Great Britain

Great Lives Series: Margaret Thatcher

For more than a decade, she was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, and "Iron Maggie" Thatcher promoted a conservative agenda that focused on deregulation and anti-union policies.

The Royal Griffin: Frederick Prince of Wales

By John Walters

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A complete biography of Frederick, for whom Fredericksburg was named.

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Royal Gardens

By Roy Strong

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Lovely photographs enhance this ode to British royal families' fascination with gardening. An entire chapter is devoted to the Prince Frederick and his wife's development of the gardens at Kew.

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The New Cambridge Modern History: VII. The Old Regime 1713 - 63.

By J. O. Lindsay

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A political, military, and diplomatic history of the period with a special emphasis on international trade, technological progress and colonization, and European domination.

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George III: A Personal History

By Christopher Hibbert

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A more thorough and evenhanded examination of George III's character than Americans usually see. An early chapter is devoted to an exploration of George III's father, Prince Frederick. Also available on audiocassette.

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Carrie's War

By Nina Bawden

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Carrie must look after her little brother when they are evacuated to a village in Wales during World War II. Something disturbing happens there that makes her unwilling to talk about the experience many years later.

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