An 1856 defence of Maria Fitzherbert's virtue and Catholicism, with regard to her unlawful marriage to the future George IV.[...]
The stunning debut of an important new history writerIn this magnificent biography of a marriage-between Great Britain's King George III and Queen Charlotte-Janice Hadlow exposes with astonishing emotional force King George's attempt to achieve what none of his forebears had accomplished: a happy fa[...]
Hibbert delivers a superbly detailed picture of the life and times of George IV including his exorbitant spending on his homes, his clothes, and his women; his patronage of the arts; his "illegal" marriage to Catholic Mrs Fitzherbert, and lesser known facts such as his generous charity donations and[...]
"Famine, Death, War, and Pestilence: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse", the harbingers of Armageddon these are our guides through the Wastelands...From the "Book of Revelations" to "The Road Warrior"; from "A Canticle for Leibowitz" to "The Road", storytellers have long imagined the end of the wo[...]
The 'ShipCraft' series provides in-depth information about building and modifying model kits of famous warship types. Lavishly illustrated, each book takes the modeller through a brief history of the subject class, highlighting differences between sister-ships and changes in their appearance over th[...]
The 18th century was marked by a steady growth in central control of the British Army and a corresponding decrease in the influence enjoyed by individual commanding officers. The most obvious sign of this process was the increasing uniformity of the clothing issued each year to the soldiers. Neverth[...]
This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code 107) George Strait is an American country music singer, songwriter, actor, and music producer. He is known as the "King of Country" and is considered one of the most influential and popular recording artists of all time. He is known for his neo[...]
At the beginning of the 1930s Britain was obliged not to build new battleships due to signed naval treaties. Standard displacement for any new battleship was limited to 35,000 tons with the caliber of main armament not exceeding 406 millimetres. Britain was trying to impose the next treaty decreasi[...]
"This new book collects in one volume the stories of all the British King George V Class battleships: HMS King George V; HMS Prince of Wales; HMS Duke of York;HMS Anson; HMS Howe. The author describes their history in the order in which they entered naval service, devoting great attention to their c[...]