Roger Hall

Prince Charles, grandson of the exiled James II, invaded England with six thousand Highland Clansmen in the year 1745, in an attempt to regain the throne which his grandfather had forfeited in 1688. These adventures and those of Bonnie Prince Charlie in the wild Highlands of Scotland after the Battle of Culloden constitute one of the most romantic and exciting events in the history of the British Isles.

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Elizabeth Fry was one of the truly great women of the nineteenth century. Her devoted work for the betterment of prisoners and the improvement of prisons will be remembere long after the politicians of her day are forgotten.

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The works of Elizabeth Gaskell have been compared to those of Jane Austen: Cranford is now a classic and her Life of Charlotte Brontë has earned Mrs Gaskell a place amongst the foremost English biographers. The story of her life however is much more than simple that of a writer in an age of writers such as Charles Dickens and the Brontës. It is the story of an era, a people, and a way of life.

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This tells the story of the quarrel of two great and determined men 800 years ago. One, King Henry II, who brought law and order to England, died deserted and broken-hearted in France; the other, Thomas Becket, Archbishop of Canterbury, was murdered in his own cathedral.

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The Victorian age was one of great compexity and contrast, and it brought much that was new and not only by way of discovery and invention but also in its great social reform.
Queen Victoria, as both Head of State and wife and mother, had many problems to contend with. A woman of character and determination, she dealt with them all in her own firm way. Here is the story of her life and her reign. 

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This book was published in full-colour boards and without a dust jacket. The first edition has the title last on the back, the tally number is 370.