History of Britain Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Volume I
Esq Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
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Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Volume I
Arthur Conan Doyle
Born Today 1859 Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) British author who brought Sherlock Holmes to life (twice), born in Edinburgh, Scotland https://t.co/k38EARTyhL
Paperback, Mass Market, 1986
$7.99$3.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Treasure Island
Robert Louis Stevenson
Today 1894 Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish novelist (Treasure Island; Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde), dies of a cerebral hemorrhage at 45 https://t.co/t5Rc1pYT1G
Paperback, Mass Market, 2016
$4.95$2.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Magna Carta: The Great Charter of the Liberties
Archbishop Of Canterbury
Today 1215 English barons serve an ultimatum on King John which eventually leads to the creation and signing of the Magna Carta https://t.co/pKkU9YVJtH
Paperback, 2018
$7.95$3.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Life and Times of Francis the First, King of France: 2
James Bacon
Today 1621 Former Lord Chancellor of England Francis Bacon is imprisoned for corruption in the Tower of London for 1 or 2 nights until released by King James I https://t.co/cj8QL1cR8T
Paperback, 2022
$26.95$13.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Merry Wives of Windsor
William Shakespeare
Today 1597 William Shakespeare's "The Merry Wives of Windsor" is first performed, with Queen Elizabeth I of England in attendance https://t.co/SwYUEOXcxS
Paperback, 2020
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Vol. 1; Part 1 - in large print
Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Hardcover, 2022
$109.90$84.90 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire
Edward Gibbon
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Paperback, 2001
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Diary of Samuel Pepys: 1665
Samuel Pepys
Today 1665 Great Plague of London: Samuel Pepys writes in his diary of houses marked with a red cross in London's Drury Lane, meaning somebody inside is infected with the plague and must be locked in for 40 days or until death https://t.co/7nujUnDZ96
Paperback, 2000
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The history of the decline and fall of the Roman empire
Gibbon Edward
Today 1764 Edward Gibbon observes a group of friars singing in the ruined Temple of Jupiter in Rome, which inspires him to begin work on The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire https://t.co/BYg7PSSB2h
Paperback, 2019
$42.50$21.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book