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Byzantium: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1
1.  Byzantium: The Early Centuries: The Early Centuries v. 1 by John Julius Norwich
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  "The first of John Julius Norwich's masterly Byzantine trilogy"
£9.09   Used & New from: £4.04
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

Defying Rome
2.  Defying Rome by Guy de la Bedoyere
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  "Great survey of early British rebels against the EU...sorry, Roman Empire"
£11.69   Used & New from: £4.33
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

A Brief History of the English Civil Wars (Brief Histories)
3.  A Brief History of the English Civil Wars (Brief Histories) by John Miller
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  "Excellent big picture account of the English Civil War"
£7.09   Used & New from: £3.09
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

A Little History of the World
4.  A Little History of the World by Ernst Gombrich
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  "Gives world history a sense of perspective"
£7.28   Used & New from: £1.86
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews)

The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto)
5.  The Fall of Constantinople 1453 (Canto) by Steven Runciman
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  "Indispensable on the end of the Byzantine empire"
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The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution of 1381 (Revealing History)
6.  The Peasants' Revolt: England's Failed Revolution of 1381 (Revealing History) by Alastair Dunn
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  "Fascinating account of that flashpoint in British history - the Peasants revolt of 1381"
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My England Years: The Autobiography
7.  My England Years: The Autobiography by Bobby Charlton
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  "It's not all about wars - the classic World Cup win of 1966 is already history"
£5.99   Used & New from: £0.01
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Wellington: The Iron Duke
8.  Wellington: The Iron Duke by Richard Holmes
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  "A true British hero - even if he was born in Dublin"
£5.20   Used & New from: £0.01
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)

Churchill: A Study in Greatness
9.  Churchill: A Study in Greatness by Geoffrey Best
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  "When we knew how to appoint a decent PM - one who put Britain first"
£6.99   Used & New from: £3.17
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)

The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature)
10.  The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire (Wordsworth Classics of World Literature) by Edward Gibbon
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  "An astonishing achievement"
£3.87   Used & New from: £0.80
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)

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