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Masters of the Post - The Authorized History of the Royal Mail - Bok av Duncan Campbell-Smith - Häftad

From the first master of the post in 1512 to the vast network of today, the Royal Mail is an intrinsic part of everyday life in Britain. Whether describing the sensation caused by the penny post in 1840, the Great Train Robbery of 1963, or the growth of telegrams and telephones, this book shows how the history of the Royal Mail is our history.

SEK 321.00

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The Silent Deep - The Royal Navy Submarine Service Since 1945 - Bok av James Jinks - Häftad

'The Ministry of Defence does not comment upon submarine operations' is the standard response of officialdom to enquiries about the most secretive and mysterious of Britain's armed forces, the Royal Navy Submarine Service. This title reveals the history of the Submarine Service from the end of the Second World War to the present.

SEK 276.00

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George VI and Elizabeth - Bok av Sally Bedell Smith - Inbunden

A revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal Archives-from the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles.Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally Bedell Smith brings the love story of this iconic royal couple..

SEK 461.00

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Nefertiti - Egypt's Sun Queen - Bok av Joyce Tyldesley - Häftad

Nefertiti disappeared from the royal family. No record survives to detail her death, and to this day her end remains an enigma. Joyce Tyldesley provides a detailed discussion of the life and times of Nefertiti, set against the background of the ephemeral Amarna Court.

SEK 250.00

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The Falcons of Fire and Ice - Bok av Karen Maitland - Häftad

1564, Lisbon. The Inquisition displays its power and ruthlessly spreads fear. Heretics are tortured and burned. Any who oppose the Church's will realize that silence is preferable to a slow and agonizing death. Isabela, daughter of the Falconer at the Royal Court, is about to be caught in the Church's terrifying schemes.

SEK 250.99

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Mrs Jordan's Profession - The Story of a Great Actress and a Future King - Bok av Claire Tomalin - Häftad

Acclaimed as the greatest comic actress of her day, Dora Jordan lived a quite different role off-stage as lover to Prince William, third son of George III. Unmarried, the pair lived in a villa on the Thames and had ten children together until William, under pressure from royal advisers, abandoned her.

SEK 297.00

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Milligan's War - The Selected War Memoirs of Spike Milligan - Bok av Spike Milligan - Häftad

Adolf Hitler, Monty, Mussolini, Rommel (who?) - all played their modest parts in the Second World War and the shaping of human destiny, but we all know where the real action was... The most scurrilous, bizarre and certainly the most hilarious military career embarked upon by any bombardier of the 56th heavy regiment, royal artillery, ever.

SEK 220.00

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The Regiment - The Definitive Story of the SAS - Bok av Michael Asher - Häftad

Michael Asher has served in the Parachute Regiment and the SAS Regiment. The author of twenty-four books and presenter of six TV documentaries, he was made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1996. For his writing and travels, he has been awarded the Lawrence of Arabia Memorial Medal, the Mungo Park Medal and the Ness Award. He lives in Nairobi, Kenya.

SEK 256.00

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George VI and Elizabeth - Bok av Sally Bedell Smith - Häftad

PRE-ORDER THE PAPERBACK NOWA revelatory account of how King George VI and Queen Elizabeth's loving marriage unexpectedly saved the monarchy during World War II, and how they raised their daughter to become Queen Elizabeth II, based on exclusive access to the Royal ArchivesFrom the bestselling author of Elizabeth the Queen and Prince Charles___________Granted special access by Queen Elizabeth II to her parents' letters and diaries and to the papers of their close friends and family, Sally Bedell Smith..

SEK 246.00

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Elizabeth - Bok av Gyles Brandreth - Inbunden

\This intimate, personal biography of our beloved Queen Elizabeth II tells the story of her remarkable life, reign and times, from a perspective unlike any other. Gyles Brandreth will write the Queen's tale candidly with grace and sensitivity from the view of someone so close to her, her husband Philip and the wider Royal family.Told with a refreshing dose of humour and moving honesty from a totally unique viewpoint, Elizabeth: An Intimate Portrait is the must-have biography of the longest-serving..

SEK 336.00

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Sword of Honour - Bok av Evelyn Waugh - Inbunden

Evelyn Waugh's masterful depiction of World War II, now in a beautiful hardback edition with a new Introduction by Martin StannardWaugh's own unhappy experience of being a soldier is superbly re-enacted in this story of Guy Crouchback, a Catholic and a gentleman, commissioned into the Royal Corps of Halberdiers during the war years 1939-45. High comedy - in the company of Brigadier Ritchie-Hook or the denizens of Bellamy's Club - is only part of the shambles of Crouchback's war. When action comes..

SEK 281.00

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The Familiar - Bok av Leigh Bardugo - Inbunden

FATE CAN BE CHANGED.CURSES CAN BE BROKEN.In a shabby house in the new capital of Madrid, Luzia Cotado uses scraps of magic to get through her days of endless toil. But when her scheming mistress discovers her scullion is hiding a talent for little miracles, she demands Luzia use those gifts to win over the royal court.Determined to seize this chance to better her fortunes, Luzia plunges into a world of power-hungry nobility, desperate kings, holy men and seers, where the lines between magic, science..

SEK 277.00

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I Am a Book. I Am a Portal to the Universe. - Bok av Stefanie Posavec - Inbunden

WINNER OF THE ROYAL SOCIETY YOUNG PEOPLE''S BOOK PRIZE 2021A FINANCIAL TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2020Hello. I am a book. But I''m also a portal to the universe.I have 112 pages, measuring 20cm high and wide. I weigh 450g. And I have the power to show you the wonders of the world.Lift me up to the sky, rest me on your lap, drop me from a height, wear me as a hat. Together, through data, we''ll uncover the stories hidden in the everyday. How long is an anteater''s tongue? How tiny is the DNA in your cells?..