British Banking: Continuity and Change from 1694 to the Present
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The Global Financial Crisis made its first appearance in Britain towards the end of 2007 with the...
Railway Renaissance: Britain's Railways After Beeching
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When a 35 mile stretch of the former Waverley route from Edinburgh to Carlisle reopened on 6...
British Hotels & Inns: Alastair Sawday's Special Places to Stay
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From the wonderfully rustic to the wildly luxurious, from The Highlands to St Ives, we've taken the...
Tiny Islands: 60 Remarkable Little Worlds Around Britain
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From the tiny island that shaped the entire English language, to the island that terrified Dylan...
The Times History of Britain's Railways: From 1600 to the Present Day
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Follow the development, decline and later revival of Britain's iconic railways with bestselling...
White Heat: A History of Britain in the Swinging Sixties: v. 2: 1964-1970
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Harold Wilson's famous reference to 'white heat' captured the optimistic spirit of a society in the...
Adventures of a British Master Spy: The Memoirs of Sidney Reilly
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The autobiography of the so-called 'Ace of Spies', the master of deception Ian Fleming would later...
Arthur and the Kings of Britain: The Historical Truth Behind the Myths
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'Arthur himself, having put on a coat of mail suitable to the grandeur of so powerful a king, placed...
Crime Writing in Interwar Britain: Fact and Fiction in the Golden Age
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The interwar period is often described as the 'Golden Age' of detective fiction, but many other...