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Today we take our freedom for granted, but we would do well to remember that the rights and liberties we enjoy nowadays are the result of eight centuries of patient negotiation and often deadly struggle. In pursuit of our freedom, millions of words have...

For hundreds of thousands of years our ancestors have walked these isles burying, dropping and throwing away their belongings, and now these treaures lie waiting for us, keeping their secrets until we uncover them once more. Every year, hundreds of...

Bright Young Things is a thoroughly entertaining non-fiction account of 'the real Downton Abbey', which brings to life the historical backdrop of the series in an informative, fun and engaging book. As one viewer told The New York Times: 'I'm just...

The true story behind the mysterious death of 'Buster' Crabb - an inspiration for James BondBook InformationISBN 9780752453255Author Don HaleFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 340g

A celebration of the history of walking for leisure and pleasure.Book InformationISBN 9780750945929Author Bill LawsFormat HardbackPage Count 256Imprint The History Press LtdPublisher The History Press LtdWeight(grams) 410g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780862604004Author Bill GageFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint West Sussex County CouncilPublisher West Sussex County Council

This anthology begins with a view of royal events during the twelve days of Christmas - revolution, births, marriages, deaths and murder. It shows how the monarchy have contributed towards and celebrated Christmas through the centuries.Book...

Written by a professional weather forecaster, this book provides the beginner with an understanding of the basic principles of the cause of each of the elements, and then looks at how to make short-term weather forecasts.Book InformationISBN...

The vast expansion of commercial and politicised warfare - in the wake of the invasion of Afghanistan and Iraq - is examined in this enthralling, highly controversial book. The freelance soldier, whether fighting for money or an adopted case, has always...

This addition to the "Britain in Old Photographs" series brings together a collection of black-and-white pictures spanning the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Drawn from family albums, local collections and professional photographers, they show the...

On June 25, 1876, 611 men of the United States 7th Cavalry rode towards the banks of the Little Bighorn where three thousand Indians stood waiting for battle. The lives of two great war leaders would soon become forever linked: Crazy Horse, leader of the...

Nine hundred years ago the Pope initiated one of the most controversial episodes in Christian history by stating that God wanted European knights to wage a fierce and bloody war against Islam and recapture Jerusalem. Thus was the First Crusade born. Its...

First published in the mid-eighteenth century, The Old Man's Guide to Health and Longer Life is a lifestyle guide to longevity and good health for old men. Written in an age when the majority of the population didn't live to see their 40th birthday, it...

Here is a concise, handy guidebook to the best music festivals in England, Wales and Scotland from folk and indie to rock extravaganzas. Comprises a travel guide, gazetteer, seasonal calendar of events and websites all spiced with brilliant features and...

Over 120 specially-commissioned and colour photographs include the familiar and hidden Manchester, from the grandeur of the civic buildings and other parts of the city's industrial and commercial Victorian heritage, to the inspiring modernism of the new...

This lavishly photographed book will reflect the character of Oxford and make a lasting souvenir of your visit. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel as well as other books in the Groundcover series.Book...

The events of the period 1485 - 1660 were decisive in the development of modern Wales and, in Hugh Thomas' first in the four-volume "Welsh History Text Books" series, students are presented with a scholarly, balanced and informative discussion...

Through the centuries, people from all walks of life have heard the siren call of a pilgrimage, the lure to journey away from the familiar in search of understanding. But is a pilgrimage even possible these days for city-dwellers enmeshed in the...

It is well-known that most US politicians, including its Presidents, have been Freemasons. It suits the higher echelons of Freemasonary that outsiders view their organisation as merely a boring dining club for middle aged businessmen and civil servants,...

History has never been more fun than it is in this fact-filled compendium of historical fiascoes and embarrassingly bad ideas. Throughout history, the rich and powerful, and even just the dim-witted, have made horrifically bad decisions that have had...

The stories and secrets behind BBC television's most-loved show. The official companion to series 1 and 2, as well as the forthcoming Christmas special. The Life and Times of Call the Midwife takes you behind the scenes of the small-screen sensation that...

The official companion to all three seasons. The Great War has ended, but Downton Abbey is far from peaceful... A changing world has brought new challenges and new guests. Inside the walls of the Great House there is more intrigue, rivalry and romance...

July, 1918. The most heavily guarded POW camp in the world. Surrounded by steel palisades and barbed-wire fences, patrolled by ferocious dogs and armed guards with orders to shoot to kill, Holzminden was a brutal punishment camp. To escape would take...

Of all the million British dead of the First World War, only one - the Unknown Soldier - was ever returned to his native land. An anonymous symbol of all those lost without trace in the carnage of the battlefields, he was laid to rest in Westminster...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486225173Author Gertrude WhitingFormat PaperbackPage Count 357Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams) 523g

In 1789 the world stood at the threshold of the modern age. While the French Revolution and the election of George Washington seemed to herald a new global order, Britain stood shocked at the new world unfolding before her. Two documents were drafted...

Modern Britain is a nation shaped by wars. The boundaries of its separate parts are the outcome of conquest and resistance. The essence of its identity are the warrior heroes, both real and imagined, who still capture the national imagination; from...

This volume on the life and work of Claude Monet is quite unlike any other book on this popular artist, as for the first time his letters have been brought together with his paintings, pastels and drawings. There are letters to his fellow artists and...

This text offers a comprehensive picture of women in Wales from the mid-1970s to the late 1990s, taking into account differences between women such as rural/urban variation, ethnic origin and the Welsh language, as well as differences between men and...

Many recent studies of French politics have tended to concentrate on the French political system in isolation. Contemporary France aims to set the working of the French political system into its historical, social and economic context. The first section...

First Published in 1977. This book defines popular literature, and traces its development in England from the beginnings of printing to the year 1897, and provides a critical survey of sources available for its study.Book InformationISBN...

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Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780850254297Author John VivianFormat PaperbackImprint Tor Mark PressPublisher Tor Mark PressDimensions(mm) 210mm * 147mm * 5mm

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Full details of where to find - and how to kill - all of Britain's most historic zombies. Fact files on the undead in history, including Roman revenants, people who were buried alive and some resurrected royal corpses! High-profile targets including Jane...