Categorie archieven: Engelse geschiedenis

Britse geschiedenis boeken

Britse geschiedenis boeken recensie, review en informatie nieuwe geschiedenisboeken over het Verenigd Koninkrijk. Welke nieuwe boeken over de geschiedenis van Engeland, Schotland en Wales verschijnen er? Waarover gaan de inhoud van de boeken? Wat zijn de beste Britse geschiedenisboeken?

Britse geschiedenis boeken

De geschiedenis van het Verenigd Koninkrijk is voor velen boeiend en interessant. Niet vreemd dus dat er veel boeken over de Britse geschiedenis verschijnen.


Nieuwsbrief boekentips en recensies

Elke week de nieuwste boekentips en recensies? Meld je aan voor de nieuwsbrief.


Wat zijn goede nieuwe Britse geschiedenis boeken?

Hieronder is een overzicht samengesteld van nieuwe geschiedenisboeken over Groot-Brittannië. De indeling is op de datum van publicatie. Zowel Nederlandstalige als Engelse boeken zijn opgenomen.

Nick Aitchison Scotland's Stone of Destiny reviewScotland’s Stone of Destiny

  • Auteur: Nick Aitchison (Schotland)
  • Soort boek: Schotse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 27 november 2025
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Scotland’s ‘Stone of Destiny’ is the most famous symbol of both Scottish nationhood and the British monarchy. Nick Aitchison has produced the first fully researched and illustrated study of its history, mythology and cultural significance. Having first traced the origin, evolution and function of myths surrounding the Stone and the ancient prophecy that gives the Stone its name, he examines the stone itself and for the first time reveals the Stone’s original function and the origins of its symbolic sanctity…lees verder >

Mark Garnett Downing Street Downfalls reviewDowning Street Downfalls

The Misadventures of Britain’s Prime Ministers Since Thatcher

  • Auteur: Mark Garnett (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Britse politieke geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Agenda Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 20 november 2025
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: This book, which straddles more than 30 years of prime ministerial misadventures, poses questions about the underlying factors as well as the specific circumstances for individual departures. Is the role of prime minister just becoming too difficult to perform successfully? If so, why? Has there been a decline in calibre in the candidates holding office? In exploring how the famous entrance to number 10 Downing Street has become a revolving door, the book shines a fresh light on the nature of politics and political office in the UK today…lees verder >

Heather Blurton Richard the Lionheart reviewRichard the Lionheart

In Life and in Legend

  • Auteur: Heather Blurton
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, Middeleeuwse geschiedenis
  • Uitgever: Reaktion Books
  • Reeks: Medieval Lives
  • Verschijnt: 1 november 2025
  • Omvang: 200 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 16,95
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: How did Richard the Lionheart, who once said he would sell London if he found a buyer, become celebrated as the ideal of English chivalry? This book examines the life of Richard I (1157–1199) through the captivating stories told about him, from accounts of his deeds in medieval sources to his portrayals in modern literature and media. Tales of Richard’s exploits were as colourful as they were varied…lees verder >

Ben Barry The Rise and Fall of the British Army 1975-2025 reviewThe Rise and Fall of the British Army

1975-2025

  • Auteur: Ben Barry (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: militaire geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Osprey Publisking
  • Verschijnt: 9 oktober 2025
  • Omvang: 496 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 30,00 / £ 21,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
  • Inhoud boek: A new study of a critical period in the history of the British Army. The last half century has seen society, technology, the character of conflict and the British Army itself all change greatly. From a low point in the 1970s, the Army’s war fighting capability increased in the 1980s in the face of a prospective war with the Soviet Union. This capability was then tested on operations from Kuwait in 1991 through to Afghanistan in 2001 and the 2003 invasion of Iraq…lees verder >

The Book of Bradford reviewThe Book of Bradford

A City in Short Fiction

  • Redactie: Saima Mir (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: verhalen over de stad Bradford
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Comma Press
  • Verschijnt: 2 oktober 2025
  • Omvang:
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon
  • Inhoud boek: A city built on proud northern values, but one which also boasts one of the UK’s youngest and most diverse populations, Bradford is nothing if not a place of immense contrasts. Bringing together fiction from some of the city’s most celebrated writers, The Book of Bradford reflects this intriguing juxtaposition, celebrating the city’s infinite potential while robustly challenging the sometimes unwelcome stereotypes. From the family affected by the Bradford City Stadium fire, to the Pakistan immigrant who forms a close bond with her next-door neighbour…lees verder >

