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Hunting the Falcon: Henry VIII, Anne Boleyn and the Marriage That ShookEurope by Julia John; Fox Guy
Category: History
A groundbreaking examination of how the marriage of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn sent shockwaves across a continent and changed England forever. 'A sumptuous drama of lust, intrigue and betrayal, underpinned by the harsh reality of politics' Amanda Foreman 'Better than Wolf Hall because it's all true' An ...Show more
Indian Temple Sculpture by John Guy
Category: Art and Design
This beautiful reprint illustrates the V&A?s unrivalled collection of South Asian sculpture, putting ?Indian temple Sculpture? in its context as an instrument of worship intended to embody powerful religious experience. Author John Guy considers the origin, cosmological meaning and role of sculpture ...Show more
Mary Queen of Scots: Two Queens, One Future by John Guy
Category: Biography
Now a major film, this is a dramatic reinterpretation of the life of Mary Queen of Scots by one of the leading historians of this period. Who was the real Mary Queen of Scots? The most enigmatic ruler of England lived a life of incredible drama and turmoil: crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months old, ...Show more
My Heart Is My Own by John Guy
Category: History
The life of Mary Queen of Scots has divided opinion for 400 years. Was she an innocent victim; a whore and murderess; a heroine and martyr? Most unjustly, her tremendous gifts have been overshadowed by her cousin and rival, Elizabeth I. In this riveting biography, noted Tudor historian John Guy restores ...Show more
My Heart Is My Own: The Life of Mary Queen of Scots by John Guy
Category: Biography
She was crowned Queen of Scotland at nine months of age, and Queen of France at sixteen years; at eighteen she ascended the throne that was her birthright and began ruling one of the most fractious courts in Europe, riven by religious conflict and personal lust for power. She rode out at the head of an ...Show more
Sandman Mystery Theatre by Matt Wagner; Guy Davis (Artist); R. G. Taylor (Artist); John Watkiss (Artist); Gavin Wilson (Cover Design by)
Category: Other Gift
Written by comics legend Matt Wagner and illustrated by acclaimed artists Guy Davis, John Watkiss and R.G. Taylor, this first volume of the complete SANDMAN MYSTERY THEATRE collects issues #1-12 of the classic Vertigo series and features an insightful introduction by author and pop culture historian Dav ...Show more
Sons of the Emperor: an Anthology (The Primarchs) by John French; Graham McNeill; Nick Kyme; L. J. Goulding; Guy Haley; Gav Thorpe; Dan Abnett; Aaron Dembski-Bowden
Category: Sci-Fi & Fantasy Fiction | Series: The\Horus Heresy: Primarchs Ser.
An amazing collection of Horus Heresy Primarch short stroies, penned by a host of best selling authors. A must have for all fans of Horus Heresy From their shadowed origins to the desperate battles that ensued when half of them rebelled against their father, the Sons of the Emperor - the vaunted primar ...Show more
The Children of Henry VIII by John Guy
Category: History
Behind the facade of politics and pageantry at the Tudor court, there was a family drama. Nothing drove Henry VIII, England's wealthiest and most powerful king, more than producing a legitimate male heir and so perpetuating his dynasty. To that end, he married six wives, became the subject of the most n ...Show more
The Civil War : Charles I and Oliver Cromwell by John Guy
Category: Fiction | Series: Snapping Turtle Guides
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-year-old Story Retold by John Guy
Category: Biography Memoir
From the winner of the 2004 Whitbread Biography Award and the Marsh Biography Award John Guy, comes Thomas Becket, a lively and enlightening new book that brings a colossal figure of British history vividly to life. This is the man, not the legend...Thomas Becket lived at the centre of medieval England. ...Show more
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: a 900-year-old Story Retold by John Guy
Category: History
Behind the legend, there was a man. In 1120 the wife of a Norman draper's merchant gave birth to a baby boy in London's bustling Cheapside. Despite his sickly constitution, middle-class background and unremarkable abilities, he rose within the space of thirty-five years to become the most powerful man i ...Show more