Debrett's : A Modern Royal Marriage by Debrett s
14.99 AUD
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Category: History SPECIALS
Debrett's, Britain's leading authority on the peerage and Royal Family, commemorates and celebrates the year of the Royal Wedding
My Husband and I: The Inside Story of the Royal Marriage by Ingrid Seward
6.99 AUD
19.99 (65% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
A vivid and revealing portrait of the royal marriage of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip--perfect for fans of the popular Netflix TV series The Crown. When a young Princess Elizabeth met and fell in love with the dashing Naval Lieutenant Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, it wasn't without complic ...Show more
Lusitania: Triumph, Tragedy and the end of the Victorian Age by Greg King and Penny Wilson
9.99 AUD
27.99 (64% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: very good
Lusitania: She was a ship of dreams, carrying millionaires and aristocrats, actresses and impresarios, writers and suffragettes - a microcosm of the last years of the waning Edwardian Era and the coming influences of the Twentieth Century. When she left New York on her final voyage, she sailed from the ...Show more
Rag and Bone - A Family History of What We've Thrown Away by Lisa Woollett
14.99 AUD
39.99 (62% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
From relics of Georgian empire-building and slave-trading, through Victorian London's barged-out refuse to 1980s fly-tipping and the pervasiveness of present-day plastics, Rag and Bone traces the story of our rubbish, and, through it, our history of consumption. In a series of beachcombing and mudlarki ...Show more
A Shot of History: Convict Hell by Cameron, David W.
6.99 AUD
24.99 (72% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Series: A Shot of History
The year 2022 marks the 200th anniversary of the establishment of the penal settlement at Macquarie Harbour. This convict penal settlement located on the isolated primeval rugged west coast of Van Diemen’s Land (Tasmania) quickly gained a reputation as an ‘Earthy Hell’.
Icebound by Andrea Pitzer
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
'An epic tale of exploration, daring and tragedy told by a fine historian - and a wonderful writer' Peter Frankopan, author of the bestselling The Silk Roads. A dramatic and compelling account of survival against the odds from the golden Age of Exploration. Since its beginning, the human story has been ...Show more
The Florentines from Dante to Galileo by Paul Strathern
12.99 AUD
32.99 (60% off)
Category: History SPECIALS | Reading Level: near fine
A sweeping 400-year history of the Florentines who gave birth to the Renaissance, by the author of The Medici and The Borgias. Between the birth of Dante in 1265 and the death of Galileo in 1642 something happened which transformed the entire culture of western civilisation. Painting, sculpture and arch ...Show more
The Duchess Countess Elizabeth Chudleigh by Catherine Ostler
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
'Outrageously scandalous, soaked in sex and money, aristocracy, adventure and grandeur... Catherine Ostler, accomplished storyteller, is the perfect writer to restore the Duchess Countess to life.' Simon Sebag Montefiore 'Fascinating. Magnificient. Sensitively told.' Hallie Rubenfold When the glamorous ...Show more
The Digital Silk Road: China's Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future by Jonathan E. Hillman
12.99 AUD
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Category: History SPECIALS
An expert on China's growing digital empire provides an urgent look at the battle to connect and control tomorrow's networks. Its vast infrastructure projects now extend from the ocean floor to outer space, and from Africa's megacities into rural America. China is wiring the world, and, in doing so, re ...Show more
Bullets and Opium: Real-Life Stories of China After the Tiananmen Square Massacre by Liao Yiwu
9.99 AUD
29.99 (66% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
A "memorable series of portraits of the working class people who defended Tiananmen Square" (The New York Review of Books) during the protests from the award-winning poet, dissident, and "one of the most original and remarkable Chinese writers of our time" (Philip Gourevitch). Much has been written ...Show more
Men Without Country: The True Story of Exploration and Rebellion in the South Seas by Harrison Christian
9.99 AUD
36.99 (72% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
A mission to collect breadfruit from Tahiti becomes the most famous mutiny in history when the crew rise up against Captain William Bligh, with accusations of food restrictions and unfair punishments. Bligh's remarkable journey back to safety is well documented, but the fates of the mutinous men remain ...Show more
Major Thomas: The Bush Lawyer who Defended Breaker Morant and Took on the British Empire by Greg Growden
9.99 AUD
32.99 (69% off)
Category: History SPECIALS
Opinion is still sharply divided on whether Breaker Morant and his Australian co-defendants were criminals who got what they deserved, or scapegoats used by the British Empire. Major Thomas, the bush lawyer drafted in at the last minute to defend them, is invariably depicted either as a hero or an incom ...Show more