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The Six Wives of Henry VIII
Antonia Fraser

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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A Special Edition of The Six Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia Fraser to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. The six wives of Henry VIII - Catherine of Aragon, Anne Boleyn, Jane Seymour, Anna of Cleves, Katherine Howard and Catherine Parr - have become defined in a popular sense not so much by their lives as by the way these lives ended. But, as Antonia Fraser conclusively proves, they were rich and feisty characters. They may have been victims of Henry's obsession with a male heir, but they were not willing victims. On the contrary, they displayed considerable strength and intelligence at a time when their sex supposedly possessed little of either.   ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/7018/The-Six-Wives-of-Henry-VIII-by-Antonia-Fraser.html

Stalin : The Court of the Red Tsar
Simon Sebag Montefiore

Format: Paperback - Released: 20/02/2012
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A Special Edition of Stalin: The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore to celebrate Orion's 20th anniversary. The remarkable untold story of the men and women who sustained Stalin in power in the Soviet Union for nearly 30 years - a SUNDAY TIMES bestseller. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/7017/Stalin-The-Court-of-the-Red-Tsar-by-Simon-Sebag-Montefiore.html

Tutankhamen's Curse The Developing History of an Egyptian King
Joyce Tyldesley

Format: Hardback - Released: 09/02/2012
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This is the true history and mythology of Tutankhamen. Ninety years ago, Howard Carter discovered Tutankhamen's mummy lying, surrounded by grave goods, in a virtually intact tomb in the Valley of the Kings. Egyptology would never be the same again. Tutankhamen's Curse approaches the story of the lost king, and his development into a cultural icon, with fresh eyes. Stripping away the layers of modern myths that threaten to obscure the king, it uses the evidence from his tomb to reconstruct a family and a history for Tutankhamen. Tutankhamen's Curse is designed to appeal to the widest of readerships, from general reader and lovers of history to students of Egyptology and archaeology. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/6995/Tutankhamen-s-Curse-The-Developing-History-of-an-Egyptian-King-by-Joyce-Tyldesley.html

Dig WWII BBCTV Tie-in to the Series Presented by Dan Snow
Jean Hood

Format: Hardback - Released: 27/02/2012
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Military archaeology is amongst the newest academic disciplines and is also one of the fastest growing. The BBC TV series Dig WWII will be using this discipline to examine some of the most compelling stories of the Battle of the Atlantic, the Battle of Britain and the Battle for Europe to provide fresh insights and understanding into our dramatic fight for survival. There will be perilous dives onto a tank graveyard and a sunken U-boat; the recovery of a crashed Spitfire from a Northern Irish bog; and an exploration of the tunnels and bunkers on a D-Day beach. Each story has personal testimony from veterans who were there. The series is made by the same team who made Dig 1940 for BBC1, which achieved nearly 5 million viewers for its opening episode. Author Jean Hood looks into all these stories, revealing the scientific breakthroughs, such as DNA profiling that has allowed families to identify loved ones, as well as the dangers inherent in diving to 130 metres and digging in a peat bog, while providing broader discussion on the themes in the programmes within a wider framework of the war in Europe. ]]> http://www.lovereading.co.uk//book/6982/Dig-WWII-BBCTV-Tie-in-to-the-Series-Presented-by-Dan-Snow-by-Jean-Hood.html