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1	Six Wives: The Queens of Henry VIII more books like this by David Starkey Catherine of Aragon, the pious Spanish Catholic who suffered years of miscarriages and failed to produce a male heir; Anne Boleyn, the pretty, clever, French-educated 'Protestant' whose marriage to Henry changed England forever; Jane Seymour, the demure and submissive contrast to Anne's radical and vampish style; Anne of Cleves, 'the Mare of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Elizabeth: The Struggle for the Throne more books like this by David Starkey In this spirited United Kingdom bestseller, Starkey presents a brilliant examination of the formative years of the "Virgin Queen, " recreating a host of extravagant characters, mad-cap schemes, and tragic plots, while using original documents to depict the princess's tumultuous life before her accession to the throne in 1588. Two 8-page color ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Reign of Henry VIII: Personalities & Politics more books like this by David Starkey Aiming to put Henry VIII and the events of his reign into context, this book offers an account of the great game of politics over which the King presided. It provides sketches of Henry's queens and insights into the character of the King himself and into other significant features of the reign of England's "triumphant monarch". The author's other ... see all copies from $7.13! new only from $18.07!
4	Elizabeth : apprenticeship more books like this by David Starkey An abused child, yet confident of her destiny, passionately sexual yet, she said, a virgin, famed as England's most successful ruler yet actually doing little, Elizabeth I is full of contradictions. This biography, published to accompany a Channel 4 series presented by the author, aims to turn the paradox into a person. Starting with Elizabeth's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $18.94! \| first editions
5	Smokestacks & Skyscrapers: An Anthology of Chicago Writing more books like this by David Starkey (Editor), Daivd Starkey (Editor), Richard Guzman (Editor) The spirit of a place is most aptly captured by its artists. Writers in particular have long been fascinated with the city of Chicago. "Smokestacks & Skyscapers," a new anthology, is the most comprehensive collection of Chicago writing to date. Featuring more than seventy authors who have written on the city or are Chicagoans themselves, this ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95!
6	Rivals in Power: Lives and Letters of the Great Tudor Dynasties more books like this by David Starkey (Editor) Produced and illustrated in the same style as "The Paston Letters", this tells the story of the 16th century through the private letters of five leading noble families. Life in the Tudor court was sumptuous, terrifying and drenched in the unpredictability of regal power. The poet Edmund Spenser described a courtier's life as nothing but "To fawn, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $16.69! \| first editions
7	Two Histories of England more books like this by Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, David Starkey (Introduction by) With an Introduction by bestselling historian David Starkey, this volume collects lighthearted and long-forgotten gems of English literature by two of Englands most beloved authors. see all copies from $2.10! new only from $2.20! \| first editions \| SVS
8	In a Fine Frenzy: Poets Respond to Shakespeare more books like this by David Starkey (Editor), Paul J Willis (Editor) Showcasing poems by more than ninety contemporary American poets, In a Fine Frenzy reveals what Shakespeare's poetic children have made of their inheritance. Particularly interested in Viola, Miranda, Prospero, Desdemona, Iago, Lear, Cordelia, Hamlet, Horatio, and Ophelia, the poets respond to the sonnets, the comedies, the tragedies, the romances ... see all copies from $9.00! new only from $16.09! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Elizabeth more books like this by David Starkey This series' focus is high-profile titles that are being discussed in the media -- biographies of people in the news, literary figures, musicians, politicians, TV and film celebrities, and of people who have influenced history in some way. An abused child, yet confident of her destiny to reign, a woman in a man's world, Elizabeth I was to be famed ... see all copies from $26.45! new only from $26.45! \| first editions
10	Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations more books like this by David Starkey Make reading and modeling an integral part of your creative writing class with "Poetry Writing: Theme and Variations". Students will learn both the style and the substance of poetry by modeling their writing on professional poems. Each chapter opens with one of fifty poems from a distinguished group of twentieth-century American writers, including ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $33.50!
11	Living Blue in the Red States more books like this by David Starkey (Editor) Political pundits never tire of reminding us of the great cultural divide between conservative "red" states and liberal "blue" ones. But common sense tells us that not all people in these states can be politically like-minded. David Starkey, a former red-state resident, wondered what politically progressive creative writers were feeling in the ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.19! \| SVS
12	Exploiting the Sea: Aspects of Britain's Maritime Economy Since 1870 more books like this by David J Starkey (Editor), Alan G Jamieson (Editor) Offering perspectives on Britain's vital but changing relationship with the sea since the late-19th century, this work assesses the significance to the British economy of self-reliant industries such as shipping, shipbuilding, fishing, coastal trading and seaside tourism. It also seeks to explain why the clear pre-eminence that Britain established ... see all copies from $7.74! new only from $27.50! \| first editions
13 view cover	Charles I: A Life of Religion, War and Treason more books like this by Christopher Hibbert, David Starkey (Foreword by) When Charles Stuart was a child, it seemed unlikely that he would survive, let alone become ruler of England and Scotland. Charles I is best remembered for having started the English Civil War in 1642, which led to his execution for treason, the end of the monarchy, and the establishment of a commonwealth until monarchy was restored in 1660. ... see all copies from $11.00! new only from $13.12! \| SVS
14 view cover	Monarchy by David Starkey David Starkey's thrilling new paperback charts the rise of the British monarchy from the War of the Roses, the English Civil War and the Georgians, right up until the present day monarchs of the 20th Century. With both authority and verve, David Starkey unmasks the personalities and achievements, the defeats and victories, that lie behind the ... see all copies from $2.91! new only from $9.18!
