Buried. An alternative history of the first millennium in Britain, Hardback - Alice Roberts

Publisher: Simon & Schuster LtdAuthor(s): Alice RobertsIllustration(s): 8pp colour platesNumber of pages: 352Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 162 ...

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Shellac and Swing! tells the story of the gramophone's 'golden age, ' when it helped to shape Britain's musical, social and political life and impa...

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An investigation of the obscure centuries that followed the departure of the Romans from Britain.

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A new integrated history of Christianity in Britain and Ireland

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The colourful story of fancy dress in Britain.Publisher: Reaktion BooksAuthor(s): Verity WilsonIllustration(s): 135 illustrations, 40 in colourNumb...

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The full story on why Derek Bentley was given a posthumous pardon in 1964, detailing all 865 people who were executed in Britain in the 20th Century.

Francis Young boldly argues that magic has throughout the history of the British Isles been at times as culturally and politically significant as r...

Publisher: Princeton University PressAuthor(s): Levi RoachIllustration(s): 52 b/w illus. 4 tables. 3 maps.Number of pages: 360Publication date: 202...

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Continues a series that has received good reviews. Fascinating discussion of plausible what if scenarios grounded in real history.Illustrations: 1 ...

Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower, Graham Taylor focuses on the ship's place in British history and its fascinating history tied t...

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