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Behind the Throne - Five Centuries of Life in the Royal Household by Adrian Tinniswood
$65.00 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs
Behind the Throneis a history of family life. The families concerned were royal families. But they still had to get up in the morning. They ate and entertained their friends and worried about money. Henry VIII kept tripping over his dogs. George II threw his son out of the house. James I had to cut back ...Show more
Noble Ambitions: The Fall and Rise of the Post-War Country House by Adrian Tinniswood
$37.00 NZD
Category: History
From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend- a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the English country house after the Second World War, when Swinging London collided with aristocratic values. From the bestselling author of The Long Weekend- a wild, sad and sometimes hilarious tour of the Engl ...Show more
The House Party by Adrian Tinniswood
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian.Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of the country house party - and you are invited. Our host, celebrated historian Adrian Tinniswood, tr ...Show more
The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House 1918-1939 by Adrian Tinniswood
$85.00 NZD
Category: History
There is nothing quite as beautiful as an English country house in summer. And there has never been a summer quite like that Indian summer between the two world wars, a period of gentle decline in which the sun set slowly on the British Empire and the shadows lengthened on the lawns of a thousand statel ...Show more
The Long Weekend: Life in the English Country House Between the Wars by Adrian Tinniswood
$35.00 NZD
Category: History
There is nothing quite as beautiful as an English country house in summer. And there has never been a summer quite like that Indian summer between the two world wars, a period of gentle decline in which the sun set slowly on the British Empire and the shadows lengthened on the lawns of a thousand statel ...Show more
The Royal Society & the Invention of Modern Science by Adrian Tinniswood
$39.99 NZD
Category: History | Series: The Landmark Library | Reading Level: near fine
The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge has been at the forefront of scientific endeavour for more than 350 years, since receiving its royal charter from Charles II in 1662. Philosophical Transactions, published in 1665, established the concepts of scientific priority and peer review ...Show more
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