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The Real Story Behind the Bayeux Tapestry

Essential historical background to the Bayeux Tapestry which commemorates the Battle of Hastings and the Norman Conquest of England in 1066

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British historian REBECCA FRASER tells the real story behind the Bayeux Tapestry in an excerpt from her celebrated book A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF BRITAIN.

British historian REBECCA FRASER tells the real story behind the Bayeux Tapestry in an excerpt from her celebrated book A PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF BRITAIN.

Rebecca Fraser is a historian, broadcaster, and journalist. Her work explores the people and ideas that shaped the British and American experience.

The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America

“Addictively readable” - Financial Times

Who were the people behind Thanksgiving, America’s iconic national holiday? Fraser dramatically reassesses the Pilgrim Fathers, revealing radical political innovation, the essential, complex alliance with the Wampanoag and their continuing influence today.

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The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America

“Addictively readable” - Financial Times

Who were the people behind Thanksgiving, America’s iconic national holiday? Fraser dramatically reassesses the Pilgrim Fathers, revealing radical political innovation, the essential, complex alliance with the Wampanoag and their continuing influence today.

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The Mayflower: The Families, the Voyage, and the Founding of America

“Addictively readable” - Financial Times

Who were the people behind Thanksgiving, America’s iconic national holiday? Fraser dramatically reassesses the Pilgrim Fathers, revealing radical political innovation, the essential, complex alliance with the Wampanoag and their continuing influence today.

Buy on Amazon

A People's History of Britain

"Elegantly written, impressively well-informed.” - The Sunday Telegraph

This useful account of Britain from the Roman invasion to the modern era will please all readers in search of the facts. Fraser captures 2,000 years of defining historical moments through the eyes of the ordinary citizens, rebels, and visionaries who fought to shape Britain's future.

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A People's History of Britain

"Elegantly written, impressively well-informed.” - The Sunday Telegraph

This useful account of Britain from the Roman invasion to the modern era will please all readers in search of the facts. Fraser captures 2,000 years of defining historical moments through the eyes of the ordinary citizens, rebels, and visionaries who fought to shape Britain's future.

Buy on Amazon

A People's History of Britain

"Elegantly written, impressively well-informed.” - The Sunday Telegraph

This useful account of Britain from the Roman invasion to the modern era will please all readers in search of the facts. Fraser captures 2,000 years of defining historical moments through the eyes of the ordinary citizens, rebels, and visionaries who fought to shape Britain's future.

Buy on Amazon

Charlotte Brontë

"Vivid, fast-paced and deeply sympathetic." - The New York Times

An intimate portrait of the brilliant woman behind Jane Eyre. Drawing on exhaustive primary research, Fraser separates the tragic Victorian myth from the fierce, ambitious, and politically engaged reality of Charlotte’s life and work.

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Charlotte Brontë

"Vivid, fast-paced and deeply sympathetic." - The New York Times

An intimate portrait of the brilliant woman behind Jane Eyre. Drawing on exhaustive primary research, Fraser separates the tragic Victorian myth from the fierce, ambitious, and politically engaged reality of Charlotte’s life and work.

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Charlotte Brontë

"Vivid, fast-paced and deeply sympathetic." - The New York Times

An intimate portrait of the brilliant woman behind Jane Eyre. Drawing on exhaustive primary research, Fraser separates the tragic Victorian myth from the fierce, ambitious, and politically engaged reality of Charlotte’s life and work.

Buy on Amazon

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Andrew Lycett reviews 'A People's History of Britain'

Andrew Lycett reviews 'A People's History of Britain'

The Sunday Times

The Sunday Times examines Rebecca Fraser’s 'strapping narrative' of Britain, praising her for putting 'grown-up history back on the national agenda' in this comprehensive review.

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John Adamson reviews 'A People's History of Britain'

John Adamson reviews 'A People's History of Britain'

The Sunday Telegraph

The Sunday Telegraph praises Rebecca Fraser’s "splendidly engaging" history of Britain, calling it "prescribed reading" and a robust antidote to modern historical amnesia.

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