Judge Sewall's Apology The Salem Witch Trials and the Forming of a Conscience Richard Francis Fourth Estate 2005 Hardback
The Salem witch hunt of 1692 has become proverbial as the very essence of injustice. But five years after the trials caused the death of over 20 innocThe Salem witch hunt of 1692 has become proverbial as the very essence of injustice. But five years after the trials caused the death of over 20 innocent people, one of the judges, Samuel Sewall, dramatically walked into his church in Boston, publicly recanted the verdicts, and prayed for forgiveness. In this remarkably perceptive account of the man and his times, the author identifies Sewall's apology as the crucial moment when modern American values and attitudes came into being. ...more
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Tennyson and His Circle
Lynne Truss National Portrait Gallery 1999 Hardback Illustrated
Savage Kingdom Virginia and the Founding of English America Benjamin Woolley HarperPress 2007 Hardback Illustrated
Benjamin Woolley provides a detailed account of the Jamestown settlement that was founded in 1607 and was the beginning of the reckless, daring enterpBenjamin Woolley provides a detailed account of the Jamestown settlement that was founded in 1607 and was the beginning of the reckless, daring enterprise that would become Virginia. ...more
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Russian Conspirators in Siberia A Personal Narrative Baron Rosen Elliott & Thompson 2006 Paperback
An account of the young Russian officers who after Napoleon's defeat came to understand the backward society and politics of Russia and on 14th DecembAn account of the young Russian officers who after Napoleon's defeat came to understand the backward society and politics of Russia and on 14th December 1825 gathered their troops in St Petersburg to demand a constitutional monarchy....more
Blackbeard The Real Pirate of the Caribbean Dan Parry National Maritime 2006 Paperback Illustrated
Blackbeard's extraordinary life of excess during the Golden Age of Piracy is described and illustrated here along with a variety of articles on pirateBlackbeard's extraordinary life of excess during the Golden Age of Piracy is described and illustrated here along with a variety of articles on pirate culture and lifestyle. ...more
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St Petersburg The First Three Centuries Arthur George; Elena George Sutton 2004 Hardback 654pp
The city founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and variously known as Sankt Peterburg, Petrograd and Leningrad has been home to some of Russia's greatestThe city founded by Peter the Great in 1703 and variously known as Sankt Peterburg, Petrograd and Leningrad has been home to some of Russia's greatest cultural figures, including Pushkin, Tchaikovsky and Nijinsky. Well known too for its physical appearance, with baroque palaces, bridges and promenades, the city nonetheless suffered depredations in the 1905 Revolution and the Nazi siege. Arthur George, who lived in St Petersburg for several years, charts the high and low points of this most European of Russian cities. Off-mint. ...more
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Pox Americana The Great Smallpox Epidemic of 1775-82 Elizabeth A Fenn Sutton 2004 Paperback Illustrated
The King and the Vice Queen George IV's Last Scandalous Affair Tom Ambrose Sutton 2005 Hardback Illustrated
This is the strange story of George IV's ten-year affair with Elizabeth Conyngham, the last openly acknowledged mistress of a British king. Mrs ConyngThis is the strange story of George IV's ten-year affair with Elizabeth Conyngham, the last openly acknowledged mistress of a British king. Mrs Conyngham was renowned for her meddling and interference in politics, her open greed for jewellery and other gifts, and her attempts to promote her own family's interests. She and the king were openly ridiculed and mercilessly pilloried in public cartoons and caricatures. Tom Ambrose's account recreates an intriguing slice of Regency England. ...more
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Edinburgh in the '45 Bonnie Prince Charlie at Holyrood John Sibbald Gibson Saltire 1995 Paperback Illustrated
Compiled from contemporary sources, this is an account of Edinburgh in the autumn of 1745, concentrating on Charles Edward's six-week occupancy of HolCompiled from contemporary sources, this is an account of Edinburgh in the autumn of 1745, concentrating on Charles Edward's six-week occupancy of Holyroodhouse, with a detailed description of the palace at the time....more
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The Shrigley Abduction A Tale of Anguish, Deceit and Violation of the Domestic Hearth Abby Ashby; Audrey Jones Sutton 2003 Hardback Illustrated
A biography of British diplomat Edward Wakefield who in 1827 abducted a fifteen-year-old heiress, was sentenced to three years in jail and upon his reA biography of British diplomat Edward Wakefield who in 1827 abducted a fifteen-year-old heiress, was sentenced to three years in jail and upon his release founded the New Zealand Company, becoming principally responsible for the country's colonization....more
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From Sail to Steam Studies in the Nineteenth-Century History of the Channel Islands Caroline Williams Phillimore 2000 Hardback Illustrated
From the end of the trade blockade of Europe in 1815, when the Islands' carrying trade flourished to its decline around 1880, this detailed account maFrom the end of the trade blockade of Europe in 1815, when the Islands' carrying trade flourished to its decline around 1880, this detailed account makes a significant contribution to Channel Island social and economic history. ...more
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Dictionary of World Biography Volumes V and VI: The 19th Century (Two volumes) Frank N Magill (Edited by) Glenlake 1999 Hardback Illustrated
The 10-volume Dictionary of World Biography is a revision and re-ordering of the Salem Press's 30-volume Great Lives from History series. These two voThe 10-volume Dictionary of World Biography is a revision and re-ordering of the Salem Press's 30-volume Great Lives from History series. These two volumes on the 19th century comprise 613 substantial essays, each with a summary and bibliography. The Dictionary is international in scope and covers figures in all fields, from politics and religion to science and the arts, who made a significant historical or cultural contribution. Most of the essays include a portrait of the subject. ...more
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Men of Honour Trafalgar and the Making of the English Hero Adam Nicolson HarperPerennial 2006 Paperback Illustrated
Adam Nicolson's vivid account of the events of 21st October 1805 describes the Battle of Trafalgar in all its grim reality - the calculated carnage, tAdam Nicolson's vivid account of the events of 21st October 1805 describes the Battle of Trafalgar in all its grim reality - the calculated carnage, the confusion, the rare moments of humanity, the dogged persistence and the heroism. Interwoven with this narrative, Nicolson explores the question of what makes individual sailors and soldiers fight on and do their duty amid the chaos and slaughter of war. ...more
The Awful End of Prince William the Silent The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Hand-Gun Lisa Jardine HarperCollins 2005 Hardback
The shooting of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political ramifications and was a serious setback for the ProtestaThe shooting of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political ramifications and was a serious setback for the Protestant cause in the Netherlands. But, as Jardine demonstrates in this enlightening study, the assassination had a much wider and long-lasting impact which is still felt today. The ease with which a pistol could be concealed and used ushered in an era of dangerous insecurity for those in power. ...more
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Baron James The Rise of the French Rothschilds Anka Muhlstein Vendome 1983 Hardback
The story of German Jewish Baron James de Rothschild who arrived in Paris in 1811 at the age of 19, having been raised in the Frankfurt ghetto, and prThe story of German Jewish Baron James de Rothschild who arrived in Paris in 1811 at the age of 19, having been raised in the Frankfurt ghetto, and proceeded to establish his own branch of the House of Rothschilds and by 1830 could calculate his own fiscal worth in millions. Off-mint....more
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