Son of Edward III, brother to the Black Prince, father to Henry IV: the man with the levers of power, to whom Shakespeare gave the speech about ‘this sceptered isle’.
The Red Prince: The Life of John of Gaunt, the Duke of Lancaster
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£20.00
Edition:Hardback978086154082215/04/2021From a Bookshelf nearby
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The fascinating story of a language known as 'Rotwelsch', associated with vagabonds - linked to Yiddish and Romani - that the author learned from his father and uncle. His grandfather, a Naz... read more
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Grandson of an attainted Jacobite, the last Earl of Seaforth climbed volcanoes with William Hamilton and entertained young Mozart in Naples while on the Grand Tour. His marriage to a fashion... read more
GIMCRACK: A Rake’s Progress
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A valuable reminder of the remarkable rise and achievements of the uneducated orphan farm boy who became Minister of Labour during WW2, and one of the prime architects of West Germany, NATO ... read more
Ernest Bevin: Labour’s Churchill
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JFK: Volume 1: 1917-1956
Hardback £30.00