Ken Follett Cirkel der dagen recensieCirkel der dagen

  • Auteur: Ken Follett (Wales)
  • Soort boek: roman over het ontstaan van Stonehenge
  • Origineel: Circle of Days (2025)
  • Nederlandse vertaling: Joost van der Meer, William Oostendorp
  • Uitgever: Boekerij
  • Verschijnt: 23 september 2025
  • Omvang: 560 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: € 29.99 / € 14,99 / € 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud roman: Groot-Brittannië, 25e eeuw v.C. Op een heuvel verrijst een groots bouwwerk: Stonehenge. Ken Follett neemt zijn lezers mee naar het ontstaan van het indrukwekkende Stonehenge Een vuursteendelver met een technische gave, een priesteres die in het onmogelijke gelooft en een monument dat een beschaving zal definiëren…lees verder >

Michael R. Bailey Locomotion No. 1 reviewLocomotion No. 1

The True Story of the World’s First Public Service Steam Locomotive

  • Auteurs: Michael R. BaileyPeter H. Davidson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: spoorweggeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 25,00 / £ 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud: In 1825 the Stockton & Darlington Railway began operations as the world’s first public railway to be operated by steam. The first train, that opened the railway on the 27th September, was drawn by the locomotive that became known as Locomotion No.1, and from this origin all public railways the world over developed to become the driving force behind economic progress…lees verder >

Amy Gray Red Duchess Kitty Atholl reviewRed Duchess

Kitty Atholl, A Rebel in Westminster

  • Auteur: Amy Gray (Schotland)
  • Soort boek: biografie
  • Taal; Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs:  £ 22,00 /  £ 12,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Born into an ancient Scottish family and married to a philandering duke, Kitty rose above the constraints of class and convention to become a tireless advocate for women and children. By her election as the first Scottish female MP in 1923, she was one of the most prominent women in Scotland – and that was well before she shocked Westminster with outspoken rebellions against her own government…lees verder >

Niels Posthumus Verdeeld koninkrijk recensieVerdeeld koninkrijk

Op reis door het Groot-Brittannië van Charles

  • Auteur: Niels Posthumus (Nederland)
  • Soort boek: journalistiek reisverslag
  • Uitgever: Balans
  • Verschijnt: 4 september 2025
  • Omvang: 320 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: € 23,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Journalist Niels Posthumus reisde kriskras door het Groot-Brittannië en sprak onderweg met mensen uit alle lagen van de bevolking. Hoe ziet de nieuwe vorst de toekomst, en hoe vinden de overige 68 miljoen Britten dat hun land ervoor staat? Het resultaat is een fascinerend portret van een land op zoek naar zichzelf…lees verder >

Gareth Williams The Impossible Bomb reviewThe Impossible Bomb

The Hidden History of British Scientists and the Race to Create an Atomic Weapon

  • Auteur: Gareth Williams (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: oorlogsgeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Yale University Press
  • Verschijnt: 2 september 2025
  • Omvang: 480 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: $ 40.00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: The remarkable story of the forgotten British scientists who enabled the Manhattan Project to create the atomic bomb. Atomic weaponry is widely understood as a story of American scientific achievement—but scientists working in Britain played a vital role in its development. Including Nobel Prize winners and Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany, these scientists have long since been forgotten. But without their expertise, Robert Oppenheimer’s research at Los Alamos would never have succeeded…lees verder >

David Woodman The First King of England reviewThe First King of England

Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom

  • Auteur: David Woodman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, biografie
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Princeton University Press
  • Verschijnt: 2 september 2025
  • Omvang: 344 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: $ 35,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: The First King of England is a foundational biography of Æthelstan (d. 939), the early medieval king whose territorial conquests and shrewd statesmanship united the peoples, languages, and cultures that would come to be known as the “kingdom of the English.” In this panoramic work, David Woodman blends masterful storytelling with the latest scholarship to paint a multifaceted portrait of this immensely important but neglected figure, a man celebrated in his day as much for his benevolence, piety, and love of learning as he was for his ambitious reign…lees verder >

Robert Hardman Charles III reviewCharles III

The Inside Story

  • Auteur: Robert Hardman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: biografie van koning Charles III
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Pan Mcmillan
  • Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 576 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: By the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Robert Hardman, Charles III is an intimate portrait of the monarch that draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, their close friends and staff, plus previously unseen papers from the Royal Archives. Authoritative and richly insightful, Charles III is the definitive account of a king determined to maximize ‘the time God grants me’ – and enjoy it…lees verder >

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487 reviewStoke Field 1487

The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses

  • Auteur: Dickon Whitewood (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse oorlogsgeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Osprey Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 98 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 16,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: The Battle of Stoke is popularly considered to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Less than two years previously, King Henry VII had been crowned on the battlefield following his victory over Richard III at Bosworth. Henry soon took steps to secure his crown, and made certain to keep control of any potential rivals. Despite these efforts, a plot soon emerged against his rule, which culminated in the crowning of a rival king in Ireland. Launching an invasion of England…lees verder >

Richard Tames A Short History of Cambridge reviewA Short History of Cambridge

  • Auteur: Richard Tames (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Haus Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 300 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 10,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: The splendour of Cambridge – to which more than eight million visitors are attracted every year – and its famous university have ensured that the town has long enjoyed international renown. Digging deep into its emergence and evolution, A Short History of Cambridge sheds light on the origins of academia in the area and the fascinating history of one of England’s most famous towns…lees verder >

