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      The Crown Volume 2: The Official Companion

      November 19, 2019

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      The Crown: The Official Companion

      October 1, 2017

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      Model Woman

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Great Tales from English History Omnibus

November 12, 2007
Great Tales from English History Omnibus

A treasury of true stories, about the extraordinary people, knights and knaves, rebels and heroes, queens and commoners, who made Britain great.

From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion – a rich and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels, artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales of English History, Robert Lacey captures one hundred of the most pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who helped shape a nation. This first volume begins in 7150 BC with the life and death of Cheddar Man and ends in 1381 with Wat Tyler and the Peasants’ Revolt. We meet the Greek navigator Pytheus, whose description of the Celts as prettanike (the ‘painted people’) yielded the Latin word Britannici. We witness the Roman victory celebrations of AD 43, where a squadron of elephants was paraded through Colchester. And we visit the New Forest, in 1100, and the mysterious shooting of King William Rufus. Packed with insight, humour and fascinating detail, Robert Lacey brings the stories that made England brilliantly to life. From Ethelred the Unready to Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to the Black Prince, this is, quite simply, history as history should be told.

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Robert Lacey

Robert Lacey

British historian and writer

Robert Lacey is a British historian noted for his original research, which gets him close to – and often living alongside – his subjects. He is the author of numerous international bestsellers. lege felicter - may you read happily

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The Crown: Political Scandal, Personal Struggles and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II is out now. 
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Extensively researched, this is a unique look behind the history that inspired the show and the years that would prove to be the making of The Queen. 
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Political Scandal, Personal Struggle and the Years that Defined Elizabeth II, 1956-1977. 
In this incredible companion to the second and third season of @netflixuk’s acclaimed series, #TheCrown, renowned biographer and the show’s historical consultant Robert Lacey takes us through the real history that inspired the drama. 
Extensively researched and complete with beautifully reproduced photographs, this book is a unique look at the years that would prove to be the making of The Queen.
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