by Lisa Jardine
A biography of a brilliant, largely forgotten maverick. Robert Hooke was an engineer, surveyor, architect and inventor who was appointed London's Chief Surveyor after the Great Fire of 1666.
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by Roy Hattersley
This fascinating biography of an authentic radical charts the great reforms of which Lloyd George was architect, and also sheds light on the complexities of a man who was both a tireless champion of the poor, and a restless philanderer.
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by Peter Ackroyd
A specially edited shorter edition on the life of one of the world's greatest writers peeling away the mask of a man whose life was outwardly a picture of Victorian rectitude, but whose love life was as complicated (and unconventional) as any modern
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by Mavis Batey
The story of the highly eccentric Alfred Dillwyn Knox, known simply as Dilly who was one of the leading figures in the British codebreaking success of the two world wars.
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by Diana Souhami
Diana Souhami brings one of the First World War's finest heroes to life in this biography of a hardworking, courageous and independent woman.
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by Kate Williams
A dramatic, sparkling tale of sex, glamour, intrigue, romance and heartbreak, England's Mistress traces the rise and rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton.
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by Yehuda Koren
Drawing on a wealth of original material, First Lady of Fleet Street paints a vivid picture of a remarkable woman, the first woman ever to edit a national British newspaper, and of the times in which she lived.
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by Mark Bostridge
This vivid and immensely readable biography draws on a wealth of unpublished material and previously unseen family papers, disentangling the myth from the reality and giving new life to one of the most iconic figures in modern British history.
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by Andrew Lambert
In this riveting story of the Arctic, he discovers a new Franklin: a character far more complex, and more truly heroic, than previous histories have allowed.
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by Amanda Foreman
Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire was one of the most flamboyant and influential women of the eighteenth century. This authoritative, utterly absorbing book presents a mesmerizing picture of a fascinating world of political and sexual intrigues.
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