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The Story of Leeds
David Thornton - The History Press
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This richly illustrated history explores every aspect of life in Leeds. This new history of Leeds covers all the main political, social, and economic developments of the city: The Harrying of the North devastated the surrounding area in 1069; the Civil War saw a battle fought in the town... |
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From the Bloody Heart The Stewarts and the Douglases.
Oliver Thomson - The History Press Format: Book
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In early medieval Scotland bitter rivalry grew up between two immigrant families from Flanders in their struggle for the crown: the Stewarts and the Douglases. This work covers the period from 1286 to what may be thought of as the "final" defeat of the Stewarts at Culloden in 1745.... |
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Evacuees Evacuation in Wartime Britain 1939-1945.
Mike Brown - The History Press
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As the last days of peace ebbed away in 1939 and the outbreak of the Second World War appeared inevitable, a massive exodus took place in Britain: nearly two million civilians, most of them children, were taken from the cities, industrial towns and ports to the relative safety of the British... |
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Lincolnshire Folk Tales
Maureen James - The History Press Format: eBook
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Lincolnshire, a county with many variations in the dialect, once nurtured many folk tales, and though these stories may no longer be told as often as they once were, they still resonate within the rural landscape. From the dark tales of the Black Dog that would cross the marshes at night,... |
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Lost Off Trevose the Shipwrecks of Cornwall's Trevose Head.
Brian French - The History Press Format: eBook
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Trevose Head, the land mass jutting out into the Atlantic from North Cornwall's shore, has been called the "Lizard" of the North Coast. This inhospitable coast has seen many disasters over the centuries, from ocean-going sailing ships blown off course or badly navigated, to coastal... |
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Olde Nottinghamshire Punishments
Ian Morgan - History Press Format: Book
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Generation after generation has come up with new forms of punishment to inflict on those guilty (and sometimes innocent) of crimes against property and person. From the stocks and pillory, to flogging, ducking and transportation to foreign lands, this volume brings to life those turbulent... |
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The apothecaries' garden a history of the Chelsea Physic Garden
Sue Minter - The History Press
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Founded in 1673 by the Society of Apothecaries, the Chelsea Physic Garden led the world for over 300 years in the research and classification of new plants. Sue Minter examines its history and many notable achievements.
This item is Non-Returnable. |
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Queen Victoria's Matchmaking: The Royal Marriages that Shaped Europe
DEBORAH CADBURY - PublicAffairs Format: Hardcover
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A captivating exploration of the role in which Queen Victoria exerted most international power and influence: as a matchmaking grandmother.By the 1890s, Queen Victoria had over thirty grandchildren, and to maintain and increase British royal power she was determined to maneuver them into... |
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