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A Brief History of the Battle of Agincourt by Christopher Hibbert
Category: Popular History | Series: Brief Histories
There can be few military victories so complete, or achieved against such heavy odds, as that won by Henry V on 25 October 1415 against Charles VI's army at Agincourt. In the words of one contemporary French chronicler, it was the 'most disgraceful event that had ever happened to the Kingdom of France'. ...Show more
Arnhem by Christopher Hibbert
Category: WWI & WWII | Series: Great Battles Ser.
This is the vivid account of how a brilliant plan turned into an epic tragedy. This book tells the true story of the Battle of Arnhem which was fought in September 1944. Nine thousand men of the First British Airborne Division were parachuted into the peaceful countryside that surrounded Arnhem. Their ...Show more
Days of the French Revolution: Quill, 1350 Ave of the Americas , New York NY 10019 Us by Christopher Hibbert
Category: History
Works from Les Misirables by Victor Hugo to Citizens by Simon Schama have been inspired by the French Revolution. Now available for the first time in years, The Days of the French Revolution brings to life the events that changed the future of Western civilization. As compelling as any fiction thriller, ...Show more
Disraeli : A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert
Category: Biography Memoir
Superb politician, orator, writer and wit, Benjamin Disraeli was
Edward VII: The Last Victorian King by Christopher Hibbert
Category: History
To his mother, Queen Victoria, he was 'poor Bertie', to his wife he was 'my dear little man', while the President of France called him 'a great English king', and the German Kaiser condemned him as 'an old peacock'. King Edward VII was all these things and more, as Hibbert reveals in this captivating bi ...Show more
George III: A Personal History by Christopher Hibbert
Category: History
In George III: A Personal History, British historian Christopher Hibbert reassesses the royal monarch George III (17381820). Rather than reaffirm George IIIs reputation as Mad King George, Hibbert portrays him as not only a competent ruler during most of his reign, but also as a patron of the arts and ...Show more
London by Christopher Hibbert
Category: History
An introduction to the history of the development of London and of the social life of its people.
Marlboroughs,the: John And Sarah Churchill 1650-1744 by Christopher Hibbert
Category: History
John Churchill, the great general and politician, and his wife, Sarah, favourite of Queen Anne, became one one of the most powerful couples of the 18th century. This dual biography explores their characters, concentrating on their personal lives.