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ELEGY FOR THE DALE
NidderdaleRICHARD MUIR
£18.95This is the story of the shaping, over several millennia, of a valley community of the Yorkshire Dales. The valley is Nidderdale, a brooding and watery place that takes its name from the Celtic/Danish... Learn More -
TO THE ENDS OF THE EARTH
Scotland's Global Diaspora, 1750-2010T M DEVINE
£14.95For centuries, untold numbers of Scots have sought their fortunes in every conceivable walk of life and in every imaginable climate across the British Empire and beyond. Filled with an acute awareness... Learn More -
NAPOLEON AND THE INVASION OF BRITAIN
ALEXANDRA FRANKLIN and MARK PHILP
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You Save: 54%Through a rich collection of satirical cartoons, medals, pamphlets and broadsides, this book shows the transformation of British politics during the wars against Revolutionary France. Twice in five ye... Learn More -
FROM THE CORN LAWS TO FREE TRADE
Interests, Ideas and Institutions in Historical PerspectiveCHERYL SCHONHARDT-BAILEY
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You Save: 70%The Conservatives entered government in 1841 with a strong commitment to protecting agriculture; five years later, the Prime Minister Sir Robert Peel presided over repeal of the protectionist Corn Law... Learn More -
'THE FURIE OF THE ORDNANCE'
Artillery in the English Civil WarsSTEPHEN BULL
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You Save: 67%The English Civil War has frequently been depicted as a struggle between Cavaliers and Roundheads in which technology played little part. The first-hand sources now tell us that this romantic picture ... Learn More -
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY
ANDREW CHANDLER
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You Save: 49%This is the first comprehensive picture of the life and work of the Church of England in the second half of the twentieth century, tracing the evolution of the Church at a time of immense upheaval. Th... Learn More -
PASHAS
Traders and Travellers in the Islamic WorldJAMES MATHER
£12.95Long before they came as occupiers, the British were drawn to the Middle East by the fabled riches of its trade and the enlightened tolerance of its people. The Pashas, merchants and travellers from E... Learn More -
ON THE MOVE
Essays in Labour and Transport HistoryEdited by CHRIS WRIGLEY and JOHN SHEPHERD
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You Save: 89%On the Move is a collection of twelve scholarly essays on the twin themes of labour and transport history. Those on travel range from an account of a journey in late eighteenth-century Britain ... Learn More -
NO TURNING BACK
The Peacetime Revolutions of Post-War BritainPAUL ADDISON
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You Save: 53%The author charts the vastly changing character of British society since the end of the Second World War, showing how a series of peaceful revolutions has completely transformed the country and assess... Learn More -
FARMING IN THE FIRST MILLENIUM AD
British Agriculture between Julius Caesar and William the ConquerorPETER FOWLER
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You Save: 44%This authoritative work is the first synthesis of our knowledge of farming in Britain in the first millennium AD for a generation. Successive chapters assemble and analyse the latest evidence on farms... Learn More
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