable intellect, political skill, and the steadfast faith that resulted in his beheading when he refused to follow King Henr… |
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Winter king
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Thomas Penn |
It was 1501. England had been ravaged for decades by conspiracy, violence, murders, coups and counter-coups. Henry VII had clambered to the top of the heap - a fugitive with a flimsy claim to England… |
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Mary I
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Edwards, John |
The life story of Mary I -- daughter of Henry VIII and his Spanish wife, Catherine of Aragon -- is often distilled to a few dramatic episodes: her victory over the attempted coup by Lady Jane Grey, t… |
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Terrifying Tudors
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Terry Deary |
Terry Deary never disappoints. I am a bit older than his intended audience, but have enjoyed his writing for years. The Tudors are like something out of a reality show. We have Henry the VIII, and… |
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Mary Boleyn
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Alison Weir |
Mary Boleyn is remembered by posterity as a 'great and infamous whore'. She was the mistress of two kings, Francois I of France and Henry VIII of England, and sister to Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII's seco… |
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Bloody Mary's martyrs
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Jasper Godwin Ridley |
"Mary was proclaimed Queen of England on 20 July 1553, and as an essential part of what she saw as her God-given mission to restore Catholicism and papal supremacy in England, she set about the burni… |
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Catherine Parr
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Susan E. James |
"This title presents the turbulent life and loves of Henry VIII's sixth wife. Romantic, chaotic and terrifying, Catherine Parr's life unfolds like a romance novel. Wed at 17 to the grandson of a conf… |
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Elizabeth the Great
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Elizabeth Jenkins |
Countless books have been written about Elizabeth I of England, but rarely has Elizabeth the woman been presented with the vividness, authority, and perception which inform this fascinating and impor… |
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Trade, Plunder and Settlement
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Kenneth R. Andrews |
Explains the course of English overseas expansion and the beginning of the overseas empire. |
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Great tales from English history
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Robert Lacey |
With insight, humor and fascinating detail, Lacey brings brilliantly to life the stories that made England--from Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to Piers the Ploughm… |
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Henry VIII
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Alison Weir |
"Henry VIII, renowned for his command of power and celebrated for his intellect, presided over one of the most magnificent - and dangerous - courts in Renaissance Europe. Never before has a detailed,… |
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