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Britain hides a remarkable native artistic tradition - mysterious rock carvings which date back far into the misty age of stone circles. In some parts of Scotland you can dig...
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Medieval castles are, to many, the essence of Britain and Ireland's fascinating past. Each is immersed in centuries of history and tells a story of Kings and Queens, feuding lords...
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A richly illustrated guide to the monarchs of the British Isles and Ireland from pre-Saxon times to the present.
Includes details on each monarch's birth, parents, accession...
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For those living outside Scandinavia, the Viking Age effectively began in 793 with an attack on the monastery at Lindisfarne, a characteristically violent harbinger of what was...
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Discover the darker side of Antrim with this collections of spine chilling tales from across the county. This spooky selection of stories includes the phantom coach of Dundermot...
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Britain’s reputation for its ghostlore remains as intriguing as ever. This book is for those interested in ghostlore – and castles – and for those who wish to visit the scenes...
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This slim guide is the perfect companion for a school project or for those interested in Medieval life. Featuring colourful photographs and illustrations, it discusses all aspects...
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The Little Book of Armagh is a compendium of fascinating,
obscure, strange and entertaining facts about County
Armagh.
Here you will find out about Armagh’s myth and legend...
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Filled with fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts, this compendium celebrates this much-loved county. Learn about the myths and legends surrounding Tyrons, its proud...
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The Little Book of Wales is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and history in Wales. Here we find out about the country’s most unusual crimes...
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Why are dragons recognised in almost all cultures on Earth? What is the mysterious geomantic gold they secretly guard? Could dragons be a folk memory of something which once hunted...
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Northern Ireland is an area of stunning natural beauty. But its true treasure is the historic hand of man. From quiet dolmen stones nestled in the countryside and standing stones...
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In the 19th and 20th centuries this market town in the centre of County Down developed a thriving tourist trade around the attraction of the local spa wells. Our illustrated history...
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If you want to know who the linen lappers of Edenderry were, see the inside front cover; if you want to know why Banbridge got the world's first flyover, see page 4; if you want...
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Bangor, Co. Down, was always Northern Ireland's favourite holiday destination and in this history of the town its heyday as a resort, the years from 1900 to the Second World War...
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These villages are now quiet places with little or no industry. In the early twentieth century, however, they were major producers of linen and these fifty-two photographs document...
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Informative but wistful look at Irish country life as it used to be around 100 years ago, with a few more recent photos included. Although many are not located, probably most were...
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This illustrated history has about 60 photos of these County Armagh settlements, the biggest of which is Lurgan which had its origins in the 1610 Plantation of Ulster. From small...
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Fifty-seven lively photographs of Portadown from the days when the town could still claim to be the centre of the railway network. Back then it was the 'Hub of the North', and...
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Featuring fifty-three rare period photographs complimented by in-depth captions, this book records these Co. Down villages in the days when Rathfriland and Hilltown each had their...
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This book mainly covers the period 1900 to 1950 when Seahouses was a working town. The sea, fishing, fisher life and fisher folk as well as the harbour and the lifeboat therefore...
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This collection of fifty-two photographs from the early 1900s gives an insight into the lives local people led at that time in this scattering of Co. Armagh villages. The book...
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The Knights Templar was the foremost Military Order of the Crusades. In about 1118 these warrior-monks were appointed custodians of Temple Mount, and defenders of Christian pilgrims...
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Encompassing stories of some of Ireland's best known characters as well as key moments in Ireland's past, this pocket history recalls the country;s struggles through dark times...
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First paperback edition of this classic book on runes and runelore, with special attention to the runic artifacts of the British Isles, by renowned rune master Paul Johnson. Beautifully...
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The Knights Templar are one of the most secretive and powerful religious orders in history: for over two centuries they were the elite fighting force of the Crusades. Highly trained...
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On August 1, 1914, on the eve of World War I, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his hand-picked crew embarked in HMS Endurance from London's West India Dock, for an expedition to the Antarctic...
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Since its first publication in 1994 Richard Killeen’s Short History of Ireland has been widely accepted as the most accessible introduction to Irish history. It presents the...
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