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Inheritance: the Lost History of Mary Davies - A Story of Property, Marriage and Madness by Leo Hollis
$42.99 NZD
Category: History
'Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities.' Dan Snow In June 1701, a young widow, Mary Davies wakes up in a hotel room in Paris and finds a man in her bed. Within hours they are married. Yet three weeks later, Mary ...Show more
Inheritance: the Lost History of Mary Davies - A Story of Property, Marriage and Madness by Leo Hollis
$24.99 NZD
Category: History
'Brilliant' Financial Times 'Hollis expertly weaves together the human tragedy and high politics behind the explosion of one of the world's greatest cities' Dan Snow The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London ...Show more
The Phoenix - St. Paul's Cathedral and the Men Who Made Modern London by Leo Hollis
$37.99 NZD
Category: History
'A tour de force of biography, history, politics, philosophy and experimental science' ECONOMISTThe remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men who were responsible for that achievement.'Wonderfully rich ...Show more
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