Christopher Horlock Quirky Brighton reviewQuirky Brighton

  • Auteur: Christopher Horlock (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Brighton
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 96 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 15,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Brighton and Hove is one of England’s most recent cities and also one of its most colourful and eccentric. It developed as a fashionable resort in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, becoming inextricably linked with the extravagant behaviour of George IV and his fantastical Pavilion. In this book author Christopher Horlock delves into lesser-known but fascinating tales from Brighton’s past…lees verder >

Adam Parker Magic in Roman Britain reviewMagic in Roman Britain

  • Auteur: Adam Parker (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Romeinen boek, Britse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 96 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 15,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: In Roman Britain people used magic to protect themselves, to gain better health, to fall in love, and to curse wrongdoers. They used arcane words, strange and uncanny materials, and called upon supernatural creatures to make the magic work. This book introduces the subject of magical practices in the ancient world and explores the many incredible ways that this presented itself in Britain in the first four centuries ad. Many different types of magic are featured…lees verder >

Amanda Harvey Purse Henry's Roses reviewHenry’s Roses

The Lives of Elizabeth of York, Margaret of Scotland and Mary of France

  • Auteur: Amanda Harvey Purse (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 288 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 22,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Henry VIII’s relationships with women in his adult life were not plain sailing. He was the Tudor king who had six wives, two of whom he murdered. But what of the three powerful Tudor women who surrounded Henry VIII in his early life? The ones who knew him before the marriages, before the beheadings, before the tyranny? One was Queen of England, one was Queen of Scotland and the other was Queen of France – but for Henry VIII these women were his mother and sisters…lees verder >

Andrew Lownie Entitled reviewEntitled

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

  • Auteur: Andrew Lownie (Engeland_
  • Soort boek: biografie van Prins Andrew
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: William Collins
  • Verschijnt: 14 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 448 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities. Still living in the same house, they claim to be ‘the happiest divorced couple in the world’. The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives…lees verder >

Tim Hames Measuring Monarchy reviewMeasuring Monarchy

The Most Overrated and Underrated British Kings and Queens

  • Auteur: Tim Hames (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Britse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 24 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 16,99 / £ 9,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Measuring Monarchy provides a completely original outlook as to how to analyse British kings and queens and throws a revisionist Molotov cocktail into our historical thinking. It puts forward and explains the case for five comparative metrics for all UK monarchs: their professional standing, their popular standing with the public, their impact on public finances, how they conducted foreign policy and their preparations for succession…lees verder >

Victor Gibson North Sea Oil reviewNorth Sea Oil

A History – Sixty Years of Triumph and Tragedy

  • Auteur: Victor Gibson (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Britse geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 288 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek
  • Prijs: £ 22,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Charting the development of the North Sea Oil business from the early days, when oil companies hired seismic ships to go out and use dynamite to try to determine whether there was any oil out there, to the modern day, this is a fascinating history of oil and gas exploration, development and production in the North Sea. This was a drama enacted out of sight of land, in the freezing waters of one of the world’s most hostile seas…lees verder >

Patricia Southern The Story of Stonehenge reviewThe Story of Stonehenge

  • Auteur: Patricia Southern (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, prehistorie
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Amberley Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 15 juli 2025
  • Omvang: 160 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs:  £ 16,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol
  • Inhoud boek: Patricia Southern’s new history considers the conflicting theories around how it was built with such precision and why. Did the stones arrive at Stonehenge by humans, or were they transported there by glaciers long before the first monument was built? Was it a religious centre for unknown rites and ceremonies? Did it function as an observatory for the sun and the moon, a sort of stone calendar to mark the seasons and the appropriate festivals? One thing it never was, a Druid temple…lees verder >

Mike O'Connor The Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall reviewThe Little History of Storytelling in Cornwall

  • Auteur: Mike O’Connor (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: boek met verhalen over Cornwall
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Reeks: The Little History
  • Verschijnt: 3 juli 2025
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 12,99 / £ 6,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: Cornwall’s storytelling tradition stretches back a thousand years. Before TV and radio, stories were told among the flickering shadows at the fireside. They whiled away the travellers’ miles, long hours in the fields, and days at sea. They gladdened brief moments of relaxation for miners and bal-maidens. Travelling storytellers wandered from village to village swapping words for supper, and a rich local dialect brought the tales to life. Classic Cornish tales such as the Mermaid of Zennor and Jan Tregeagle are wonderfully entertaining, and collectively tell us much about Cornwall, its people, and its history…lees verder >

