Hampstead Garden Suburb Arts and Craft Utopia? Mervyn Miller Phillimore 2006 Hardback Illustrated
Mervyn Miller gives the definitive account of Hampstead Garden Suburb, setting Raymond Unwin and Edwin Lutyens' architectural and planning achievementMervyn Miller gives the definitive account of Hampstead Garden Suburb, setting Raymond Unwin and Edwin Lutyens' architectural and planning achievements in context, both historically and socially. First published in 1992. ...more
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How the Cold War Began The Gouzenko Affair and the Hunt for Soviet Spies Amy Knight M&S 2005 Hardback Illustrated
In September 1945 cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko carried secret papers out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa and defected to the West. The documents he passIn September 1945 cipher clerk Igor Gouzenko carried secret papers out of the Soviet Embassy in Ottawa and defected to the West. The documents he passed on suggested that Soviet spies were stealing atomic secrets, and they enabled the FBI to begin hounding suspected communists. This study of the affair uses newly declassified intelligence files to produce a fresh analysis of Gouzenko's motives, the trustworthiness of his claims and the subsequent hardening of political relations between Moscow and the West. ...more
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The River Nene A Pictorial History Josephine Jeremiah Phillimore 2003 Hardback Illustrated
This collection of vintage photographs shows life in bygone times along the Nene, which rises in Northamptonshire and flows through Cambridgeshire andThis collection of vintage photographs shows life in bygone times along the Nene, which rises in Northamptonshire and flows through Cambridgeshire and Lincolnshire, passing Northampton, Wellingborough, Oundle, Petersborough and Wisbech before reaching The Wash. ...more
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The Bridgwater and Taunton Canal By Waterway to Taunton Tony Haskell Tempus 2007 Paperback Illustrated
At the height of canal mania, a plan was hatched to connect the Bristol and English channels with a working waterway. This grand scheme never materialAt the height of canal mania, a plan was hatched to connect the Bristol and English channels with a working waterway. This grand scheme never materialised, but the Bridgwater to Taunton section was opened in 1827. Its initial success was followed by a long slow decline, until its hard-won renaissance in the 1990s. Tony Haskell's nicely illustrated and well-researched account tells the full story of the canal and its people, from inception to the present day. ...more
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Chivalry and Command 500 Years of Horse Guards Brian Harwood Osprey 2006 Paperback Illustrated
Thousands of tourists visit Whitehall each year and gaze at the Horse Guards sentries, unaware of the rich history of the building and its guardians. Thousands of tourists visit Whitehall each year and gaze at the Horse Guards sentries, unaware of the rich history of the building and its guardians. The site of Horse Guards has been used for martial activity since the mid 16th century; where the sentries now stand, knights once competed to become Champion at Tilt. Brian Harwood presents an illustrated history of Horse Guards, as building and as institution, from its original purpose, guarding the entrance of the palace of Whitehall, to its present day military role. ...more
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Who Was Jesus? Conspiracy in Jerusalem Kamal Salibi Tauris Parke 2007 Paperback
A Middle Eastern historian looks to the Koran and other Arabic sources to explain the inconsistencies in the New Testament's accounts of Jesus' life aA Middle Eastern historian looks to the Koran and other Arabic sources to explain the inconsistencies in the New Testament's accounts of Jesus' life and the Apostles' teachings and activities. ...more
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The South Downs
Peter Brandon Phillimore 1998 Hardback Illustrated
In this study of Hilaire Belloc's 'great hills of the south country', historical geographer Peter Brandon explains how the chalkland, its river valleyIn this study of Hilaire Belloc's 'great hills of the south country', historical geographer Peter Brandon explains how the chalkland, its river valleys and scarp-foot have been re-shaped over millennia by agriculture. Ranging from Europe's oldest human remains at Boxgrove to the environmental disruptions of the 20th century, Brandon covers the entire evolution of the Downs, the part they played in the history of farming and, more recently, in landscape protection and rural planning, leisure and recreation. ...more
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Alexander Pope The Poet and the Landscape Mavis Batey Barn Elms 1999 Hardback Illustrated
Pope's doctrines 'In all, let Nature never be forgot' and 'Consult the Genius of the Place in All' reflect his concern with environmental planning, anPope's doctrines 'In all, let Nature never be forgot' and 'Consult the Genius of the Place in All' reflect his concern with environmental planning, and his influence on contemporary attitudes to nature and the landscape has left a legacy of fine gardens such as Stowe, Stourhead and Mount Edgcumbe. Mavis Batey's book celebrates the poet's relationship with the leading garden makers of his time and includes photographs and contemporary illustrations of the gardens which he helped to design - among them, his own five acres in Twickenham. ...more
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The Dog in British Poetry
R Maynard Leonard (Edited by) Chronicle 2005 Hardback
R Maynard Leonard was a prolific anthologist and scholar who persevered in the face of literary ridicule to bring this book to 'the great dog-loving pR Maynard Leonard was a prolific anthologist and scholar who persevered in the face of literary ridicule to bring this book to 'the great dog-loving public' in 1893. It presents 200 poems, including extracts from longer works or plays, by an impressive range of writers, from John Barbour and Chaucer to late 19th century poets. The anthology is in four parts - narrative, sporting, elegiac and miscellaneous poems - with notes and indexes of authors, first lines, named dogs and even 'species of dogs'. ...more
Mary, Queen of Scots and the Murder of Lord Darnley Alison Weir Cape 2003 Paperback Illustrated
Who was responsible for the murder of Henry, Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Kirk o'Field on the night of 10th February 1572? ThWho was responsible for the murder of Henry, Lord Darnley, the husband of Mary, Queen of Scots, at Kirk o'Field on the night of 10th February 1572? This has remained one of the most controversial questions in Scottish history for over 400 years. Alison Weir's gripping new study re-examines all the available evidence, and discusses vital questions, such as Mary's complicity, and the role of Darnley's noble enemies, to reach new and startling conclusions that challenge many previous interpretations. Paperback bookclub reprint. ...more
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Moriarty's illustrated survey and gazetteer covers over 100 Cotswold villages and towns, examining the detail of the buildings, the stone used, stylesMoriarty's illustrated survey and gazetteer covers over 100 Cotswold villages and towns, examining the detail of the buildings, the stone used, styles of construction and local specialities. ...more
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Squeaking Cleopatras The Elizabethan Boy Player Joy Leslie Gibson Sutton 2000 Hardback Illustrated
This is a controversial study of the female roles in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama from the point of view of the boy actors who had to create these fThis is a controversial study of the female roles in Elizabethan and Jacobean drama from the point of view of the boy actors who had to create these fascinating and dramatic parts. ...more
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Walpole in Power
Jeremy Black Sutton 2001 Hardback
The first detailed examination of the political life of Walpole up to his fall from power in 1742, this study draws on the papers (now in the British The first detailed examination of the political life of Walpole up to his fall from power in 1742, this study draws on the papers (now in the British Library) of Walpole's brother, Horatio. ...more
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