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1.		The Time-traveller's Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century from The Bodley Head Ltd Price: £12.00 Customer Review: There are already many studies of the Black Death, The Peasants' Revolt and detailed scholarly works on this period of history but this book is quite original and should appeal to a wide readership. The use of the present tense works so well and helps to conjure up a graphic picture of the times.... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

2.		Katherine Swynford: The Story of John of Gaunt and His Scandalous Duchess from Vintage Price: £6.29 Customer Review: Katherine Swynford is a bit of enigma. She's arguably one of the most important figures in British history; she's the ancestress of every monarch since Edward IV, no less than five US presidents and Winston Churchill, among others; and yet most people, if they know of her at all, have only heard of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

3.		Queens Consort: England's Medieval Queens from Weidenfeld & Nicolson Price: £13.99	Click here for more information

4.		A Great and Terrible King: Edward I and the Forging of Britain from Hutchinson Price: £14.00 Customer Review: As a lover and student of late medieval and renaissance history, I was hoping that this book would give me a solid knowledge of the events and issues that were to become the foundation of 'Britain'.... and that's exactly what I found! This is a great book for anyone that is interested in the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

5.		Eleanor of Aquitaine: By the Wrath of God, Queen of England from Vintage Price: £6.99 Customer Review: Eleanor of Aquitaine was the queen of Louis VII of France and later Henry II of England. she was the mother of two English kings, Richard the Lionheart and John. France and England fought for many years over her vast French estates. Eleanor was one of the most fable women of the Middle Ages... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

6.		Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry and Spectacular Design from Faber and Faber Price: £11.39	Click here for more information

7.		The Mammoth Book of King Arthur from Robinson Publishing Price: £6.49 Customer Review: The other two reviewers have covered what the book is about and its strengths and flaws. I have to say though, that anyone starting their journey on the quest for the historical Arthur should read this first. Don't be put off by its title, length or cover, it is an excellent book on a very... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

8.		The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics from Vintage Price: £5.99 Customer Review: `The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities and Politics' is a short examination into the various influential persons and factions that shaped the politics of Henry VIII's reign. The book at first appears rather short, being only 145 pages long. Yet Starkey is able to chart the rise and decline of... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

9.		The Lancaster and York: Wars of the Roses from Pimlico Price: £6.99 Customer Review: In this volume, Alison Weir yet again proves her skill and talent in providing a comprehensive history of her subject, while at the same time Engaging the reader with an exciting pleasure to read. The author proves again and again just how exciting history can be. Weir sets the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information

10.		The Perfect King: The Life of Edward III, Father of the English Nation from Vintage Price: £6.99 Customer Review: The renewed interest in the reign of Edward II was bound to trigger new interest in the reign of his son and heir Edward III. Ian Mortimer had already set the stage with his excellent biography on the Earl of March (the Greatest Traitor). It is a welcome and logic move to follow this book up with a... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information

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