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REVIEW ROUNDUP

REVIEW ROUNDUP: BRITISH ICONS

We guide you toward the most interesting books and films on British icons

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a selection of
books, including
the three
reviewed here.
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BOOKS

TUDOR MIDDLE AGES 20TH CENTURY OVERVIEW

Thomas Cromwell: Servant To Henry VIII Lionheart Young Titan With such a long time period
Author: David Loades Author: Douglas Boyd Author: Michael Shelden to cover, some of the books on
Publisher: Amberley Publisher: History Press Publisher: Simon & Schuster British history can be, to say
Known as Henry VIII’s enforcer, this King Richard I only ruled England for There’s no shortage of books on Churchill, the least, a touch daunting.
book is divided into eight chronological ten years but is one of the country’s but where this one stands out is its tight Fifty Things You Need To
chapters, from the making of the man, the most iconic rulers. Boyd paints a picture focus on a specific time period – from his Know About British History
years of the royal supremacy to his fall. of a king who actually hated his own political rise in 1900 to his abject fall in 1915 by Hugh Williams is a good
While reading about his apprenticeship country, had no problem abandoning with the Gallipoli campaign. While this place to start, as the facts
under Cardinal Wolsey is entertaining, the his supporters and had an insatiable means that the broader political and social are on the whole interesting
real meat of the book is the years where, taste for gold and plunder. Some of these issues of the day are skirted over, it paints and informative and the list
after the king, he was the most powerful conclusions may be a touch sensational a colourful account of the years that were format makes it easy to dip in
figure in England. but the text is never boring. instrumental in shaping the great leader. and out of. For those wanting
something more substantial
Andrew Marr’s A History of
If you like this, try… If you like this, try… If you like this, try… Modern Britain provides more
Six Wives: The Queens Of Henry VIII The Crusades Through Arab Eyes The Unknown Lloyd George
Dr David Starkey – One of the country’s Amin Maalou – Using contemporary Arab Travis L Crosby – The biography of one of the detail without being stingy
leading historians turns his gaze to Henry sources, Maalou paints a vivid picture of what most important figures in British history, the
VIII’s six wives and provides insight that is life was like for those subjected to invasions by man responsible for many of the reforms that when it comes to amusing
consistently entertaining. foreign powers for religious reasons. led to the modern welfare state. anecdotes and engaging copy.
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