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diary William Boyd new elizabethans Richard Vinen
Turning Points: Crisis and Change in Modern Britain, f rom 1945 to Truss Steve Richards Piers Brendon
A Northern Wind: Britain 1962–65 David Kynaston Barnaby Crowcroft
Imperial Island: A History of Empire in Modern Britain Charlotte Lydia Riley power & politics Blake Smith
The Handover: How We Gave Control of Our Lives to Corporations, States and AIs David Runciman Alan Ryan
The New Leviathans: Thoughts After Liberalism John Gray Bruce Caldwell
The Chile Project: The Story of the Chicago Boys and the Downfall of Neoliberalism Sebastian Edwards history Chris Given-Wilson
The Hundred Years War, Volume V: Triumph and Illusion Jonathan Sumption Sarah Gristwood
Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That Shook Europe John Guy & Julia Fox Harry Sidebottom
Emperor of Rome: Ruling the Ancient Roman World Mary Beard Philip Parker
The Bone Chests: Unlocking the Secrets of the Anglo-Saxons Cat Jarman Jane Ridley
Sing As We Go: Britain Between the Wars Simon Heffer Rana Mitter
Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future Ian Johnson
