Being English - history & profiles showing us what we are

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A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900
1.  A History of the English-Speaking Peoples since 1900 by Andrew Roberts
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  "vast scope and ingenious - only dipped into this but it is one my projects!!"
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Empire: The British Imperial Experience, from 1765 to the Present
2.  Empire: The British Imperial Experience, from 1765 to the Present by Denis Judd
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  "Britain had the wrong empire - in the east not the west - traces the development and impact from the loss of american colonies to the inauguration of Mandela as President of South Africa"
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Eminent Churchillians
3.  Eminent Churchillians by Andrew Roberts
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  "Opinionated and direct - but full of insight and intrigue - he wears his dislikes on his sleeve (eg Mountbatten) but from what he says, justly so"
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Five Days in London: May 1940 (Yale Nota Bene)
4.  Five Days in London: May 1940 (Yale Nota Bene) by John Lukacs
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  "the claim seems farfetched at the start - but not by the end - these 5 days in may 1940 were the most influential of the Second World War and by extension for the last 67 years"
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Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare
5.  Shadowplay: The Hidden Beliefs and Coded Politics of William Shakespeare by Clare Asquith
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  "Speculative but fascinating - certainly gives a sense of life and fear in Elizabethan England - what with all the paranoia caused by that religious oppression and espionnage and stuff"
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Elizabeth, the Queen
6.  Elizabeth, the Queen by Alison Weir
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  "brilliant and readable -  an excellent account of an extraordinary queenn"
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The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605
7.  The Gunpowder Plot: Terror and Faith in 1605 by Antonia Fraser
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  "distinguishes fact from fiction and brings the potentially revolutionary acts to life"
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Hogarth
8.  Hogarth by Mark Hallet
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  "Graphic reality portrayed by the arch-satirist in the 1st half of the 18th century"
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William Pitt the Younger
9.  William Pitt the Younger by William Hague
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  "Biography as it should be written  - a brilliant book about a brilliant man by a brilliant writer"
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Anglomania: A European Love Affair
10.  Anglomania: A European Love Affair by Ian Buruma
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  "how others have seen us"
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Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour
11.  Watching the English: The Hidden Rules of English Behaviour by Kate Fox
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  "very funny and painfully accurate"
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Notes From A Small Island
12.  Notes From A Small Island by Bill Bryson
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  "Bryson's best - bumblingly sharp and witty - who else could say Oxford was one of Britain's ugliest cities!?"
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1066 and All That
13.  1066 and All That by W.C. Sellar
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  "THE DEFINITIVE history - the original bluffer's guide"
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Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour
14.  Servants of the People: The Inside Story of New Labour by Andrew Rawnsley
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  "The origins of New Labour - not completely up to date but certainly explains how we ended up in the present mess"
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Over Here
15.  Over Here by Raymond Seitz
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  "Former US Ambassador to London who decided to stay - a great read"
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The Mother Tongue
16.  The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
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  "very entertaining, as Bryson can be - and pretty informative"
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Class in Britain
17.  Class in Britain by David Cannadine
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  "one of those 'Ahaa' books - you read it and think, yes that's exactly how it is."
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