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Also by Robert Lacey:

The Queen, May 2012
Hardcover / e-Book
Inside The Kingdom, October 2009
Hardcover
Great Tales from English History, December 2006
Hardcover

GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY
By: Robert Lacey

Captain Cook, Samuel Johnson, Queen Victoria, Charles Darwin, Edward the Abdicator, and More

Volume 3
Little, Brown
December 2006
On Sale: December 11, 2006
320 pages
ISBN: 0316114596
EAN: 9780316114592
Hardcover
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Historical | Non-Fiction

History at its best--the great stories of England's modern age, distilled in Robert Lacey's inimitable style. From William and Mary to Watson and Crick, Robert Lacey's newest volume offers up the most delightful and intriguing English tales of the last few centuries. Royal families and renowned scientists, highwaymen and war heroes--the most colorful characters of modern English history are here. Samuel Johnson, Mary Wollstonecraft, Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, Charles Darwin, Winston Churchill--these are but a few of the famous characters to grace the pages of volume three. Robert Lacey once again captivates with the tales of an era's most pivotal moments: the events and extraordinary characters that shaped a great nation.

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Larry King Live - December 14, 2006