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Brand: The History Press
Tavistock has cast its spell over generations of visitors. Attractively set between two significant natural barriers, the River Tamar to the west and Dartmoor to the east, residents and visitors today would still recognise the truth of what one impr..
23.52£
Brand: The History Press
Wales' history is packed with peculiar customs and curious characters. Here you will discover alien landscapes, ancient druids and a Victorian ghost hunter. Find out why revellers would carry a decorated horse's skull on a pole door to door at Chris..
20.84£
Brand: The History Press
The America Ground: 8½ acres of Hastings town centre that in the early nineteenth century was an open section of beach, apparently beyond the borough boundary and with no obvious owner. Free from the rules of local authority and taxes, this almost l..
15.07£
Brand: The History Press
This enchanting collection of stories gathers together folk tales from across England in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers perfor..
16.99£
Brand: The History Press
This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Ireland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From fai..
20.67£
Brand: The History Press
This enchanting collection of stories gathers together legends from across Scotland in one special volume. Drawn from The History Press' popular Folk Tales series, herein lies a treasure trove of tales from a wealth of talented storytellers. From th..
18.24£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The archaeology of Merseyside is extremely rich and varied. Humans have been modifying the landscape for over 10,000 years. The river and coast have always been significant to Merseyside. From early village settlements to industrial and port activit..
20.06£
Brand: Batsford Books
Explore 'Beatle Land' and the iconic sites associated with The Beatles' fame. The 'Fab Four' - John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr - were all born and brought up in Liverpool, and this illustrated guide reveals why the city ..
42.76£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
This is the story of the border: a place of beginnings and endings, of differences and similarities. It is the story of England and Scotland, told not from the remoteness of London or Edinburgh or in the tired terms of national histories, but up clo..
20.88£
Brand: The History Press
Bristol has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the city's unique appeal. Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from the historic Floating Harbour and SS Great Britain to Avon Gorge a..
15.17£
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
Rare and beautiful Norfolk, as described by the artist John Sell Cotman in 1841, with its rich wildlife habitats, historic buildings, diverse landscapes and archaeological sites, has long been a focus of interest for both naturalists and antiquarian..
22.58£
Brand: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
The eyre was an organised judicial visitation to the counties of England by the king's justices to hear all types of plea, civil and crown, as well as to investigate any matters for the king that pertain to the county; it was thus a hugely important..
84.46£
Brand: The History Press
The author is a journalist descendant of three generations of eminent lawyers, who made the surname famous-perhaps especially Sir Henry Curtis-Bennett, KC. She could get no further than the early 18th century so turned her attention to the distaff s..
32.89£
Brand: Silver Link Publishing Ltd.
The Dean Forest Railway is among the most scenic of Britain's preserved lines, and the combination of steam and Welsh Border countryside proves irresistible for thousands of visitors each year. The author gathers a selection of historic past picture..
22.42£
Brand: The History Press
Dorset has charmed visitors for centuries, and this collection of intricate illustrations is a celebration of the county's unique appeal. Featuring a range of picturesque vistas, from sandy beaches and fossil cliffs to harbour towns and medieval cas..
15.11£
Brand: Amberley Publishing
The Forest of Dean is a guide to the region, between the Severn and Wye, that lies in the west of the county of Gloucestershire. Humphrey Phelps covers every aspect of the area, highlighting the changes that have occurred in the Forest, and describe..
23.13£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
'It may perhaps interest you if I mention a few figures in connexion with the construction of the bridge. Its extreme length, including the approach viaduct, is 2,765 yards, one and one-fifth of a mile, and the actual length of the cantilever portio..
21.22£
Brand: Birlinn Ltd
The Glasgow Enlightenment is widely regarded as the first book to explore the nature and accomplishments of the Enlightenment in eighteenth-century Glasgow in a comprehensive manner. In addition to a general introduction by the editors, there are se..
30.93£
Brand: Troubador Publishing Ltd
The Hammers of Towan: A Nineteenth-Century Cornish Family, centres around the life of the author's great-grandfather Philip Henry Hammer, his three wives, and his children by his first wife, Jane Opie. The book tells the story of a now vanished worl..
14.05£
Brand: The History Press
For 400 years Kent and East Sussex were vividly and visibly associated with the cultivation of hops. Fran and Geoff Doel have evoked this bygone world of hopping by gathering together a wide range of social and literary accounts, poems and songs fro..
21.41£
Brand: The History Press
The Little Book of Berkshire is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of places, people and events in the county, from its earliest origins to the present day. Here you can read about the important contributions Berkshire has made to the..
14.40£
Brand: The History Press
THE LITTLE BOOK OF CAMBRIDGESHIRE is a compendium full of information which will make you say, 'I never knew that!' Contained within is a plethora of entertaining stories about the county and its famous - and occasionally infamous - men and women, i..
15.21£
Brand: The History Press
Authors David and Gareth take a trip through the places, peculiarities and past practices of Cardiff, stopping off to sample the culinary (and alcoholic) delights of the city along the way. From Clark's Pies and a heaped helping of 'Half and Half' t..
14.40£
Brand: The History Press
Fast-paced and fact-packed, this compendium revels in Carmarthenshire's rich heritage and what makes it special in areas such as culture, landscape, wildlife, food and sport.This whistle-stop tour through the 'Garden of Wales' covers both celebrated..
15.25£