History and Records of Queen Victoria’s Rifles 1792-1922

True Lives: Cleopatra

True Lives: Cleopatra Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt, dreamed of restoring her country to its former glory. Hers is a story of ambition and struggle, of powerful romance with the Roman giants Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, and ultimately of tragedy.

Queen Elizabeth I

Queen Elizabeth I Famous figures who shaped events in their time make history come alive for readers in our own. In clear, fast-moving narrative, these books tell the life history of their exceptional subjects.

Indira Gandhi, the Emergency, and Indian Democracy

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria This illustrated biography of Queen Victoria includes research on often neglected aspects of her life and reign including her religious views her involvement with Britain's army her political initiatives and her connections with Ireland.

Elizabeth II – From Princess To Queen

Elizabeth II - From Princess To Queen This two part DVD looks at the true story behind the early years of England's greatest ever and longest ruling Monarch.Episode 1:Who is Elizabeth Windsor? And how did she become the woman who would be Queen of England at the start of a new millennium? In this two part series we examine Elizabeth's formative years: from her birth to her eventual crowning as Queen. In this episode we look at the effect her uncle's abdication had on her family and on her future and how this experience would teach her the importance of duty and sacrifice.Episode 2:Elizabeth Windsor is unique like no other woman of her nation. We are all a product of our upbringing and Elizabeth is no different but her upbringing was like that of no other child. In Part two we examine the importance of family and history in shaping this future Queen.

Queen Anne Pottery Dish Commemorating The Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II

Queen Anne Pottery Dish Commemorating The Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II Brand new and box fresh commemorative dish by queen Anne pottery. Made for the 1977 Silver Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. Box has some slight creasing as we all do after 32 years!

Queen Elizabeth II Jersey first day cover 50th anniversary British Legion 15.06.71

Queen Elizabeth II Jersey first day cover 50th anniversary British Legion 15.06.71 Jersey first day cover Queen Elizabeth II 50th anniversary British Legion 15.06.71

Margaret Thatcher Her Downfall

Margaret Thatcher Her Downfall Margaret – Boxed SetThese two BBC plays bookend the political career of Margaret Thatcher between her three turbulent terms of office. Although fictional accounts – one sharp and fun the other dark and powerful – they provide a unique insight into one of the most significant political figures in British history. MargaretStarring Lindsay Duncan with Ian McDiarmid James Fox Robert Hardy and Kevin McNally Thatcher's astonishing downfall was one of the most extraordinary stories of political assassination ever seen. This intimate portrayal shows the private figure behind the public persona as she loses the one thing she really cares about – power.

Political Passions

Political Passions Ideas about marriage, gender and the family were central to political debate in late Stuart England. This book shows how political argument became an arena in which the proper relations between men and women, parents and children, public and private were defined and contested.