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Cambridge: The Hidden History
By combining the results of archaeological excavation carried out over the last thirty years with important discoveries in previous centuries, Alison Taylor is able to piece together the history of Cambridge through prehistoric, Roman,Anglo-Saxon and medieval times, and then the expansion of the university in later centuries. Her book is full of surprises – especially…
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Fatal Majesty: The Drama of Mary Queen of Scots
Brought up in France, Mary returned to Scotland as a widow at eighteen to take up her throne. Beautiful, clever, with immense personal charm, she was totally unprepared for the brutal realities of ruling a country just emerging from civil war. In an era when religion and politics were one and the same, the inevitable…
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De geschiedenis van China (Geschiedenis en cultuur paperbacks) (Dutch Edition)
De geschiedenis van China (Geschiedenis en cultuur paperbacks) (Dutch Edition)
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City of Dreams: A Novel of Nieuw Amsterdam and Early Manhattan
An epic novel of Manhattan’s first century follows two families–one Dutch, the other British–from the earliest days of the settlement to the Revolutionary War. A first novel. 75,000 first printing.
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Ancient Britain (Historical Map and Guide)
Historical Maps. Only two maps in this series, comprising Ancient Britain and Roman Britain. Produced in conjunction with the Royal Commissions on Historical Monuments for England, Scotland and Wales.
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The History of Europe (Facts on File Library of World History)
Written by a team of academic experts under the general editorship of Dr. John Stevenson, the text is objective and authoritative yet accessible to the general reader. Each chapter looks at the history of the time from a multiplicity of vantage points. Early chapters address the ancient economy of Greece, philosophy and religion, education and…
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Castles of Britain and Ireland
A completely revised edition of a classic book which includes a guide to over 1,350 of the most significant sites, with plans and photographs. There are also sections on all aspects of castle building and fortification.
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Galileo’s Daughter: A Drama of Science, Faith and Love
From the international best-selling author of Longitude, Galileo’s Daughter is the fascinating story of the relationship between the great Italian scientist Galileo and his daughter, Virginia.Galileo Galilei (1564-1642) was the foremost scientist of his day, `the father of modern physics – indeed of modern science altogether’ in the words of Albert Einstein. Though he never…
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Friends, Lovers, Chocolate (Sunday Philosophy Club, No. 2)
The delightful second installment in Alexander McCall Smith’s already hugely popular new detective series, The Sunday Philosophy Club, starring the irrepressibly curious Isabel Dalhousie — editor of the Journal of Applied Ethics — and her no-nonsense housekeeper, Grace.When Isabel’s niece, Cat, asks Isabel to run her delicatessen while she attends a wedding in Italy, Isabel…
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Islands
A major work of literature, and one of the most important novels to have come out of South Africa.Islands covers the first half-century or so of Dutch settlement at the Cape, opening with a view from inside a Khoi nation, the Goringhaicona, under the leadership of Autshumao. For the indigenous peoples it is the beginning…
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