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Byzantium: v. 1: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1Byzantium: v. 1: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1 by John Julius Norwich
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The first of John Julius Norwich's masterly Byzantine trilogy
Defying RomeDefying Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere
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Great survey of early British rebels against the EU...sorry, Roman Empire
A Brief History of the English Civil WarsA Brief History of the English Civil Wars by John Miller
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Excellent big picture account of the English Civil War
A Little History of the WorldA Little History of the World by E H Gombrich
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Gives world history a sense of perspective
The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto) by Steven Runciman
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Indispensable on the end of the Byzantine empire
The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution of 1381 (Revealing History)The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution of 1381 (Revealing History) by Alastair Dunn
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Fascinating account of that flashpoint in British history - the Peasants revolt of 1381
My England Years: The AutobiographyMy England Years: The Autobiography by Bobby Charlton
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It's not all about wars - the classic World Cup win of 1966 is already history
Wellington: The Iron DukeWellington: The Iron Duke by Richard Holmes
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A true British hero - even if he was born in Dublin
Churchill: A Study in GreatnessChurchill: A Study in Greatness by Geoffrey Best
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When we knew how to appoint a decent PM - one who put Britain first
The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Edward Gibbon
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An astonishing achievement