Hendrik V

Het leven van Engelands grootste koning, 1386-1422

  • Dan Jones Hendrik V recensieAuteur: Dan Jones (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: biografie, Engelse geschiedenis
  • Origineel: Henry V (2024)
  • Uitgever: Omniboek
  • Verschijnt: 23 januari 2025
  • Omvang: 320 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: € 29,99 / € 9,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Boekenwereld / Bol / Libris
  • Inhoud boek: In Hendrik V vertelt Dan Jones het levensverhaal van Hendrik V (1386-1422). Hoewel hij slechts negen jaar en vier maanden koning van Engeland was, wordt hij gezien als de imposantste en invloedrijkste koning uit de Engelse geschiedenis. Hij was een geharde, soms brute krijger, maar ook een intellectueel, creatief en artistiek. Een leider die veel fouten maakte, maar altijd leek te zegevieren wanneer het er echt op aankwam…lees verder >

Bijpassende boeken en informatie

Afbeelding bovenzijde: Big Ben, Londen, Engeland (T. Athawes, Unsplash)

Ken Follett – Cirkel der dagen

Ken Follett Cirkel der dagen recensie en informatie van de roman over het ontstaan van Stonehenge van de Welsh schrijver. Op 23 september 2025 verschijnt bij Uitgeverij Boekerij de Nederlandse vertaling van Circle of Days, de nieuwe roman van Ken Follett. Hier lees je informatie over de inhoud van het boek, de auteur en over de uitgave.

Ken Follett Cirkel der dagen recensie

  • Monumentaal en episch… een sublieme roman.” (Lee Child)
  • “Een monumentaal meesterwerk… een torenhoge triomf van een groot talen.” (Booklist)

Ken Follett Cirkel der dagen

Cirkel der dagen

  • Auteur: Ken Follett (Wales)
  • Soort boek: roman over het ontstaan van Stonehenge
  • Origineel: Circle of Days (2025)
  • Nederlandse vertaling: Joost van der Meer, William Oostendorp
  • Uitgever: Boekerij
  • Verschijnt: 23 september 2025
  • Omvang: 560 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: € 29.99 / € 14,99 / € 14,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de roman van Ken Follett over Stonehenge

Groot-Brittannië, 25e eeuw v.C. Op een heuvel verrijst een groots bouwwerk: Stonehenge. Ken Follett neemt zijn lezers mee naar het ontstaan van het indrukwekkende Stonehenge

Een vuursteendelver met een technische gave, een priesteres die in het onmogelijke gelooft en een monument dat een beschaving zal definiëren.

Seft, een getalenteerde vuursteendelver, trekt in de zomerhitte de Grote Vlakte over om getuige te zijn van de rituelen die het nieuwe jaar inluiden en om zijn stenen te verhandelen op de Midzomermarkt. Maar ook om Neen te vinden, het meisje van wie hij houdt, en te ontsnappen aan zijn brute vader en broers, die ook vuursteen delven. Neen en haar familie leven in liefdevolle harmonie met elkaar, iets waar Seft zelf zo naar hunkert.

Joia, Neens zus, is een visionaire priesteres met een ongeëvenaard leiderschapsvermogen. Als kind keek ze geboeid naar de Midzomerceremonie en droomde ze van een wonderbaarlijk nieuw monument, opgetrokken uit de grootste stenen ter wereld. Maar nu broeit er onheil tussen de heuvels en bossen van de Grote Vlakte.

Joia’s droom van een grote stenen cirkel, waar alle stammen van de Grote Vlakte aan meebouwen, zal Seft inspireren en hun beider levenswerk worden. Maar terwijl droogte de aarde teistert, groeit het wantrouwen tussen de herders, boeren en hoeders van het bos – en een daad van barbaars geweld leidt tot openlijke oorlogvoering… Zal het nieuwe monument ooit werkelijkheid worden?

Ken Follett is geboren op 5 juni 1949 in Cardiff, Wales. Hij was journalist tot hij in 1978 debuteerde met Door het oog van de naald, gevolgd door Code Rebecca. Sindsdien heeft hij uitsluitend bestsellers geschreven, zoals de Century-trilogie en de Kingsbridge-serie, met onder andere Pilaren van de aarde en De schemering en de dageraad.

Bijpassende boeken

Amy Gray – Red Duchess Kitty Atholl

Amy Gray Red Duchess Kitty Atholl biografie review, recensie en informatie van het boek over de eerste vrouwelijke MP in Schotland. Op 18 september 2025 verschijnt bij The History Press de biografie van Kitty Atholl, A Rebel in Westminster. Het boek is geschreven door Amy Gray.

