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History - British

From cloistered chronicles and medieval feuds to imperial wars, scandalous trials, and the thunder of the Victorian age, this bookshelf sweeps through the making of Britain in all its grandeur and contradiction. Here are kings and reformers, generals and engineers, highways and battlefields, superstition and statecraft—voices from centuries of upheaval building a nation before your ears. Step in for a journey where history feels less like a record and more like a rising drama.

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Early Britain—Roman Britain

Early Britain—Roman Britain

by John William Edward Conybeare

British Royal Proclamations Relating to America, 1603-1783

British Royal Proclamations Relating to America, 1603-1783

by Great Britain. Sovereign

Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of His Inventions. Volume 2 (of 2)

Life of Richard Trevithick, with an Account of His Inventions. Volume 2 (of 2)

by Francis Trevithick

A Walk from London to Fulham

A Walk from London to Fulham

by Thomas Crofton Croker

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3

The ecclesiastical architecture of Scotland from the earliest Christian times to the seventeenth century; vol. 1/3

by David MacGibbon, Thomas Ross

John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. (1847-1900), a Memoir

John Patrick, Third Marquess of Bute, K.T. (1847-1900), a Memoir

by Sir David Oswald Hunter Blair

Tales of the Covenanters

Tales of the Covenanters

by Ellen Emma Guthrie

The Matabele Campaign Being a Narrative of the Campaign in Suppressing the Native Rising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland, 1896

The Matabele Campaign Being a Narrative of the Campaign in Suppressing the Native Rising in Matabeleland and Mashonaland, 1896

by Baron Robert Stephenson Smyth Baden-Powell Baden-Powell of Gilwell

Reports Relating to the Sanitary Condition of the City of London

Reports Relating to the Sanitary Condition of the City of London

by John Simon

William Caxton

William Caxton

by E. Gordon (Edward Gordon) Duff

Memorials of Old Devonshire

Memorials of Old Devonshire

The Fairfax County Courthouse

The Fairfax County Courthouse

by Ross De Witt Netherton, Ruby Waldeck

Hampton Court

Hampton Court

by Walter Jerrold

What Gunpowder Plot Was

What Gunpowder Plot Was

by Samuel Rawson Gardiner

Recollections of a Military Life

Recollections of a Military Life

by Sir John Adye

The Ethnology of the British Islands

The Ethnology of the British Islands

by R. G. (Robert Gordon) Latham

The Heart of Scotland

The Heart of Scotland

by A. R. Hope (Ascott Robert Hope) Moncrieff

The Cambridge, Ely, and King's Lynn Road: The Great Fenland Highway

The Cambridge, Ely, and King's Lynn Road: The Great Fenland Highway

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.

From Workhouse to Westminster: The Life Story of Will Crooks, M.P.

by George Haw

Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland

Bygone Cumberland and Westmorland

by Daniel Scott

The Black Watch at Ticonderoga and Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe

The Black Watch at Ticonderoga and Major Duncan Campbell of Inverawe

by Frederick B. Richards

The Boke of Noblesse Addressed to King Edward the Fourth on His Invasion of France in 1475

The Boke of Noblesse Addressed to King Edward the Fourth on His Invasion of France in 1475

The Kentish Coast

The Kentish Coast

by Charles G. (Charles George) Harper

Stories That Words Tell Us

Stories That Words Tell Us

by Elizabeth (Elizabeth Speakman) O'Neill

Samuel Rutherford and Some of His Correspondents

Samuel Rutherford and Some of His Correspondents

by Alexander Whyte

The Old Printer and the Modern Press

The Old Printer and the Modern Press

by Charles Knight

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 4 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

London and Its Environs Described, vol. 4 (of 6) Containing an Account of Whatever is Most Remarkable for Grandeur, Elegance, Curiosity or Use, in the City and in the Country Twenty Miles Round It

by Anonymous

The works of Richard Hurd, volume 4 (of 8)

The works of Richard Hurd, volume 4 (of 8)

by Richard Hurd

The Religious Life of London

The Religious Life of London

by J. Ewing (James Ewing) Ritchie

A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington

A Description of Modern Birmingham Whereunto Are Annexed Observations Made during an Excursion Round the Town, in the Summer of 1818, Including Warwick and Leamington

by Charles Pye

English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins

English Coins and Tokens, with a Chapter on Greek and Roman Coins

by Llewellynn Frederick William Jewitt, Barclay V. (Barclay Vincent) Head

Source Book of London History, from the earliest times to 1800

Source Book of London History, from the earliest times to 1800

Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton

Celebrated Claimants from Perkin Warbeck to Arthur Orton

by Anonymous

George Selwyn : His letters and his life

George Selwyn : His letters and his life

by George Augustus Selwyn

Edge Hill: The Battle and Battlefield; With Notes on Banbury & Thereabout

Edge Hill: The Battle and Battlefield; With Notes on Banbury & Thereabout

by Edwin Alfred Walford

Catalogue of a collection of early drawings and pictures of London: With some contemporary furniture

