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  • av Jim Roberts
    169

    This collection of photographs presents a picture of Snowdonia at the end of the 19th and the beginning of the 20th century.

  • - Battling with Mosley's Blackshirts
    av Morris Beckman
    135

    This, combined with a number of spies within the fascist ranks, ensured the 43 Group almost always came out on top, closing down two-thirds of all fascist activity in the UK until its simultaneous demise with organised fascism in Britain in 1950.

  • - Remembering a Great British Shipping Company
    av Ian Collard
    215

    ELLERMAN LINES was formed by John Reeves Ellerman at the end of the nineteenth century.

  • av Kevin Hynes
    179

    Haunted Dartmoor

  • - Diary of a British Tommy 1915-1919
    av Robert Elverstone
    185

    Cady Hoyte, like many other young lads of his generation, proudly joined the army in 1915 to fight for his King and Country. From the Warwickshire town of Nuneaton, he joined the Warwickshire Yeomanry as a gunner in the Machine Gun Corps and quickly found that army life made no concessions for an eager young 19 year old.

  • av Joan Unwin
    169

    Sheffield's Industries: Cutlery, Silver and Edge Tools

  • av Frances Quinn
    169

    County Armagh, the Orchard County, abounds in folk tales, myths and legends and a selection of the best, drawn from historical sources and newly recorded local reminiscences, have been brought to life here by local storyteller Frances Quinn.

  • av Aideen McBride
    169

    County Carlow, where stood Dinn Righ, the seat of the ancient kings of Leinster, is steeped in history, myth and legend which is celebrated in this selection of traditional tales from across the county, collected and retold by local storytellers Aideen McBride and Jack Sheehan.

  • av Dr David Parker
    239

    Thematically divided, this fascinating study explores the experiences of many of Devon's people during the First World War: soldiers; aliens and spies (real and imagined); and finally the controversies surrounding farming and agriculture. It provides a moving tribute to the price paid by Devon and its people during the War to End all Wars.

  • av Simon Heywood
    145,-

    'My name is Vortigern ... 'Generations before Arthur's birth, a British warlord looks back on his life: his rise from humble roots to shake the thrones of a dying empire; Vortigern's voice speaks from the heart of a forgotten darkness, telling a story of courage and cowardice, glory and crime, tragedy and treason.

  • - Arthur's Knights and the Ladies of the Lake
    av Bernard Kelly
    125,-

    Around the round table there was always one seat which remained empty.This mysterious piece of furniture, the Seat Perilous, has been part of Arthurian myth for a 1,000 years. It was the original hot seat - if you sat there and were not the one, you would be consumed by fire.

  • av David Wragg
    145,-

    The steam locomotive was a British invention and even today, the world speed record for steam remains with a British locomotive, Mallard. This insightful, fully illustrated story book follows the history of the steam locomotive and will delight all those interested in the steam age.

  • av David Wragg
    145,99

    The London, Midland & Scottish Railway (LMS) claimed to be the largest private enterprise concern in the British Empire. It was the world's largest owner of railway hotels and the world's largest railway shipping operator.

  • - The Maritime Mysteries of Britain
    av Neil Arnold
    169

    Shadows on the Sea explores eerie stories of phantom ships upon frothing waves, sailor's stories, fishermen's tales and impossible monsters said to hide within the inky depths, not forgetting weird tales of USOs - unidentified submarine-type objects - and other mysterious lights witnessed out at sea.

  • av Ben Pedroche
    255,-

    Many of London's original power stations have either been demolished, converted for other use, or stand derelict awaiting redevelopment that is seemingly always just out of reach.

  • av Simon Cleary
    295,-

    Chedworth is one of the few Roman villas in Britain whose remains are open to the public, and this book seeks to explain what these remains mean. The fourth century in Britain was a 'golden age' and at the time the Cotswolds were the richest area of Roman Britain.

  • av Sean Frain
    145

    Taking you through the year day by day, The Bury Book of Days contains quirky, eccentric, shocking, amusing and important events and facts from different periods in the history of the town.

  • av John Van der Kiste
    199

    A compendium of fascinating information about Cornwall past and present, this book contains a plethora of entertaining facts about the county's famous and occasionally infamous men and women, its towns and countryside, history, natural history, literary, artistic and sporting achievements, agriculture, transport, industry and royal visits.

  • av Janet Dowling
    159,-

    Surrey's landscape, shaped by the Devil's mischief and the whims of dancing Pharisees, is home to a wealth of tales. For Surrey is a place where dragons have stalked, dripping poisoned saliva from their yellow teeth;

  • av Christine Willison
    189

    Pembrokeshire, often referred to as 'Gwlad yr Hud' (the Enchanted Land), is home to a rich and diverse collection of tales - from the ancient saga of the Mabinogion, and stories of Owain Glyndwr, to accounts of smugglers, haunted vessels and pirates.

  • - The Magna Carta War and the Invasion of England 1215-1217
    av Sean McGlynn
    269,-

    Exactly 150 years after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066, history came extremely close to repeating itself when another army set sail from the Continent with the intention of imposing foreign rule on England.

  • av Richard Marsh
    169

    Meath, the 'Royal County', has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from across the county. As well as the legends of the Hill of Tara, the ancient political capital and enduring spiritual heartland of Ireland.

  • av Billy Teare
    169

    County Antrim, home to the Giant's Causeway, has a rich heritage of myths and legends which is uniquely captured in this collection of traditional tales from across the county.

  • - John the Carpenter (Book 1)
    av Chris Nickson
    145

    1361: Orphaned by the Black Death, all John possesses are the tools that belonged to his father, a carpenter, and an uncanny ability to work wood. But no sooner does he begin than the master carpenter is murdered and John himself becomes a suspect.

  • - The Ultimate Leeds United Quiz Book
    av Anita Clark
    145,-

    This is the ultimate quiz book on Leeds United Football Club. From the obscure to the infamous, the book is packed with 30 themed rounds of questions designed to entertain and amuse all Leeds supporters.

  • - The Ultimate Arsenal Quiz Book
    av Graham Lister
    115,-

    If you're the sort of fan who knows how many times Arsenal have moved grounds throughout their history, or how many hat-tricks the great Thierry Henry scored during his time at the club without even thinking, then this is the ideal book for you.

  • av Grace Banks
    189

    the silver city and surrounding farm lands, the forested and mountainous terrain through which the River Dee flows, the rolling, gentler land surrounding the meandering River Don and the beautiful but sometimes forbidding Aberdeenshire coastline.

  • - Understanding More About Your Ancestors
    av Ruth A Symes
    215

    In the quest to uncover our family history, we turn to written records, the family album and even heirlooms.

  • - The Military Landscape from Prehistory to Present
    av Mike Osborne
    249

    Throughout history, Cambridgeshire (including Huntingdon and Peterborough) has figured in many of the conflicts which have shaped our nation.

  • - The Royal Navy in the First World War
    av Daniel G. Ridley-Kitts
    279

    During the First World War the reputation of the British Royal Navy was put on the line in its defence of the country, and, crucially, it was in those years, 1914-19, that the Grand Fleet became the single most potent weapon of war of any nation.

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