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Elizabeth: The Forgotten Years by John Guy
65.00 NZD
Category: History
An ageing queen, an heirless state, conspiracy all round: here is the court of Elizabeth I as never known before History has pictured Elizabeth I as Gloriana, an icon of strength and power. But the reality, especially during her later years, was not so simple. In 1583 Elizabeth is fifty years old, past ...Show more
Henry VIII: Celebrating 500 Years Since Henry's Coronation by John Guy
15.00 NZD
23.50 (36% off)
Category: Children Non Fiction
Ideal for use with the KS3 history curriculum, these titles from the hugely popular snapping-turtle guides range give older readers a comprehensive overview of these key curriculum subjects. Over 100 colour photographs and artworks in each title.
Mary Queen of Scots: Two Queens, One Future by John Guy
26.99 NZD
Category: Biographies & Memoirs | Reading Level: very good
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
34.99 NZD
Category: Non-Fiction | Reading Level: very good
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
29.95 NZD
32.00 (6% off)
Category: Non-Fiction
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
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel, Victim: A 900-year-old Story Retold by John Guy
30.00 NZD
Category: History
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
50.00 NZD
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
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