Amy Gray Red Duchess Kitty Atholl biografie review en recensie

  • “With this admirable book, Amy Gray puts the Duchess of Atholl back where she belongs, in the front row of twentieth century politics. Meticulous research and illuminating use of contemporary sources make Red Duchess a fascinating and hugely valuable addition to the political and social history of the period.” (Professor John Bew)
  • “Before Margaret Thatcher, before Barbara Castle, there was Katharine Stewart-Murray, the ‘Red Duchess’ of Atholl and one of the great female pioneers of UK politics. Amy Gray’s deeply-researched biography compellingly reconstructs her moral clarity, her unequivocal human rights campaigns against the “twin totalitarianisms” of Fascism and Communism, and her profound impact on the lives of glittering contemporaries such as Winston Churchill and Samuel Coleridge Taylor. In Gray, this unjustly forgotten heroine has finally found the biographer she deserves.” (Kate Malby)

Amy Gray Red Duchess Kitty Atholl

Red Duchess

Kitty Atholl, A Rebel in Westminster

  • Auteur: Amy Gray (Schotland)
  • Soort boek: biografie
  • Taal; Engels
  • Uitgever: The History Press
  • Verschijnt: 18 september 2025
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs:  £ 22,00 /  £ 12,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Kitty Atholl

A pioneering female politician who thought women didn’t need the vote; a Conservative who shared platforms with communists; a shy public speaker who travelled the world speaking for Spanish refugees: the formidable Duchess of Atholl was full of contradictions.

Born into an ancient Scottish family and married to a philandering duke, Kitty rose above the constraints of class and convention to become a tireless advocate for women and children. By her election as the first Scottish female MP in 1923, she was one of the most prominent women in Scotland – and that was well before she shocked Westminster with outspoken rebellions against her own government.

She stood with Spanish refugees and challenged fascism, visited war zones and campaigned with her political opponents, criticised tyrants and wrote her own political playbook. In Red Duchess Kitty Atholl’s extraordinary life is brought to the spotlight she has long deserved – a compelling story of courage, conviction and a woman who refused to play by the rules.

Amy Gray has spent fifteen years working in public affairs and politics and has stood for Parliament twice. She splits her time between Cambridge and Scotland with her husband and two children.

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Mark Garnett – Downing Street Downfalls

Mark Garnett Downing Street Downfalls review, recensie en informatie boek over de problemen van Britse premiers sinds Thatcher. Op 20 november 2025 verschijnt bij Agenda Publishing het boek van Mark Garnett, hoofddocent politiek aan de Lancester University over de problemen van de premiers van het Verenigd Koninkrijk sinds Margaret Thatcher. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Mark Garnett Downing Street Downfalls review en recensie

  • “Rigorous research, insightful analysis and brilliant writing are the hallmarks of this book. For those seeking a pithy but scholarly understanding of what ended British premierships from Thatcher to Sunak, Mark Garnett is an invaluable guide. His combination of academic thoroughness and good-humoured prose is special.” (John Bercow, Speaker of the House of Commons, 2009–2019)
  • “Remember that you are mortal, slaves in ancient Rome would tell victorious generals. Downing Street Downfalls shows that the same is true of prime ministers, and in doing so provides a penetrating and acerbic analysis of recent British politics.” (Sir Vernon Bogdanor, Professor of Government, King’s College, London)
  • “Garnett combines intelligent and scholarly insights, analogies with Greek mythology and razor-sharp wit and satire … absolutely brilliant!” (Peter Dorey, Professor of British Politics, Cardiff University)

Mark Garnett Downing Street Downfalls

Downing Street Downfalls

The Misadventures of Britain’s Prime Ministers Since Thatcher

  • Auteur: Mark Garnett (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Britse politieke geschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Agenda Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 20 november 2025
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 20,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de problemen van Britse premiers sinds Thatcher

Even before Boris Johnson’s rollercoaster ride (2019–22), and the ensuing “blink and you missed it” premiership of Liz Truss, the high wastage-rate among Britain’s prime ministers was becoming a cause for concern. Between 1979 and 2007 Britain had just three heads of government: Margaret Thatcher (1979–90), John Major (1990–97) and Tony Blair (1997–2007). Over the next 17 years six politicians followed them in and out of Downing Street.

This book, which straddles more than 30 years of prime ministerial misadventures, poses questions about the underlying factors as well as the specific circumstances for individual departures. Is the role of prime minister just becoming too difficult to perform successfully? If so, why? Has there been a decline in calibre in the candidates holding office? In exploring how the famous entrance to number 10 Downing Street has become a revolving door, the book shines a fresh light on the nature of politics and political office in the UK today.

Mark Garnett is senior lecturer in politics at Lancaster
University. His books on the Conservative Party include
acclaimed biographies of Tory grandees Keith Joseph and
Willie Whitelaw.

