An account of the war artist’s escape during the debacle of June 1940.

Hugh Tallant, an American living in England is convicted of highway robbery and sent to the Australian penal colony in the ‘First Fleet.’ Read online at archive.org. ... View More

An historical and practical guide to the New Forest and the rights of those who live in it.

A short illustrated history of England for young readers.

Elizabeth and her sister Jane meet the great ladies of English history, including Queen Elizabeth, Queen Victoria and Florence Nightingale, thanks to Titania and the Magic Clover.

Captain Sir Horatio Hornblower, R.N. leads a squadron of British naval vessels on a military and diplomatic mission in the Baltic Sea. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Robin Hood and his merry men make life difficult for the Sheriff of Nottingham.

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Eighteen of the original ballads of Robin Hood are illustrated here. Most of them also have accompanying music. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A celebration of fifty years at the school.

When David Balfour comes to his uncle to claim his inheritance, he is kidnapped and put on a ship for the Carolinas. He escapes and, in company with Alan Breck Stewart, adventures about the Highlands of Scotland. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

This version of the Robin Hood legends was first published in 1912.

A collection of essays on the changes in the pub scene wrought by the Second World War.

Jane and Elizabeth welcome time-traveling visitors to their play house. 

A children's historical novel about a young girl named Perdita, fairies, and Queen Elizabeth of England.

Richard Hannay has returned to England from Rhodesia and is immediately embroiled in a German plot to steal British military secrets.

When her grandmother dies, Tamsyn is sent to London. There, she meets a strange old Wise Woman.

A biography of the eighteenth century British actor-manager.

A social history of London mid twentieth century.

A biography of “Good” Queen Bess, intended for elementary schools.

A survey of popular entertainment from high class to low.

A history of war and peace for young readers.

Edward Prince of Wales trades places with poor Tom Canty for a lark but finds it almost more than he can manage to trade back again.

A book that looks closely at the war between England and Spain around 1529.

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In this memoir of his military service, John Verney mixes fiction with his real experiences. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A brief illustrated world history.

A short history of the English Civil War for young readers.

Orphaned Henry Esmond is brought up by his Jacobite relations, the Castlewoods.

The story of how the English barons brought King John to sign a charter of rights at Runnymede.

A short history of this British queen for younger readers.

A keepsake from Cambridge University Press, intended to give an idea of turn-of-the-twentieth-century printing.

A short history for elementary schools.

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A series of short stories based on events in English history.

Stories, tales and poems, ancient and modern for boys and girls from six to sixteen.

The fledgling Unites States Navy with its superfrigates takes on the world’s greatest navy. This British edition has plates lacking in the American edition.... View More

Hornblower has been promoted to Rear Admiral and has been named in command of the West Indies station, i.e. the Caribbean, with a squadron consisting of three frigates and fourteen brigs and schooners. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Dust jacket by Ardizzone. A tale of five years at the War Office - after the war.

A compendium of stories, poems and articles, some of which have new illustrations. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

The most powerful battleship in the world sorties into the North Sea in a desperate attempt to reach Nazi-controlled France. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Comprises a selection of the letters Wodehouse wrote to Townend over a period of more than thirty years. Originally published in 1953 under title: Performing Flea. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A booklet describing London’s changing scene to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the London Museum.

A history of a British school for boys aged 7 to 13 which serves as a feeder for St. Paul’s School. It changed its name to St. Paul’s Junior in 2016. Ernest H. Shepard was a former pupil. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat was w... View More

Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.

A brief life of the famous English King who let the bannocks burn and got a clout on the ear.

London Bridge is falling down, falling down, falling down,London Bridge is falling down, My fair Lady! Read online at archive.org.... View More

Describes the background, events, and results of the great battle between England and Spain which was a struggle for mastery in the Netherlands, for control of the sea, and for the status of the Protestant religion. Read online at archive.org... View More

A remarkable compendium of information on chivalry, this is Pauline Baynes’ magnum opus. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

This novel based on an infantryman’s experiences at the Anzio landing in World War II has a dust jacket by Ardizzone.

As a combat artist in World War II, Ardizzone kept a diary and sketchbook.

Having performed Midsummer Night’s Dream three times on midsummer’s eve, Dan and Una are visited by Puck, who leads them on adventures in English history.

Puck returns to take Dan and Una on further magical journeys into the past.

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A detailed account of the construction of a new castle and town on the Welsh marches.

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Mutiny on the Bounty is the title of the 1932 novel by Charles Nordhoff and James Norman Hall, based on the mutiny against Lieutenant William Bligh, commanding officer of the Bounty in 1789. It has been made into several films and a musical. It was t... View More

From cabin boy to admiral of the English navy, Sir Francis Drake was a bold adventurer. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

How a castle is built and how it works.

A poem by G. K. Chesterton about the idealised exploits of the Saxon King Alfred the Great.Before the gods that made the gods Had seen their sunrise pass, The White Horse of the White Horse Vale Was cut out of the grass.... View More

Samuel Cody came to England with a Wild West show and stayed to build her first aeroplanes. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

To find your position at sea easily you need a very accurate clock. This book tells the story of the development of just such a clock. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

Sixteen-year-old Jed Starbuck of Nantucket joins the crew of “The True Patriot” to fight the British at sea during the Revolutionary War.

A simplified version of the author’s original Castle. Read online at archive.org. ... View More

A detailed explanation of the building of a castle and town on the Welsh marches. This edition is in color.