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The Book of English Magic
by Phillip Carr-Gomm
History
England has been called ‘the world’s richest storehouse of magical lore’. From Druids casting spells before the Romans arrived to contemporary witches dancing naked in suburban sitting rooms, the people of England have long practised....
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Lost Victorian Britain: A Pictorial Chronicle of Destruction by Gavin Stamp
From the Euston Arch to Preston Town Hall, many of the finest examples of Victorian architecture....
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The Magnificent Spilsbury and the Case of the Brides in the Bath by Jane Robins
One of British legal history’s most infamous cases is that of the Brides in....
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Traitors & Turncoats by Ian Crofton
Throughout history there have always been people prepared to betray their country for money....
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Pirates of Barbary by Adrian Tinniswood
Few men in the 17th century were more feared than the corsairs who terrorised the coast....
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The Thirties by Juliet Gardiner
Juliet Gardiner’s new book is best characterised as a social and economic history of the....
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Mirrors by Eduardo Galeano
This is no ordinary history. Consisting of 600 short chapters, it presents the history of the....
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