Lawrence James

Empires in the Sun: The Struggle for the Mastery of Africa

By Lawrence James - Published 2016

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Nonfiction

Starting with the shelling of Algiers by a French battle fleet in 1830, Lawrence James paints a deep and nuanced picture of the relationship ...Read Review

Churchill and Empire

By Lawrence James - Published 2013

Genres:

Nonfiction

This book traces the development of Sir Winston Churchill’s attitudes to the British Empire, starting with how those attitudes were formed in ...Read Review

Aristocrats: Power, Grace and Decadence – Britain’s Great Ruling Classes from 1066 to the Present

By Lawrence James - Published 2009

Genres:

Nonfiction

This is a wide-ranging survey of the influence of the aristocracy, from 1066 to the present, on politics, the constitution, culture, sport, industry and ...Read Review