325 pages. This up-to-date edition spans 9000 years of social, political and economic life in the province of Ulster, Northern Ireland. The book covers early settlements, the Viking and Norman invasions, the plantations and the Penal Laws, the rise of the United Irishmen and Orangeism, the Act of Union, emigration and the Great Famine, the linen industry and shipbuilding, the Home Rule Crisis and partition, civil rights and the turmoil of the current Troubles. The book is intended for student and general readers interested in the history of Ulster.
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Crease on front flap; name and very short notation on reverse of free front end page. Historic photograph on front end paper, street map on back end paper . 192 pages. Hamilton is the capital of the British Overseas Territory of Bermuda. It is the territory's financial centre and a major port and tourist destination.
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Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Map on endpapers. . 204 pages. This illustrated volume traces the social and cultural history of Britain from the early 15th to the late 18th century. The maps and photographs focus on archaeological and historical sites held by the British National Trust and the book develops themes including wealth and status, agriculture and rural society, town and industry, population and the family, religion and education, and also spotlights particular events such as the Wars of the Roses, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Great Plague and Jacobitism...
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218 pages. This is a story of rivalry for the English throne which throws new light on a much-neglected aspect of Stephen's reign. The book looks at colourful characters and brings to life the civil war and the ensuing battle for the English Crown. The war is examined in detail through the various campaigns, battles and sieges of the period, including the two major battles at the Standard and Lincoln, showing that Stephen always held more ground than his opponents and was mostly on the offensive. The nature of the warfare and the reasons for its outcome are examined, along with comment on the ...
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Remainder mark on bottom of text block. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Navy boards and navy spine imprinted with title and author in gold. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 436 pages
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Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Blue cloth and spine with title imprinted in gold on spine. Dark blue endpapers. Full number line 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1. . 192 pages
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64 pages. The Making of Scotland. This is the first overview of Highland society ever to be written which covers the period from the rise of Somerled to the first clearances. The period has been chosen as one of considerably continuity and the book deals with four main themes – the changing political relationships and tensions within the region, the clans, their composition, alliances, strongholds and patterns of display the changes in settlement over time, and the economy of the Highlands and Islands. Most books on the Highlands concentrate either on crofting or on high politics, but withou...
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Full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 . 302 pages. Profiles the personalities--including King George III, the Prince Regent, Napoleon, the Duke of Wellington, and others--and chronicles the tumultuous events of Regency England
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118 pages
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Scratch on back of dust jacket. Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover; Pictoral cover; Genealogical tables. 327 pages
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Genealogical table of Scottish kings ; 238 illustrations and 2 maps . 248 pages. Continuously in print for over thirty years and renowned to this day for the authority and wit with which it disentangles the complex threads of Scotland's rich history, this classic work has been brought up to date with a new chapter examining the Scots identity in the wake of the first Scottish Parliment in nearly 300 years.
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248 pages. `The Scots', said a censorious English member of Parliament in 1607, `have not suffered above two kings to die in their beds these two hundred years.' He may have exaggerated, but undeniably Scotland has a rough and bloodstained history. It is a complex one, too, but Sir Fitzroy Maclean disentangles the threads and enlivens his brisk account with wit and scholarship. Pictures from contemporary sources illuminate his story - its romantic figures and bloody battles, its politics and religion - and provide a rich visual record of Scotland's art, craftsmanship and intellectual life. Thi...
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Mild edgewear at head and tail of spine . 412 pages. Oxford Paperback Reference. In the place-names of England can be read the nation's history. The names on road signs and maps reflect the migrations and conquests of the past, the features of the landscape, ancient customs, agricultural practices, and local trade and industry. Covering the names of cities and suburbs, towns and villages, counties and districts, rivers and coastal features, the 12,000 entries in this concise dictionary describe the meaning and origin of the most important English place-names, and trace their development from e...
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262 pages. The Black Death came to England is 1348 and for over three centuries bubonic plague remained a continual and threatening presence in the everyday life of the country. Written with verve and rich in detail, King Death offers an important analysis of one of the most potent instruments of change in late-medieval England, and a fascinating insight into the industry of death that pestilence brought with it
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Previous owner's address stamp on inside cover inked out; two lightlybumped corners. SIGNED by AUTHOR on half-title . 184 pages. Signed by Author
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Genealogical tables; includes two battle plans and a map . 190 pages. An illustrated narrative of the events, and analysis of the personalities, involved in the dynastic struggle between the forces of Lancaster and those of York for the English throne
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Personal inscription on free front endpage. 502 pages
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Spine creasing. Spine creasing. 464 pages. 1714-1789. This is the sixth volume in the Who's Who in British History series. Each volume is a portrait of an age.
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Protected in a removable Brodart archival cover. Dark green boards with black spine mprinted in gold with title and author. Genealogical table . 287 pages
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