King of All Balloons: The Adventurous Life of James Sadler, The First English Aeronaut 9781445653082, 9781445653099, 1445653087

The daring flights of the early balloonists that were the first steps on mankind’s upward journey to the Moon and beyond

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King of All Balloons: The Adventurous Life of James Sadler, The First English Aeronaut
9781445653082, 9781445653099, 1445653087

A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king.

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'A genuinely fascinating book, the best kind of popular history' Literary Review This first, and some would

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King Æthelred II (978-1016), known as 'the Unready', is a relatively unknown English monarch. The exploration

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Of all the British monarchs who have claimed they ruled the seas, just one, King William IV, has been a truly profession

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History of comic strips in the 1930s

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Theatre Library Association's Wall Award Finalist Silent film superstar Douglas Fairbanks was an absolute charmer.

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A year after the death of James I in 1625, a sensational pamphlet accused the Duke of Buckingham of murdering the king.

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