Catalogue of a collection of early drawings and pictures of London: With some contemporary furniture

by Burlington Fine Arts Club

Guernsey pictorial directory and stranger's guide : embellished with numerous wood-cuts

Guernsey pictorial directory and stranger's guide : embellished with numerous wood-cuts

by of Guernsey Thomas Bellamy

Sir Rowland Hill: The Story of a Great Reform

Sir Rowland Hill: The Story of a Great Reform

by Eleanor C. Hill Smyth

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864

The Irish Ecclesiastical Record, Volume 1, November 1864

The History of Sir Richard Whittington

The History of Sir Richard Whittington

The Shetland Pony

The Shetland Pony

by Charles Douglas, A. I. (Anne Isabel) Douglas

Abbotsford

Abbotsford

by W. S. (William Shillinglaw) Crockett

Burmah and the Burmese

Burmah and the Burmese

by Kenneth R. H. (Kenneth Robert Henderson) Mackenzie

Some English Gardens

Some English Gardens

by Gertrude Jekyll

British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854

British Supremacy & Canadian Self-Government, 1839-1854

by J. L. (John Lyle) Morison

The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)

The Tunnellers of Holzminden (with a side-issue)

by H. G. (Hugh George) Durnford

Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan

Wanderings in India, and Other Sketches of Life in Hindostan

by John Lang

Present Irish Questions

Present Irish Questions

by William O'Connor Morris

The Industrial History of England

The Industrial History of England

by Henry de Beltgens Gibbins

A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer

A Short History of the Book of Common Prayer

by William Reed Huntington

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 12, No. 322, July 12, 1828

by Various Authors

Rambling Recollections of Chelsea and the Surrounding District as a Village in the Early Part of the Past Century By an Old Inhabitant

Rambling Recollections of Chelsea and the Surrounding District as a Village in the Early Part of the Past Century By an Old Inhabitant

by J. B. Ellenor

A Century of Christian Service: Kensington Congregational Church, 1793-1893

A Century of Christian Service: Kensington Congregational Church, 1793-1893

by C. Silvester (Charles Silvester) Horne

Brief Account of the English Character

Brief Account of the English Character

by Charles Marjoribanks

York and Lancaster, 1399-1485

York and Lancaster, 1399-1485

Representative British Orations Volume 4 (of 4) With Introductions and Explanatory Notes

Representative British Orations Volume 4 (of 4) With Introductions and Explanatory Notes

The Visitor's Hand-Book for Holyhead Comprising a History of the Town, the Antiquities and Sublime Scenery of the Mountain

The Visitor's Hand-Book for Holyhead Comprising a History of the Town, the Antiquities and Sublime Scenery of the Mountain

by Thomas Jackson

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction. Volume 20, No. 575, November 10, 1832

by Various Authors

Th' History o' Haworth Railway fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony

Th' History o' Haworth Railway fra' th' beginnin' to th' end, wi' an ackaant o' th' oppnin' serrimony

by Bill o'th' Hoylus End

The Broken Font: A Story of the Civil War, Vol. 1 (of 2)

The Broken Font: A Story of the Civil War, Vol. 1 (of 2)

by Moyle Sherer

The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada

The Last Laird of MacNab An Episode in the Settlement of MacNab Township, Upper Canada

The early Plantagenets

The early Plantagenets

by William Stubbs

On the Red Chalk of England

On the Red Chalk of England

by Thomas Wiltshire

The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America A Study

The Panama Canal Conflict between Great Britain and the United States of America A Study

by L. (Lassa) Oppenheim

Imperialism and Mr. Gladstone (1876-1887)

Imperialism and Mr. Gladstone (1876-1887)

The Tale of the Great Mutiny

The Tale of the Great Mutiny

by W. H. (William Henry) Fitchett

Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850

Notes and Queries, Number 21, March 23, 1850

by Various Authors

The kings and queens of England, with other poems

The kings and queens of England, with other poems

by Mary Ann H. T. (Mary Ann Hubbard Townsend) Bigelow

Second Annual Report of the Kensington Church of England District Visiting Society (1846)

