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For eight centuries the City of London has hosted one of the world's greatest public parades, as the newly elected Lord Mayor embarks on a procession through the heart of the City to the edge of Westminster, culminating in an oath of allegiance to the...

The names of few medieval monarchs and their queens are better known than Eleanor of Aquitaine, uniquely queen of France and queen of England, and her second husband Henry II. Although academically labelled medieval', their era was the violent...

Food matters, not only as a subject of study in its own right, but also as a medium for conveying critical messages about capitalism, the environment, and social inequality to diverse audiences. Recent scholarship on the subject draws from both a...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399580437Author Rachel IgnotofskyFormat HardbackPage Count 128Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

'..the news that Baritone Richard Suart has produced an account of Ko-Ko's Little Lists will be music to your ears. Beginning with a brief history of The Mikado, this hearty collaboration focuses on the way contemporary politics and society are freshly...

The lost alleys of Tewkesbury are a fascinating subject for research and the naming of these passageways is of great importance to the history of the town. Some carry the name of a pub, many are a reminder of families who lived there and others - such as...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781941656280Author Aleksandra M RohdeFormat PaperbackPage Count 316Imprint Dale Street BooksPublisher Dale Street BooksWeight(grams) 422gDimensions(mm)...

Written for everyone interested in women's and gender history, History Matters reaffirms the importance to feminist theory and activism of long-term historical perspectives. Judith M. Bennett, who has been commenting on developments in women's and gender...

Based on a detailed study of rich archival sources, Model experts explores practices of model production and display, and reveals the often invisible labours of the co-operating artisans, anatomists, and administrators. The book, now available in...

In our fast-paced lives, it can be hard to stop and appreciate all the great things about the places where we live. Celebrations bring people together, make us feel a part of something bigger, and give us a real sense of community. In Celebrating...

The Lords of Avaris is one man's journey in search of the legendary origins of the Western World. Our story begins in a small rock-cut tomb below the desolate ruin-mound of Jericho in the Jordan Valley. This is the start of an epic journey of discovery,...

A pioneering study which has become an established classic in its field, Sex, Politics and Society provides a lucid and comprehensive analysis of the transformations of British sexual life from 1800 to the present. These changes are firmly located in the...

In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield...

In a broadcast to the nation in September 1940 King George VI announced the institution of the George Cross - a civilian equivalent of the Victoria Cross awarded to recognize the many acts of supreme gallantry being performed outside of the battlefield...

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Across the globe, history has gone public. With the rise of the internet, family historians are now delving into archives continents apart. Activists look into and recreate the past to promote social justice or environmental causes. Dark and difficult...

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Cleckheaton, Heckmondwike, Liversedge and Gomersal, plus a number of villages, make up an area known as the Spen Valley. This book, with over 200 illustrations, mostly from the author's collection of postcards, covers part of the region's history. In the...

This is the third volume in a unique and exciting series on the modern history of York. With the dawning of the 1970s the city underwent seismic changes that saw it become one of Europe's foremost historical and cultural cities. Tourism had come to stay,...

Britain's Greatest Prime Minister: Lord Liverpool unpicks two centuries of Whig history to redeem Lord Liverpool (1770-1828) from 'arch-mediocrity' and establish him as the greatest political leader the country has ever seen. In the past, biographers...

This fascinating selection of photographs illustrates the extraordinary transformation that has taken place in Llandudno during the 20th century. The book offers an insight into the daily lives and living conditions of local people and gives the reader...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780905046204Author Humphrey SpenderFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Falling Wall Press LtdPublisher Falling Wall Press Ltd

In 680 C.E., a small band of the Prophet Muhammads family and their followers, led by his grandson, Husain, rose up in a rebellion against the ruling caliph, Yazid. The family and its supporters, hopelessly outnumbered, were massacred at Karbala, in...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781398473010Author Pauline PalmerFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Austin Macauley PublishersPublisher Austin Macauley PublishersWeight(grams) 136g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780195139419Author ScheindlinFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint Oxford University Press IncPublisher Oxford University Press Inc

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781845891558Author Terry AshworthFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint The Francis Frith CollectionPublisher The Francis Frith Collection

The Borough of Fareham extends from the River Hamble in the west to Portsmouth Harbour in the east, and is a patchwork of ancient communities, each a rich blend of the old and the new. In Around Fareham Past & Present Tim Alletson Saunders explores...

In this volume we witness Wittgenstein in the act of composing and experimenting with his new visions in philosophy. The book includes key explanations of the origin and background of these previously unknown manuscripts. It investigates how...

The abundant Roman inscriptions to be found in British museums tell us much about the everyday life of the inhabitants of Roman Britain - about their hopes and fears, their work and their beliefs. Nor is a fluent command of Latin essential for...

First published in 2006. This book is a study of the political struggles over the repeal of laws restricting or penalizing religious minorities in the later eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, and of the opinions and ideas expressed in the...

A superb study of one of the most important, romantic and dynamic figures of European history.'A fine book ... the web of political intrigue unfolds like an appetising detective novel' ScotsmanThe last king of Poland owed his throne largely to his...

Emma, Lady Hamilton, rose from poverty to become a media celebrity, and her relationship with Admiral Nelson, and her renowned beauty, made her the most instantly-recognisable woman of her era, with the press following her every move. She was a friend of...

After a miraculous escape from the German military juggernaut in the small Belgian town of Mons in 1914, the first major battle that the British Expeditionary Force would face in the First World War, the British really believed that they were on the side...

In this scintillating book, Ian Buruma peels away the myths that surround Japanese culture. With piercing analysis of cinema, theatre, television, art and legend, he shows the Japanese both 'as they imagine themselves to be, and as they would like...

This revised, expanded and updated fourth edition of Thatcher and Thatcherism examines the origins and impact of 'Thatcherism' both as a cultural construct and an economic creed from the 1970s to the formation of a coalition government in 2010. New to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780953186440Author Martin ThomasFormat PaperbackPage Count 200Imprint Workers LibertyPublisher Phoenix PressWeight(grams) 205g

For those who have always assumed that Birmingham started life in the Industrial Revolution this book will be a revelation. The physical remains left by its past inhabitants reveal a story that starts in the Old Stone Age and continues, through later...

Historian Markale takes us deep into a mythical world where both man and woman become whole by realizing the feminine principle in its entirety. The author explores the rich heritage of Celtic women in history, myth, and ritual, showing how these...

European Dictatorships 1918-1945 surveys the extraordinary circumstances leading to, and arising from, the transformation of over half of Europe's states to dictatorships between the first and the second world wars. From the notorious dictatorships of...