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David Woodman – The First King of England

David Woodman The First King of England review, recensie en informatie boek over koning Æthelstan en de geboorte van een koninkrijk. Op 2 september 2025 verschijnt bij Princeton University Press het boek van de Engelse historicus David Woodman over Æthelstan, de eerste Engelse koning. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

David Woodman The First King of England review en recensie

  • “A fascinating, meticulously researched, and vital new study of the man who has the best claim to be the first true king of England. David Woodman takes us as close as we can ever hope to get to the personality of Æthelstan, and in doing so shines a light on an intriguing and formative period in British history.” (Dan Jones)
  • “England’s founding father deserves this book: at once scholarly and accessible, attentive to every last morsel of detail yet possessed of a thrillingly epic sweep. David Woodman has done Æthelstan proud.” (Tom Holland)
  • “A magisterial account not only of England’s first king, but of the kingdom itself. Beautifully written and filled with insights, it sheds new light on Æthelstan, his life, and his times.” (Peter Frankopan)

David Woodman The First King of England

The First King of England

Æthelstan and the Birth of a Kingdom

  • Auteur: David Woodman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse geschiedenis, historische biografie
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Princeton University Press
  • Verschijnt: 2 september 2025
  • Omvang: 344 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook
  • Prijs: $ 35,00
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over Æthelstan de eerste koning van Engeland

From one of today’s leading historians of the early medieval period, an enthralling chronicle of Æthelstan, England’s founder king whose achievements of 927 rival the Norman Conquest of 1066 in shaping Britain as we know it.

The First King of England is a foundational biography of Æthelstan (d. 939), the early medieval king whose territorial conquests and shrewd statesmanship united the peoples, languages, and cultures that would come to be known as the “kingdom of the English.” In this panoramic work, David Woodman blends masterful storytelling with the latest scholarship to paint a multifaceted portrait of this immensely important but neglected figure, a man celebrated in his day as much for his benevolence, piety, and love of learning as he was for his ambitious reign.

Set against the backdrop of warring powers in early medieval Europe, the book sheds new light on Æthelstan’s early life, his spectacular military victories and the innovative way he governed his kingdom, his fostering of the church, the deft political alliances he forged with Europe’s royal houses, and his death and enduring legacy. It begins with the reigns of Alfred the Great and Edward the Elder, Æthelstan’s grandfather and father, describing how they consolidated and expanded the “kingdom of the Anglo-Saxons.” But it was Æthelstan who would declare himself the first king of all England when, in 927, he conquered the viking kingdom at York, required the submission of a Scottish king, and secured an annual tribute from the Welsh kings.

Beautifully illustrated and breathtaking in scope, The First King of England is the most comprehensive, up-to-date biography of Æthelstan available, bringing a magisterial richness of detail to the life of a consequential British monarch whose strategic and political sophistication was unprecedented for his time.

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Robert Hardman – Charles III

Robert Hardman Charles III review, recensie en informatie boek en biografie met de inside story van de Britse koning. Op 28 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Pan Macmillan het boek over de Britse Koning Charles III, geschreven door Robert Hardman. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Robert Hardman Charles III review en recensie

  • “This glorious book reveals the real Charles III. Hardman’s magisterial biography, full of detail about the King, the Queen and the Sussexes alike, will become a historical document.” (Simon Heffer, The Telegraph)
  • “Scoops aplenty are here … An irresistible insider account of momentous royal events.” (Melanie Reid, The Times)
  • “Fascinating … the book everyone is talking about.” (Daily Mail)
  • “He did it with Elizabeth II and now he has done it again with Charles III. Robert Hardman is the unsurpassed grand master when it comes to the inside story of the modern monarchy. Full of surprises and glorious detail.” (Andrew Roberts, author of George III)

Robert Hardman Charles III

Charles III

The Inside Story

  • Auteur: Robert Hardman (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: biografie van koning Charles III
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Pan Mcmillan
  • Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 576 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van koning Charles III

By the acclaimed royal biographer and commentator Robert Hardman, Charles III is an intimate portrait of the monarch that draws on unrivalled access to the Royal Family, their close friends and staff, plus previously unseen papers from the Royal Archives.

With damaging headlines unleashed by the Sussexes, political crises and questions about the future of the monarchy, Charles III had no shortage of challenges when he came to the throne. The Royal Family then faced a double blow in early 2024 when the King and Catherine, the Princess of Wales, were diagnosed with cancer. By the end of the year, the King had returned to regular duties, dealing with a new government at home and diplomatic turmoil abroad. As head of state of fifteen nations, he would soon find himself caught up in the new and uncertain world order taking shape following the election of President Trump.

The dramatic story is uncovered here, along with the vital role played by Queen Camilla, the Prince and Princess of Wales, the Princess Royal and others. From the emotional days following the death of Elizabeth II and the truth about the King’s relationship with Prince William and Prince Harry to his handling of Prince Andrew, Hardman takes us behind the pomp and ceremony to reveal Charles the man as well as the monarch.

Authoritative and richly insightful, Charles III is the definitive account of a king determined to maximize ‘the time God grants me’ – and enjoy it.

