Friend of the Devil. A: The Glorification of the Outlaw in Song, from Robin Hood to Rap
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This book is a fun and informative historical survey of songs that lionize notorious brigands from...
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This Great Firebrand': William Laud and Scotland, 1617-1645: Volume 36
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William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury (1633-45), remains one of the most controversial figures in...
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Irish Country Houses: Portraits & Painters: II
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A picture may paint a thousand words yet many masterpieces which enriched Irish country houses...
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The Royal Abbey of Reading
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Reading Abbey was built by King Henry I to be a great architectural statement and his own mausoleum,...
Celestina and the Human Condition in Early Modern Spain and Italy
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Winner of the 2015 Publication Prize awarded by the Association of Hispanists of Great Britain and...
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A Hundred Doors
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Michael Longley has remarkable powers of reinvention. Certain themes remain constant - the natural...
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Vagabond
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It was a dirty job in a dirty war. Danny Curnow, known in the army family by his call sign,...
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Mr Churchill's Driver: A Murderer's Story
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Mr Churchill's Driver: A Murderer's Story describes real events, and events that may be real....
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Nora Webster
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* * * Shortlisted for the 2014 Costa Novel Awards and the 2015 Folio Prize * * * Nora Webster is the...
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Shredded: Inside RBS, the Bank That Broke Britain
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At its zenith, the Royal Bank of Scotland was the world's biggest bank. It had assets of $3...