Tim Hannigan 
Raffles and the British Invasion of Java [EPUB ebook] 

Since publication in 1973 James I has established itself as one of the most popular short accounts of James I”s reign. The First Edition was described by John Morrill as `a far better, shrewder, mor …

A New Statesman Book of the Year for 2017 His father conceived of the Brooklyn Bridge, but it was Washington Roebling who built this iconic feat of human engineering after his father”s tragic death. …

We cherish things, Japan has always known, precisely because they cannot last; it”s their frailty that adds sweetness to their beauty. Returning to his home in Japan after his father-in-law”s sudde …

An entertaining, revealing and beautifully illustrated walking guide to London”s horrific history, Bloody London features walks that take in everything from Jack the Ripper”s haunts, to the ”Route …

Memoir of renowned actress Siân Phillips by Hywel Gwynfryn. Siân Phillips is one of Wales”s most iconic actresses ever. As she celebrates her 90th birthday, this volume records her interesting and e …

As he was carried off on a stretcher at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Welsh swimmer David Davies was celebrating his success. His exhausting performance in the first ever 10 km open water race earned …

Louisa Catherine Adams was daughter-in-law and wife of presidents, assisted diplomat J. Q. Adams at three European capitals, and served as a D.C. hostess for three decades. Yet she is barely remember …

From church establishment figure to revolutionary, supporter of Napoleon Bonaparte to promoter of the Bourbon Restoration, the twists and turns of Charles Maurice Prince de Talleyrand’s remarkable ca …