Robert Hardman was born in 1965. He is an internationally renowned writer and broadcaster, specializing in royalty and history for more than twenty-five years. He is author of a number ofacclaimed books along with the BBC and ITV television documentaries of the same name. Among other television credits, he wrote BBC1’s Charles III: The Coronation Year, the BBC Two documentary George III – The Genius of the Mad King and the BBC series, The Queen’s Castle. Hardman interviewed the Prince of Wales for the BBC’s Charles at 60, the Duke of Edinburgh for the BBC’s The Duke: In His Own Words and the Princess Royal for ITV’s Anne: The Princess Royal at 70. He wrote and co-produced the BBC’s Prince Philip: The Royal Family Remembers, for which he interviewed a dozen members of the Royal Family. He is also an award-winning newspaper journalist for the Daily Mail in London.

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Dickon Whitewood – Stoke Field 1487

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487 review, recensie en informatie boek over de laatste slag van de War of the Roses in Engeland. Op 28 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Osprey Publishing het boek van de Britse historicus Dickon Whitewood over de laatste slag tijdens de Rozenoorlogen. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487 review en recensie

Als er in de media een boekbespreking, recensie of review verschijnt van Stoke Field 1487, The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses, geschreven door Dickon Whitewood, dan besteden we er op deze pagina aandacht aan.

Dickon Whitewood Stoke Field 1487

Stoke Field 1487

The Last Battle of the Wars of the Roses

  • Auteur: Dickon Whitewood (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: Engelse oorlogsgeschiedenis
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Osprey Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 28 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 98 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback
  • Prijs: £ 16,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de laatste War of the Roses

An in-depth look at a critical battle of the Wars of the Roses, which decisively ended the Yorkist cause and ensured the Tudor dominance that followed.

The Battle of Stoke is popularly considered to be the last battle of the Wars of the Roses. Less than two years previously, King Henry VII had been crowned on the battlefield following his victory over Richard III at Bosworth. Henry soon took steps to secure his crown, and made certain to keep control of any potential rivals. Despite these efforts, a plot soon emerged against his rule, which culminated in the crowning of a rival king in Ireland. Launching an invasion of England, the rebels had a number of early successes but failed to secure widespread support for their cause. Moving south, they met the hastily assembled but more numerous army of Henry VII outside the village of East Stoke, four miles south of Newark.

With stunning artwork and detailed maps, this expertly written title offers in-depth coverage of the battle that secured the new Tudor dynasty’s hold on the throne. It is one of the least well documented conflicts of the period, but remains highly interesting and significant, not only as the final decisive action in the bloody Wars of the Roses, but also due to the nature of the soldiers present on the battlefield. This book explores the role these various factions played and how that contributed to the final victory.

Dickon Whitewood has long held a passion for medieval history and the practice of warfare and has an MA in Medieval & Renaissance Studies from University College London. He is currently employed as a Research Assistant on the Norwich Castle: Gateway to Medieval England project and has previously worked at the British Museum, English Heritage and the Museum of the Order of St John.

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Sorcha & Aron Hegarty – Celtic Mythology

Sorcha & Aron Hegarty Celtic Mythology review, recensie en informatie boek over de goden, godinnen en helden van de Kelten. Op 19 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Adams Media het Engelstalige boek over de Keltische mythologie, geschreven door Sorcha & Aron Hegarty en met illustraties van Anna Stead. Een Nederlandse vertaling van het boek is niet verkrijgbaar.

Sorcha & Aron Hegarty Celtic Mythology review en recensie

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Sorcha Hegarty & Aron Hegarty Celtic Mythology

Celtic Mythology

The Gods, Goddesses, and Heroes Handbook

  • Auteurs: Sorcha Hegarty, Aron Hegarty (Verenigde Staten)
  • Illustraties: Anna Stead
  • Soort boek: Keltische mythologie
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Adams Media
  • Reeks: World Mythology and Folklore Series
  • Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 256 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Prijs: $ 16,99 / $ 10,99 / $ 19,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over Keltische mythologie van Sorcha & Aron Hegarty

Discover the gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters from Celtic mythology with this beautiful book that captures the ancient stories and tales that captivated the Celts.

Prepare to be entertained as you learn about the many myths and legends of the Celtic people. From the storytelling duo behind the Candlelit Tales, this collection weaves together the stories of those heroes, deities, and monsters that make up the mythology.

Drawing together the mythology and tales of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, this book is a comprehensive collection of the fascinating gods, goddesses, heroes, and monsters that make up the compendium of Celtic myths and legends. Celtic Mythology offers an accessible exploration of the rich tapestry of stories and characters that define Celtic culture and have fascinated people for centuries.

Sorcha Hegarty and Aron Hegarty are storytelling siblings with a deep love of Celtic myths and a passion for sharing stories. Based in Ireland, they created Candlelit Tales in 2014 and have grown their storytelling business to include a short tour in North America. With a decade of research and storytelling under their belts, Aron and Sorcha are content experts with an ongoing drive to learn more about the tales they tell. As their fanbase grows, they become even more passionate about sharing their stories with the world.

