The Book Company: New Products - Great Britain

London In The Nineteenth Century ('A Human Awful Wonder of God')

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:16:21 +0000

Jerry White's London in the Nineteenth Century is the richest and most absorbing account of the city's greatest century by its leading expert.

London in the nineteenth century was the greatest city mankind had ever seen. Its growth was stupendous. Its wealth w..

Price: $56.99

The Shipping Forecast (Celebrating 100 Years)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:12:21 +0000

There’ s a sea lover in every Brit.

The Shipping Forecast on Radio 4 has been keeping people up to date with the latest changes to British weather for a century, and capturing our hearts and imaginations along the way.

Celebrating a hundred years since the firs..

Price: $34.99

A History of Britain in Just a Minute

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:06:48 +0000

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Price: $21.99

The Trees that Made Britain

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:05:05 +0000

As the oldest living inhabitants on the planet, trees have played a major part in the way we live today, providing both the daily oxygen we breathe and the foundation of our nations heritage. Every native tree in Britain, whether its part of a grand avenue, a thriving hedgerow, an ancient wood or ..

Price: $28.95

Gwynne's Kings and Queens (The Indispensable History of England and Her Monarchs)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:09:02 +0000

Do you know your Kings and Queens of England by heart? Can you tell your Ethelred from your Aethelbert? Your Marcia from your Matilda? Well, passionate educator Mr. Gwynne is back—and this time he is taking on the entirety of British history—so you will never be in the dark again. Within t..

Price: $16.95

I Never Knew That About England's Country Churches

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:06:56 +0000

This charming book takes you through the counties of England, exploring Saxon churches, reflective of simple faith; Norman churches with rugged arches and powerful pillars, stamping their authority; gothic churches with their soaring arches; Decorated and Perpendicular churches made glorious ..

Price: $15.95

I Never Knew that About the English

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:02:54 +0000

Here are the traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humor and achievements, triumphs and failures, peccadilloes and passions of the English. Travel through the country from coast to coast and learn how every county contributes in unique and different ways to the distinct English personality. M..

Price: $18.95

I Never Knew That About Britain: The Quiz Book (Over 1000 Questions and Answers About Our Glorious Isles)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:30 +0000

Christopher Winn is here to test your general knowledge of Britain with over 1000 quiz questions to perplex and puzzle. Covering a myriad of subjects including history, cathedrals, sports, records, modern Britain, royalty, people, places, deeds, discoveries and disasters, there is somethin..

Price: $24.95

I Never Knew That About Wales

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 04:00:22 +0000

The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain, this is a spellbinding journey around Wales by author Christopher Winn. Packed full of legends, firsts, birthplaces, inventions, and adventures, I Never Knew That About Wales visits the 13 traditional Welsh counties and ..

Price: $21.95

The Swordfish and the Star (Life on Cornwall's Most Treacherous Stretch of Coast)

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 03:46:56 +0000

The Penwith Peninsula in Cornwall is where the land ends. In The Swordfish and the Star Gavin Knight takes us into this huddle of grey roofs at the edge of the sea at the beginning of the twenty-first century.

He catches the stories of a whole community, but especially those s..

Price: $19.99