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Vergina - The Royal Tombs by Andronicos, Manolis
£19.99

Hardcover with dust jacket. Excerpt from the prologue written by the author Manolis Andronicos - ...It has been necessary to try to produce a text which will serve the needs of the specialist without ignoring those of the general reader. Such attempts are far from easy in execution and not infrequently succeed only in sacrificing academic integrity without providing adequate information for the n... Read More information

William by Archer, Peter
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket. WILLIAM is an elegant, beautiful and informative book to mark the 21st birthday of Prince William, and a landmark in royal publishing As the boy prince turns into the man who would be king, interest in Prince William will be at unprecedented heights next summer. Seen as the vital link between the traditional values of the Royal Family and the populist, modern approac... Read More information

King Arthurs Avalon - The Story of Glastonbury by Ashe, Geoffrey
£3.49

Turqoise hardcovers with gilted titling to spine with dust jacket which is bumped at corners and top/bottom of spine with small tear to top of spine back cover. Discolouration to white back cover due to age. Brown spotting to first/last couple of pages only. Glastonbury or Avalon, the supposed site of Arthurs grave and of a chapel built by St Joseph of Arimathea, has attached plenty f fanciful ... Read More information

Coronation Souvenir Book 1937 by Beckles, Gordon
£2.95

First Edition. Bumped at spine and corners, torn at bottom of spine. This book tells by word and picture the story of two Royal brothers; of one whose brief reign ended so unfortunately; and of the other who was crowned as King in his place.... Read More information

Coronation Souvenir Book 1937 by Beckles, Gordon
£2.95

First Edition. Hardcover, brown spotting on first and last couple of pages, due to age. This book tells by word and picture the story of two Royal brothers; of one whose brief reign ended so unfortunately; and of the other who was crowned as King in his place.... Read More information

Scotland Under Mary Stuart by Bingham, M
£4.95

Hardcover with dust jacket. This true picture of a disturbed and remote Country in the sixteenth century is one of contrasts and contradictions. Much of the background is sombre, and most of Scotlands history in this century was played against a dark backdrop of unrest and assassination. Yet side by side with this, ordinary people carried on their daily lives. Courtiers wrote lyrical poetry. merc... Read More information

Pendragon - The True Story of Arthur by Blake, Steve
£6.49

First edition, hardcover with dust jacket, this book belongs to ----- on 2nd page, small mark on first page.This volume reveals the truth behind the colourful legends about Arthur and his Round Table, his battles, his court and his death. It aims to prove that Arthur was once a real Dark Age warlord with an extensive family and a band of fearsome warriors at his command.... Read More information

History of England - Constitutional Monarchy 1689 - 1837 by Bright, J F
£5.49

Ex-University Book. Burgandy hardcovers marked in places, well bumped at corners and around spine with part of the spine edges ripped. Period III, fifth edition - William to Mary to William IV with maps and plans.... Read More information

A Thousand Years of British Monarchy by Bryant, Arthur
£1.79

Hardcover with dust jacket, torn at top of front cover. 1973 marked the thousandth anniversary of the coronation of King Edgar in Bath Abbey as the first king of all England. Since then, except during the Cromwellian interregnum, England has never been without a sovereign. Devoting two pages to every sovereign from Edgar to Elizabeth II, the author has created a miniature political and constitu... Read More information

Hampton Court - Treasure House Series by Cartwright, Julia
£9.95

Undated, c1910. Hardcover, undated, decorative front cover, marks to back cover. Inscription to third page. One loose page.The history of Hampton Court and residence. Complete with illustrations.... Read More information