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Richard Tames – A Short History of Cambridge

Richard Tames A Short History of Cambridge review, recensie en informatie boek over de geschiedenis van de Engelse universiteitsstad. Op 19 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij Haus Publishing het boek van Richard Tames, de Britse historicus, over de geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

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Richard Tames A Short History of Cambridge

A Short History of Cambridge

  • Auteur: Richard Tames (Engeland)
  • Soort boek: geschiedenis van de stad Cambridge
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: Haus Publishing
  • Verschijnt: 19 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 300 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / ebook
  • Prijs: £ 10,99
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van het boek over de geschiedenis van Cambridge

The splendour of Cambridge – to which more than eight million visitors are attracted every year – and its famous university have ensured that the town has long enjoyed international renown. Digging deep into its emergence and evolution, A Short History of Cambridge sheds light on the origins of academia in the area and the fascinating history of one of England’s most famous towns.

From the Middle Ages to the present day, Richard Tames’ digestible and comprehensive history traces Cambridge through the Reformation, the Civil War, the age of Empire, the Great Wars and beyond. Exploring the world-renowned colleges and research facilities of the University, its students and scholars, and their interactions with the townsfolk over the generations, Tames tracks the town’s vast cultural output, from art and literature to theatre and comedy.

This joyful history will delight, in equal measure, readers familiar with the cobbles of Cambridge and those who have seen no further than the stained-glass windows of King’s Chapel.

Richard Tames read history at Pembroke College, Cambridge, and has taught for Syracuse University in London. He is the author of An Armchair Traveller’s History of Oxford and An Armchair Traveller’s History of London and coauthor of An Armchair Traveller’s History of Bath.

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Andrew Lownie – Entitled

Andrew Lownie Entitled review, recensie en informatie boek en biografie over de opkomst en ondergang van Prins Andrew en Sarah Ferguson. Op 14 augustus 2025 verschijnt bij William Collins het boek van Andrew Lownie, de Engelse biograaf, over de opkomst en ondergang van het huis York. Er is geen Nederlandse vertaling van het boek verkrijgbaar.

Andrew Lownie Entitled review en recensie

  • “The Rise and Fall of the House of York is the most devastating royal biography ever written.” (Daily Mail)
  • “This searing biography of Prince Andrew crackles with scandals about sex and money on almost every page. The author’s best-selling biographies have a habit of changing the reputation of famous figures… Although in the case of Entitled, he hasn’t so much cemented Prince Andrew’s reputation, as put it in concrete boots and thrown it in the river. It is hard to see how he might come back from this.” (BBC News)
  • “Explosive … Makes Prince Harry’s Spare look positively restrained.” (Sunday Times)
  • “Entitled, Andrew Lownie’s biography of the Duke and Duchess of York, is a 400-page character assassination.” (The Times)
  • “Schandaalprins Andrew is nog walgelijker dan iedereen al dacht.” (Libelle)

Andrew Lownie Entitled

Entitled

The Rise and Fall of the House of York

  • Auteur: Andrew Lownie (Engeland_
  • Soort boek: biografie van Prins Andrew
  • Taal: Engels
  • Uitgever: William Collins
  • Verschijnt: 14 augustus 2025
  • Omvang: 448 pagina’s
  • Uitgave: paperback / gebonden boek / ebook / luisterboek
  • Boek bestellen bij: Amazon / Bol / Libris

Flaptekst van de biografie van Prins Andrew geschreven door Andrew Lownie

Drawing on four years of research, numerous FOI requests and interviews with over a hundred people who have never spoken before, the book traces the lives of the late Queen’s second son and his ex-wife through their childhoods, courtship, marriage, divorce, careers, and royal and charitable activities.

Still living in the same house, they claim to be ‘the happiest divorced couple in the world’. The book investigates the reality of their relationship and their love lives. It charts Andrew’s record in the Falklands, his business activities and reveals details of how the couple have been able financially to sustain their extravagant lifestyles. It also recounts the full story of the Yorks’ links with Jeffrey Epstein.

Chronicling their lives in parallel, the picture that emerges is of a spoilt prince unable to connect and a duchess pushed by her insecurities into a desperate need to maintain the attention her ‘royal’ status brought. Rigorously researched and packed full of revelations, this is eye-watering biography at its best.

Andrew Lownie was born in december 1961. He was educated at Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he was President of the Union, before taking his master’s and doctorate at Edinburgh University. A Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, he later returned to Cambridge as a visiting fellow at Churchill College. He has been a bookseller, publisher, journalist writing for The TimesTelegraphWall Street JournalSpectatorGuardian and since 1988 has run his own literary agency. He is President of the Biographers Club, sits on the board of Biographers International Organisation and is a Trustee of the Campaign for Freedom of Information. His books include the prize-winning Stalin’s Englishman: The Lives of Guy Burgess (2015) and the top ten Sunday Times bestsellers The Mountbattens: Their Lives and Loves (2019) and Traitor King: The Scandalous Exile of the Duke and Duchess of Windsor (2021).

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