15 view cover	The monarchy of England by David Starkey Monarchy is more than the biographies of the kings and queens of England. It is an in-depth examination of what the English monarchy has meant, in terms of the expression of the individual, the Mother of Parliaments, Magna Charta, the laws of England and the land of England. This is the history of ideas and ideals, as well as colourful characters, ... see all copies from $66.39! new only from $66.39!
16	Henry VIII: A European Court in England more books like this by David Starkey Published to accompany a major historial exhibition at the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, to mark the 500th anniversary of Henry VIII's birth, this book offers a reconstruction of Henry's Palace at Greenwich and of the splendour and richness of incident of his reign. It was at Greenwich that Henry was born in 1491, spent two-thirds of his ... see all copies from $31.10! first editions
17 view cover	England's Sea Fisheries: The Commercial Sea Fisheries of England and Wales Since 1300 more books like this by David J Starkey Fish and fishermen have played a fundamental role in the provision of food in England for the last 1,000 years and this work sets out to get to the heart of every aspect of England's fisheries. Fishing has always been a complex human activity. Seafood and diet, the curing and preservation of fish and its distribution, fish farming from monastic ... see all copies from $63.15! new only from $63.15! \| first editions
18 view cover	Pirates and Privateers: New Perspectives on the War on Trade in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries more books like this by E S Van Eyck Van Heslinga, David J Starkey (Editor), J A De Moor (Editor) Those travelling on the seas have always been vulnerable to the attacks of predators acting within or outside the law. In the 18th and 19th centuries such assaults reached new heights as the development of trans-oceanic empires led to an increase in the wealth and extent of sea-borne trade, and with it the potential for prize-taking. This work ... see all copies from $49.92! new only from $49.92! \| first editions
19 view cover	The English Court: From the Wars of the Roses to the Civil War more books like this by David Starkey (Editor) This pioneering work, the first serious analysis of the royal household between the middle ages and the eighteenth century, examines the internal workings of the court which was key to politics, and the personnel and organisation of the private royal apartments. It presents radical reinterpretation of the period as a whole, seeing the years from ... see all copies from $51.86!
20 view cover	Keywords in Creative Writing more books like this by Wendy Bishop, David Starkey Wendy Bishop and David Starkey have created a remarkable resource volume for creative writing students and other writers just getting started. In two- to ten-page discussions, these authors introduce forty-one central concepts in the fields of creative writing and writing instruction, with discussions that are accessible yet grounded in ... see all copies from $17.65! new only from $20.65! \| SVS
21	Evolution of the Sailing Ship, 1250-1589: Keynote Studies from the Mariner's Mirror more books like this by Basil Greenhill (Editor), David J Starkey (Editor) "The Mariner's Mirror", the journal of The Society for Nautical Research, first appeared in 1911. In its early pages, the founders of the Society published a mass of writing which laid the foundation for much of the maritime research which has been carried out in the last 80 years. The scarcity of these early volumes and wide variety of the ... see all copies from $26.70! first editions
22 view cover	Teaching Writing Creatively more books like this by David Starkey (Editor) "Teaching Writing Creatively" represents a challenge to conventional notions of genre. It seeks to break down the artificial, antiquated barriers between "creative" and "academic" writing, making the writing classroom experience a more imaginative one. "Teaching Writing Creatively" features respected names in composition - instructors with long, ... see all copies from $15.64! new only from $25.12! \| SVS
23 view cover	Oceans Past: Management Insights from the History of Marine Animal Populations more books like this by David J Starkey (Editor), Poul Holm (Editor), Michaela Barnard (Editor) Rarely has humanity's underestimation of the impacts of its activities been so starkly demonstrated as in the marine environment. For centuries the seas appeared to offer limitless supplies of food and other resources, their waters a cornucopia never to be exhausted. In more recent times the extreme exploitation and subsequent collapse of cod ... see all copies from $101.06! new only from $101.06! \| SVS
24	The Inventory of King Henry VIII: Society of Antiquaries MS 129 and British Library MS Harley 1419 the Transcript more books like this by David Starkey (Editor), P Ward (Editor) see all copies from $117.60! new only from $136.50!
25 view cover	Elizabeth : the exhibition at the National Maritime Museum by David Starkey, Susan Doran, National Maritime Museum (Great Britain) This lavishly illustrated book ties in with a major international exhibition opening at the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich on 1 May 2003. Timed to commemorate the 400th anniversary since the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, and sponsored by Morgan Stanley, the exhibition brings together a wealth of paintings, manuscripts, fine art ... see all copies from $37.83! new only from $37.83!

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