Discover more about the forces that shaped our world with history and politics books from the British Library. Explore revolutions, leadership, and ideas that changed societies. These carefully chosen titles bring depth and perspective to the study of both British and global history.
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Britain's Folklore Year: A seasonal journey through our customs, celebrations and rituals
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The Library of Lost Maps (Signed Edition)
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Revolting: A riotous history of rebellions and revolutions (Signed Edition)
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Fly, Wild Swans: My Mother, Myself and China (Signed Edition)
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Hot Victorians: Meet Your Dream Man From the Past
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Raise Your Soul: A Personal History of Resistance (Signed Edition)
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1929: The Inside Story of The Greatest Crash in Wall Street History (Signed Edition)
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Ancient Myths and Legends Without Men
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The Book of Revelations: Women and Their Secrets From the 1950s to the Present Day
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Nexus: A Brief History of Information Networks from the Stone Age to AI
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Craftland: A Journey Through Britain's Lost Arts and Vanishing Trades (Signed Edition)
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Queer Georgians: A hidden history of lovers, lawbreakers and homemakers (Signed Edition)
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Indignity: A Life Reimagined (Signed Edition)
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Those Who Are About To Die: Gladiators and the Roman Mind (Signed Edition)
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A Life and a Half: The Unexpected Making of a Politician (Signed Edition)
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History of the World in Maps: The ultimate cartographic exploration of our past
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The Times British Railways: The illustrated history of a national institution
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Willie, Willie, Harry, Stee: An Epically Short History of Our Kings and Queens (Signed, Sprayed Edge, Indie Exclusive Edition)
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The Stuff of History: A Curated Compendium of Curious Objects and Forgotten People
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Kings & Queens: A Very Peculiar History
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Secret Pigeon Service
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A Woman of No Importance
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Old Songs: Stories of Love and Death from Traditional Ballads
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An Opinionated Guide to Haunted London
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Upon a White Horse (Signed Edition)
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The 1960s in Maps
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Jerusalem: The City That Changed the World: An Illustrated History
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The Traitors Circle (Signed Edition)
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The Untold Railway Stories
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The Stolen Crown: Treachery, Deceit and the Death of the Tudor Dynasty (Signed Edition)
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Deadwood: Gold, Guns and Greed in the American West
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Shakespeare's Sisters: Four Women Who Wrote the Renaissance
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A History of Witchcraft: Sorcerers, Heretics & Pagans
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The Economic Consequences of Mr Trump: What the Trade War Means for the World
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Foreign Fruit: A Personal History of the Orange
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The Mughal World: India's Tainted Paradise
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