The Book Company: New Products - Historical

William Cooper (An Aboriginal Life Story)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 07:02:34 +0000

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Price: $14.95

Spymaster (The Life of Britain's Most Decorated Cold War Spy and Head of MI6, Sir Maurice Oldfield)

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:15:41 +0000

Sir Maurice Oldfield was one of the most important British spies of the Cold War era. A farmer’s son who found himself accidentally plunged into the world of espionage, Sir Maurice was the first Chief of MI6 who didn’t come to the role via the traditional public school and Oxbridge route. ..

Price: $19.95

Goodbye East End (An Evacuee's Story)

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 19:15:27 +0000

As Hitler’s bombs threatened London during World War II, eight-year-old David Merron was removed from his family and close-knit Jewish community in the East End and evacuated to the safety of the English countryside. Placed into the car of strangers, life was sometimes unpredictable and lo..

Price: $17.95

George V

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:49:12 +0000

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

For a man with such conventional tastes and views, George V had a revolutionary impact. Almost despite himself he marked a decisive break with his flamboyant predec..

Price: $8.95

Mary I

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:48:39 +0000

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

The elder daughter of Henry VIII, Mary I (1553-58) became England's ruler on the unexpected death of her brother Edward VI. Her short reign is on..

Price: $16.99

Charles II

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:46:47 +0000

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

Charles II has always been one of the most instantly recognisable British kings - both in his physical appearance, disseminated through endless portraits, prints an..

Price: $16.99

Athelstan

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:56 +0000

The formation of England happened against the odds—the division of the country into rival kingdoms, the assaults of the Vikings, the precarious position of the island on the edge of the known world. But King Alfred ensured the survival of Wessex, his son Eadweard expanded it, and his grand..

Price: $17.99

Victoria

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:45:40 +0000

The acclaimed Penguin Monarchs series: short, fresh, expert accounts of England's rulers - now in paperback

Queen Victoria inherited the throne at 18 and went on to become the longest-reigning female monarch in history, in a time of intense industrial, cultural, political..

Price: $14.99

George I (The Lucky King)

Mon, 02 Nov 2026 13:41:16 +0000

Tim Blanning's incisive short biography examines George's life and career as a German prince, and as King. Fifty-four years old when he arrived in London in 1714, he was a battle-hardened veteran who put his long experience and deep knowledge of international affairs to good use in promoti..

Price: $23.95

Michelangelo (His Epic Life)

Sun, 01 Nov 2026 09:01:17 +0000

There was an epic sweep to Michelangelo's life. At 31 he was considered the finest artist in Italy, perhaps the world; long before he died at almost 90 he was widely believed to be the greatest sculptor or painter who had ever lived (and, by his enemies, to be an arrogant, uncouth, swindli..

Price: $56.99