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History Books

This section collects together a range of books, some of which relate to activities on the site and some of which are here simply because they're interesting or may prove useful.

by Adrian Tinniswood

By Permission of Heaven: The Story of the Great Fire of London

by Sean Cunningham

Henry VII (Routledge Historical Biographies)

A collection of source material by Elisabeth van Houts

The Normans in Europe (Manchester Medieval Studies)

by Alistair Dunn

The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution of 1381 (Revealing History)

by Nigel Cawthorne

The Curious Cures of Old England

by Katherine Knight

How Shakespeare Cleaned His Teeth and Cromwell Treated His Warts: Secrets of the 17th Century Medicine Closet

by Robert Winder

Bloody Foreigners

by Bill Bryson

Shakespeare: The World as a Stage (Eminent Lives)

by John O'Farrell

An Utterly Impartial History of Britain: (or 2000 Years of Upper Class Idiots In Charge)

by Guy Walters

Berlin Games: How Hitler Stole the Olympic Dream

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