Stones of London. A History in Twelve Buildings, Paperback - Leo Hollis

The story of London, told through twelve of its most seminal buildings. 'Excellent ...this is an imaginative book that finds a convincing new way t...

The remarkable and inspiring story of how London was transformed after the Great Fire of 1666 into the most powerful city in the world, and the men...

The reclaimed history of a woman whose tragic life tells a story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own LondonPublisher: O...

In Colours of London Peter Ackroyd tells the history of London through the lens of colour - with specially commissioned colorised photographs from ...

The tragic story of madness, forced marriages and how the super-rich came to own London

A unique history of Christianity in the British Isles, told through its sacred buildings - from ancient, wooden churches to lofty cathedralsPublish...

This is the story of architecture as never seen before. A brilliantly original book that takes us from the colossal achievements of antiquity to th...

Few cities in the world have as many clubs as London; none have the history explored in Turf Wars. It was here the world-famous FA Cup began, befor...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Cyril O'BrienIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 242Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 127 x 203 x 30...

The history of London's county asylums and mental hospitals.Publisher: Pen & Sword Books LtdAuthor(s): Ed BrandonIllustration(s): 60 black and whit...

By the former editor of the London Times, a vivid, evocative, and deeply knowledgeable history of this unique world capital. London: a settlement f...

Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford travel across the country to tell the story of the nati...

Publisher: Penguin Books LtdAuthor(s): David RooneyNumber of pages: 336Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 129 x 199 x 24Cover type: Paperback / soft...

Beastly London explores the complex and changing relationship between Londoners of all classes and their animal neighbours: from a mainly exploitat...

DescriptionThe rooms we live in are always more than just four walls. As we decorate these spaces and fill them with objects and friends, they shap...

Reducere. On April 30th, 1665 Samuel Pepys wrote "Great fears of the sickenesse here in the City, it being said that two or three houses are already shut up....

In Who Built Scotland, the authors pick twenty-five buildings to tell the history of a nation. In vivid travelogues, they explore Scotland's social...

Publisher: Wessex ArchaeologyAuthor(s): Dave HowarthIllustration(s): colourNumber of pages: 74Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 147 x 209 x 10Cover...

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Publisher: Goldsmiths, Unversity of LondonAuthor(s): Robert HewisonIllustration(s): 20 black and white illustrationsNumber of pages: 224Collection:...

A handy-sized guide to England’s capital city

Description"This splendid work of scholarship . . . sums up with economy and power all that the written record so far deciphered has to tell about ...

Reducere. DescriptionAlabama has had an enviable success rate when it comes to tourist attractions, with some that date back to the 1930s still drawing crowd...

Reducere. For thousands of years, people of all cultures have made and used clocks, from the city sundials of ancient Rome to the medieval water clocks of im...

Reducere. The story of a tiny settlement that grew up on a muddy river bank 2000years ago to become one of the world's greatest capital cities.Fully revised ...

Poems of London brings together a remarkably wide range of poems inspired by the storied city, from its teeming medieval streets to the multicultur...

Beautifully illustrated colouring book of celebrated London buildings, accompanied by evocative descriptions. Book created by the cult ceramics com...

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Reducere. Mothers Little Helper - 2: 40Stupid Girl - 2: 52Lady Jane - 3: 06Under My Thumb - 3: 20Doncha Bother Me - 2: 35Goin' Home - 11: 35Flight 505 - 3: 2...

Brings the monument to life, unfolding to a 1.5m length and featuring all the key sites, such as the Crown Jewels and Traitors' Gate. Perfect for a...

Over 200 stunning archive photographs, most of which have never been published before, illustrate this mesmerising guide to Victorian London seen t...

The City of London has a rich architectural heritage which is quite unique in its diversity. This guide includes the Tower of London and St Paul's ...

The incredible true story of a boy trying to lead a normal life in London amidst the terrors and horrors of the Blitz and V bombs raining down in t...

America has a long history of diplomacy-ranging from Benjamin Franklin, Alexander Hamilton, and Thomas Jefferson to Henry Kissinger, Ronald Reagan,...

A new edition of this seminal survey on the history of graphic design in the twentieth century.Publisher: Thames & Hudson LtdAuthor(s): Richard Hol...