Second Annual Report of the Kensington Church of England District Visiting Society (1846)

by Anonymous

The Passing of Empire

The Passing of Empire

by H. (Harold) Fielding

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 36, March 6, 1841

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 36, March 6, 1841

by Various Authors

Seventeen Years in Paris: A Chaplain's Story

Seventeen Years in Paris: A Chaplain's Story

by H. E. (Henry Edward) Noyes

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 17, October 24, 1840

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 17, October 24, 1840

by Various Authors

Old Chelsea: A Summer-Day's Stroll

Old Chelsea: A Summer-Day's Stroll

by Benjamin Ellis Martin

Lord Palmerston: a opinião e os factos um brado a pró da verdade

Lord Palmerston: a opinião e os factos um brado a pró da verdade

by Carlos Testa

Pen Pictures of British Battles

Pen Pictures of British Battles

by Various Authors

The Regulating Silver Coin, Made Practicable and Easie, to the Government and Subject

The Regulating Silver Coin, Made Practicable and Easie, to the Government and Subject

by Samuel Pratt

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 29, January 16, 1841

The Irish Penny Journal, Vol. 1 No. 29, January 16, 1841

by Various Authors

An Address Given in to the Late King James by the Titular Archbishop of Dublin From the General Meeting of the Romish Bishops and Clergy of Ireland, Held in May Last, by That King's Order. Wherein Several Things Relating to the Popish Designs upon These Three Kingdoms, Are Discovered. The Original Whereof Was Found in the Late King James's Closet, in the Castle of Dublin, at His Leaving That City: And the Copy Whereof Was Found in the Titular Archbishop's Lodgings. Now Publish'd with Reflections on Each Paragraph.

An Address Given in to the Late King James by the Titular Archbishop of Dublin From the General Meeting of the Romish Bishops and Clergy of Ireland, Held in May Last, by That King's Order. Wherein Several Things Relating to the Popish Designs upon These Three Kingdoms, Are Discovered. The Original Whereof Was Found in the Late King James's Closet, in the Castle of Dublin, at His Leaving That City: And the Copy Whereof Was Found in the Titular Archbishop's Lodgings. Now Publish'd with Reflections on Each Paragraph.

On the inaccuracies which probably exist in the census returns of ages

On the inaccuracies which probably exist in the census returns of ages

by Thomas A. (Thomas Abercrombie) Welton

Thirty years' history of the church and congregation in Prince's Street Chapel, Norwich

Thirty years' history of the church and congregation in Prince's Street Chapel, Norwich

by John Alexander

Stray Studies from England and Italy

Stray Studies from England and Italy

by John Richard Greene

Lord John Russell

Lord John Russell

by Stuart J. (Stuart Johnson) Reid

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)

The War Service of the 1/4 Royal Berkshire Regiment (T. F.)

by C. R. M. F. (Charles Robert Mowbray Fraser) Cruttwell

Asser's Life of King Alfred

Asser's Life of King Alfred

by John Asser

Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 A record of their lives, their romance and their sufferings

Prisoners of War in Britain 1756 to 1815 A record of their lives, their romance and their sufferings

by Francis Abell

The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History (Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts)

The Curiosities of Ale & Beer: An Entertaining History (Illustrated with over Fifty Quaint Cuts)

by John Bickerdyke

Baden-Powell of Mafeking

Baden-Powell of Mafeking

by J. S. (Joseph Smith) Fletcher

The History of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

The History of the Most Noble Order of the Garter

by Elias Ashmole

Battles of English History

Battles of English History

by H. B. (Hereford Brooke) George

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac

The Every-day Book and Table Book. v. 2 (of 3) or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports, Pastimes, Ceremonies, Manners, Customs and Events, Incident to Each of the Three Hundred and Sixty-five Days, in past and Present Times; Forming a Complete History of the Year, Month, and Seasons, and a Perpetual Key to the Almanac

by William Hone

Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

Rivers of Great Britain. The Thames, from Source to Sea. Descriptive, Historical, Pictorial

by Various Authors

Mediæval Military Architecture in England, Volume 1 (of 2)

Mediæval Military Architecture in England, Volume 1 (of 2)

by George Thomas Clark

Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present

Picturesque Sketches of London, Past and Present

by Thomas Miller

A Soldier's Experience; or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, from the Standpoint of the Ranks; the Indian Mutiny, and Some of its Atrocities; the Afghan Campaigns of 1863

A Soldier's Experience; or, A Voice from the Ranks Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, from the Standpoint of the Ranks; the Indian Mutiny, and Some of its Atrocities; the Afghan Campaigns of 1863

by T. (Timothy) Gowing

Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2

Merrie England in the Olden Time, Vol. 2

by George Daniel

The agricultural and forest products of British West Africa

The agricultural and forest products of British West Africa

by Gerald C. (Gerald Cecil) Dudgeon

Secret Service Under Pitt

Secret Service Under Pitt

by William J. (William John) Fitz-Patrick

The History of the First West India Regiment

The History of the First West India Regiment

by A. B. (Alfred Burdon) Ellis

An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History and Literature (4 of 8)

An English Garner: Ingatherings from Our History and Literature (4 of 8)