Topical Guides
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This slim book is perfect for a school project or for those interested in the history of British monarchy. With full colour images on each page it is engaging and bright.
The...
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The Pitkin Guide to Castles of Scotland.
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From the dawn of civilisation to the present day, people have used symbols to explain their existence, beliefs and culture, as well as identifying individuals and representing...
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This book explains the reasons for building dry stone walls, the story of their development, technical details of their construction, regional styles and the state of the craft...
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Mankind likes to consider itself 'civilised'. Sadly this civilisation is only skin-deep, and man's inhumanity to man, both in war and peace, has always been a cause for shame....
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The Highland Games brought to life in full colour - Highland dancing, bagpipe competitions, parades and the famous heavy events.
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Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 60 years as British Sovereign in 2012. With the exception of Queen Victoria, who reigned for 63 years, she is the longest-serving monarch...
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How to Read Castles is a travel-sized primer that takes a strictly visual approach to castle architecture, building up the reader's vocabulary of castle types, styles, and materials...
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An entertaining historical guide to the legendary and mysterious order of medieval warrior knights who have been associated with everything from freemasonry to the Holy Grail,...
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The 1950s began in the shadow of War. In Britain, food was still rationed as the country strove to pay off the huge debts that were the legacy of war. However by the end of the...
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The 1960s have gone down in history as the swinging sixties; when the permissive society swept the country in a haze of mini-skirts, psychedelic posters, pop festivals and ‘love-ins’...
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The Home – decor, architecture, new trends, technology, Christmas The Workplace – women, growing trades, technology, culture of Popular Products – food, high street, shopping...
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A descriptive history of life in the mill including sections on the Textile Revolution, Arkwright of Cromford, Owen of New Lanark, the Luddites, spinning weaving and the mills...
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A descriptive history of life in the mine, including sections on the ancient industry, the role of women and children in the mines, what conditions were like and what miner's lives...
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A descriptive history of life on the canal including sections on building the canals, narrow boats, working boats, and the lives of people who lived on or worked on the canals...
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A concise pictorial history of farming from 4000 BC to the introduction of the tractor and the post war years.
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The British fishing fleet industry was one of huge importance: it was estimated that in the late 19th century there were 22,000 merchant ships in the country but 30,000 fishing...
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The first steam locomotive chuffed its way down the tracks in 1804, but it was not until 1830, with the opening of the Liverpool & Manchester Railway, that the Railway Age really...
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This book features lots of colour photographs of lighthouses alongside the text, with details of each lighthouse shown.
The story of the lighthouse is as fascinating and diverse...
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Lighthouses hold a perennial fascination for all sorts of people - an indicator of danger, a beacon of the sea, laced with history and romance and a magnet for coastal walkers...
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Here is the intriguing story of the hunt for the world's best loved monster.
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Loch Ness is one of the most famous tourist sites in the world - not simply because of its stunning beauty, but mostly because of the mystery of the Monster that may lurk in its...
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For thousands of years peat was the main fuel that warmed houses all over the British Isles, and the mark of the peat cutter is written deep in the landscape. This book is a celebration...
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The first commercial paddle steamer was the Comet of 1812. Soon competitive steamer services developed, resulting in bigger and more magnificent vessels, and before long no seaside...
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Queen Victoria reigned for 63 years. When she came to the throne, the royal family was in disrepute; when she died it was held in great respect at home and abroad.
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With full colour photographs and illustrations alongside the text, Christopher Nicholson vividly describes the construction and history to the present day of some of the world's...
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The British Monarchy from Egbert AD 802 to Queen Elizabeth II.
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This slim books offers full colour photographs and illustrations and makes a great companion for a school project or an excellent starting point for those interested in Viking...
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The Pitkin Guide to Scotland's Kings & Queens.
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