A-Z of Truro: Places-People-History (Husband John)(Paperback)

A-Z of Truro: Places-People-History (Husband John)(Paperback)

Situated between the Rivers Allen and Kenwyn, Truro is an ancient town but a young city. From becoming Cornwall's first chartered town in 1130 to the laying of the foundation stone for the county's only cathedral in 1880, it has gone from a medieval market town to a thriving port and, as a stannary

A-Z of Halifax - Places-People-History (Colton Trish)(Paperback / softback)

A fascinating journey through this West Yorkshire town of Halifax highlighting its people, places and heritage across the

A-Z of Poole - Places-People-History (Jackson Andrew)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Dorset town of Poole in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

A-Z of Elgin - Places-People-History (Main Jenny)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the town of Elgin in Moray in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

A-Z of Liverpool: Places-People-History (Pye Ken)(Paperback)

Explore the fascinating history of Liverpool in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to the city's people and

Blood Never Dried - A People's History of the British Empire (Newsinger John)(Paperback / softback)

A-Z of Knutsford: Places-People-History (Bradburn)(Paperback)

Despite its size the Cheshire town of Knutsford is full of history, with its Italianate architecture and quirky buildings. It is also surrounded by stately homes built by the landed gentry including Tabley House and Tatton Park. According to legend its name was derived by King Canute fording the

A-Z of Harrogate - Places-People-History (Neesam Malcolm)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the interesting local history of the Yorkshire town of Harrogate in this handy illustrated A-Z

A-Z of Stockport - Places-People-History (Nicholls Robert)(Paperback / softback)

Explore the Greater Manchester town of Stockport in this fully illustrated A-Z guide to its history, people and

Merrily's Border - The Mysterious World of Merrily Watkins - History & Folklore, People & Places (Rickman Phil)(Paperback / softback)

A People's History of Civilization (Zerzan John)(Paperback)

The American anarchist, primitivist philosopher, and author John Zerzan critiques agriculture-based civilization as inherently oppressive and advocates drawing upon the life of hunter-gatherers as an inspiration for what free society should look like. Subjects of his criticism include

A-Z of Plymouth - Places-People-History (Tait Derek)(Paperback / softback)

An engaging journey through the Devon port city of Plymouth highlighting its heritage, people and places from across the

A-Z of Carlisle: Places-People-History (Stables Andrew Graham)(Paperback)

The Cumbrian city of Carlisle has a rich and colorful history. Being so close to the Scottish border, Carlisle became a military stronghold and its surviving 11th-century castle bears testament to this. During the Industrial Revolution it grew into a major center of textile manufacture and an

A-Z of Birmingham: Places-People-History (Homer Andrew)(Paperback)

Birmingham - Britain's second largest city - lies in the heart of the country. Nicknamed 'city of a thousand trades', it became the workshop of England in the Industrial Revolution and as the centre of the Midlands Enlightenment was a hotbed of scientific thinking and technological innovation. The

The Ancient Israeli Tribe of Dan and the Sea Peoples (Bennett John)(Paperback)

The impact on history of the Sea Peoples and ancient Hebrew/Phoenician seafaring explorers cannot be over-emphasized. If you can never seem to get far from the ocean; If your life isn't complete without your feet in salt water, you probably are 'Sea Peoples'. This book will show you your ancestors,

A-Z of Glasgow: Places-People-History (Meighan Michael)(Paperback)

Glasgow was once the 'second city of the Empire', producing ships, locomotives, cars and heavy engineering for the world. It was also a religious centre, with one of Scotland's earliest churches; a centre for the Virginia tobacco trade; a home of designers and architects, inventors and

A-Z of Barrow-In-Furness: Places-People-History (Jepson Gill)(Paperback)

Barrow-in-Furness was transformed by the industrial expansion of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries leading to it becoming a centre for ship and submarine building.Located at the tip of a peninsula, known for its own micro-climate and a rich and varied natural environment, the townscape is

Connemara - A Little Gaelic Kingdom (Robinson Tim)(Paperback / softback)

Deals with the people, places and history of south Connemara - one of Ireland's last Gaelic-speaking enclaves - with the encyclopaedic knowledge of a cartographer and the grace of a born

A-Z of Bungay - Places-People-History (Reeve Christopher)(Paperback / softback)

The mediaeval Suffolk market town of Bungay on the River Waveney, was dominated by its castle, owned by the Bigod family, the Earls of Norfolk, and its Benedictine priory. The town prospered through its river trade and other local industries and was also known for the mysterious attack by the

A-Z of Frome - Places-People-History (Davis Mick)(Paperback / softback)

People have lived in the Frome area since prehistoric times and the present town dates back as far as the Saxon era. In the early days it was famous for the quality of its cloth, but the industry and trade declined in the eighteenth century. Over the centuries it has had its fair share of rioting

A-Z of St Albans: Places-People-History (Turner Wendy)(Paperback)

St Albans has many faces. It's a vibrant, modern Hertfordshire city with attractive buildings and surprising architecture. It's a buzzing market town on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It's a cathedral city with the abbey at its heart, the Easter Pilgrimage that draws thousands of pilgrims from near and

Illustrated Tales of Essex (Wade John)(Paperback)

Essex is a place where you learn to expect the unexpected. If you know where to look, there's history and mystery at every turn, and this book is here to help you find it all. It brings you stories of strange places with weird names, mystery buildings that make no sense until you know their

History Of Warfare (Keegan John)(Paperback / softback)

The definitive history of warfare told by Britain's foremost military historian. John Keegan's masterpiece is a work of breath-taking scope that not only chronicles the history of warfare, but unearths lessons on the nature of

A History of Romania: Land, People, Civilization (Iorga Nicolae)(Paperback)

Nicolae Iorga's A History of Romania: Land, People, Civilization is an intimate portrait of a land and its people written by its greatest historian. Much like Herodotus in antiquity, Iorga can be considered 'the father of history' for his country. Like a true artist, he paints a portrait of