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History 1777 - 1918



Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812

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The Challenge: Britain Against America in the Naval War of 1812

Andrew D. Lambert

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In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone, fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the ... See details

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Great War: 1914-1918

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The Great War: 1914-1918

Peter Hart

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The Great War was the first truly global conflict, and it changed the course of history. Empires fell, others were ... See details

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Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution

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Liberty’s Dawn: A People’s History of the Industrial Revolution

Emma Griffin

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Looks at hundreds of autobiographies penned between 1760 and 1900 to offer an intimate firsthand account of how the... See details

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Petersburg Fin De Siecle

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Petersburg Fin De Siecle

Mark D. Steinberg

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The final decade of the old order in imperial Russia was a time of both crisis and possibility, an uncertain time t... See details

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Boer War: A History

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The Boer War: A History

Denis Judd and Keith Terrance Surridge

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The Boer War of 1899-1902 was an epic of heroism and bungling, cunning and barbarism with an extraordinary cast of ... See details

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Short History of the Crimean War

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A Short History of the Crimean War

Trudi Tate

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The Crimean War (1853-1856) was the first modern war. A vicious struggle between imperial Russia and an alliance of... See details

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Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century

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The Pleasures of the Imagination: English Culture in the Eighteenth Century

John Brewer

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‘If you want to understand how British culture reinvented itself in the eighteenth century, read The Pleasure... See details

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Gallipoli

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Gallipoli

Peter Hart

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An account of an epic tragedy, the battle of Gallipoli. It explains that from the initial landings – which en... See details

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Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

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Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady

Kate Summerscale

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From the number one bestselling, multi-award-winning author of The Suspicions of Mr Whicher See details

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Dreyfus Affair: The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History

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The Dreyfus Affair: The Story of the Most Infamous Miscarriage of Justice in French History

Piers Paul Read

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A compelling, new and highly accessible account of one of the most high-profile and influential miscarriages of jus... See details

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Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England

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Fanny and Stella: The Young Men Who Shocked Victorian England

Neil McKenna

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Beneath their capacious skirts, Fanny and Stella were Frederick Park and Ernest Boulton, two young cross-d... See details

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How to Create the Perfect Wife

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How to Create the Perfect Wife

Wendy Moore

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From the Number 1 bestselling author of WEDLOCK, the story of a man who tried to create the perfect wife. A true M... See details

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Geronimo

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Geronimo

Robert M. Utley

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Renowned for ferocity in battle, legendary for an uncanny ability to elude capture, feared for the violence of his ... See details

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Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy

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Shooting Victoria: Madness, Mayhem, and the Rebirth of the British Monarchy

Paul Thomas Murphy

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The extraordinary stories of the eight men who attempted to assassinate Queen Victoria combine to create a compelli... See details

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World Literature Series 2012-13


May

T.J. Clark: Picasso and Truth

Tuesday 28 May at 7.00 p.m.

Wu Ming: Altai

Wednesday 29 May at 7.00 p.m.


June

London Fictions: with Rachel Lichtenstein, Cathi Unsworth and Lisa Gee

Tuesday 4 June at 7.00 p.m.

Paul Morley: The North (and Almost Everything in It)

Thursday 6 June at 7.00 p.m.

William Fotheringham: Racing Hard

Tuesday 11 June at 7.00 p.m.

Masashi Matsuie in conversation with Michael Emmerich

Friday 14 June at 7.00 p.m.

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