Rasputin: A Short Life
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Grigory Rasputin, the Siberian peasant-turned-mystic, was as fascinating as he was unfathomable. He...
The Chivalric Biography of Boucicaut, Jean II Le Meingre
Craig Taylor and Jane H. M. Taylor
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Jean le Meingre, Marechal Boucicaut (1364-1421), was the very flower of chivalry. From his earliest...
Serving Victoria: Life in the Royal Household
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During the sixty-odd years of her reign, Queen Victoria gathered around her a household dedicated to...
Brenda Chamberlain: Artist & Writer
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The first full-length biography of Brenda Chamberlain chronicles the life of an artist and writer...
Lancelot 'Capability' Brown: The Omnipotent Magician, 1716-1783
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Lancelot Brown changed the face of eighteenth-century England, designing country estates and...
Graeme Clark: The Man Who Invented the Bionic Ear
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As a young man, Graeme Clark read about Louis Pasteur, Marie Curie and other great scientists,...
Radio Astronomer: John Bolton and a New Window on the Universe
Peter Robertson, Ron Ekers and Ken Kellerman
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The leading Australian astronomer of his generation, John Bolton (1922-93), was born in Sheffield...
Cecil Beaton at Home: An Interior Life
Andrew Ginger and Hugo Viickers
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Cecil Beaton (1904 1980) was one of twentieth- century Britain s Renaissance men: photographer,...
Mini: An Intimate Biography
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From its birth in 1959, the Mini grew to become a national treasure and huge success: Princess...
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The most feared and famous name among names during the Golden Age of Piracy, Blackbeard, is on the...