Romans in the north of england

Romans in the North of England

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Modern Traction in the North of England

A photographic survey of modern traction on the railways in the North of England from the 1970s to the 1990s.

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BR Steam in the North of England

A wonderful photographic survey of the last years of steam on British Railways in the North of England.

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Hill Farming in the North of England

Explore a stunning collection of photographs revealing the life of hill farmers in the north of England.

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Freight Trains in the North of England

Insights into the political background to the first year of the Second World War

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Last Days of Steam in North East England

An evocative collection of photographs documenting the final days of steam on the railways of North East England.

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Lords of the North

The third novel in Bernard Cornwell's epic and bestselling series on the making of England and the fate of his great hero, Uhtred of Bebbanburg.

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Capitalism and Slavery

Sales restrictions apply in some territories. Slavery helped finance the Industrial Revolution in England. Plantation owners, shipbuilders, and merc

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Walking in the North Pennines

This guidebook describes 50 day walks across the North Pennines, England's remotest Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty taking in parts of Cumbria, Co

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Later Years of British Rail 1980-1995: The North of England and Scotland

A nostalgic look back at a time of great change on Britain's railways in the north of England and Scotland.

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Canoe a Kayak Guide to North West England

A guide to paddling in North West England. It covers some 110 rivers with 700km of river descriptions from the Scottish Border to Greater Manchester.

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BR Blue: The North in Focus

With a wealth of illustrations, a nostalgic look back at the BR Blue era of British Rail in northern England.

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Rail Freight in the North West

This is a photographic survey of the history of rail freight in the north-west of England in recent years.

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Creating and Consuming Culture in North-East England, 1660–1830

Creating and Consuming Culture in North-East England, 1660-1830 provides a valuable regional perspective on the subject of cultural consumption in eig

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North Woods

A sweeping novel about the transformation of a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those who inhabited it across the c

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Orwells England - George Orwell

<p>Much of George Orwell's best writing, brought together in this comprehensive collection, is concerned with England, a country that he found both endearing and frustrating. In the brilliantly perceptive The English People, he lists the national characteristics as 'suspicion of foreigners, sentimentality about animals, hypocrisy, exaggerated class distinctions, an...

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England's Anglo-Saxon Heritage

The Anglo-Saxons held sway in this country from the time the Romans departed until the Norman Conquest; a period of over 600 years, in other words the

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Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North - Joyceová Rachel

Anotace: The final novel in the Harold Fry trilogy, this is a heart-stopping story told from the view point of his wife Maureen as she takes her own journey and discovers how to reconnect with the world.Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on foot to save a friend. But the story doesn`t end there.Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make.Maur...

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Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North

The final novel in the Harold Fry trilogy, this is a heart-stopping story told from the view point of his wife Maureen as she takes her own journey and discovers how to reconnect with the world. Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on foot to save a friend. But the story doesn't end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make. Maureen ...

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Maureen Fry and the Angel of the North - Rachel Joyce

<p>The final novel in the Harold Fry trilogy, this is a heart-stopping story told from the view point of his wife Maureen as she takes her own journey and discovers how to reconnect with the world. Ten years ago, Harold Fry set off on his epic journey on foot to save a friend. But the story doesn't end there. Now his wife, Maureen, has her own pilgrimage to make. ...

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North and South

Elizabeth Gaskell's Victorian love story, set in the mill towns of the industrial North of England

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Life in Georgian Richmond, North Yorkshire

A rare opportunity to hear the authentic voice of Georgian England. For historian and general reader alike, Life in Georgian Richmond opens a new wind

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North York Moors

Designated a National Park in 1952, the North York Moors include the largest area of heather upland in England, rising from the Vale of York and conti

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North and South

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'But the cloud never comes in that quarter of the horizon from which we watch for it.' When Margaret Hale is uprooted from Hampshire and moves to the industrial town of Milton in the North of England, her whole world changes. As her sympathy for the town's mill workers grows, her sense of...

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Dunstan: One Man Will Change the Fate of England - Conn Iggulden

<p>From the critically acclaimed master of historical fiction Conn Iggulden, comes a novel set in the red-blooded days of Anglo-Saxon England. This is the original game for the English throne. In the year 937, King Athelstan, grandson of Alfred the Great, readies himself to throw a great spear into the north. His dream of a kingdom of all England will stand or fall ...

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North East Steam 1948-1968

Great photographs of locomotives on railways in the North East of England in the final years of steam traction. Compiled with thoroughly researched,

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Developing EnglandÂ’s North

This book explores the politics of local economic development in Northern England. As such, Berry and Giovannini seek to locate Northern England withi

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Northern England a IOM - Fifty Great Sea Kayak Voyages

From the Mersey to the Solway and the Isle of Man in the West and the Humber to Berwick in the east, this title describes 'up north'. It presents vari

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Penguin Readers Level 7: The Woman in White (ELT Graded Reader) - Collins Wilkie

Anotace: Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.- Carefully adapted text.- Accompanying audio and digital version with the print edition, accessed securely online.- The series includes popular classics, bestselling modern fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.- The eight levels of Penguin...

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Cumbria Airfields in the Second World War

Presented in an illustrated format, this book provides a detailed history of the wartime airfields of the North West of England, including Cark, Crosb

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The Emperor of All Things - Witcover Paul

Anotace: 1758. England is embroiled in a globe-spanning conflict that stretches from her North American colonies to Europe and beyond. Across the Channel, the French prepare for an invasion - an invasion rumored to be led by none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie. It seems the map of Europe is about to be redrawn.

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The Fraud - Smith Zadie

Anotace: Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? Zadie Smith returns with her first historical novel. It is 1873. Mrs Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper - and cousin by marriage - of a once famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs Touchet is a woman of many interests: literatu...

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Break of Dawn

A gripping family saga of heartache and betrayal in the North East of England in the early 1900s

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Taste of Home

A Taste Of Home was dreamed up and created by over 50 Syrian refugee families who have found sanctuary in the North of England. Through community meal

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Hunt for the Silver Killer

A remarkable investigation into the story of an undetected serial killer operating in the north west of England

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Hunt for the Silver Killer

A remarkable investigation into the story of an undetected serial killer operating in the north west of England

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Cuddy: Winner of the 2023 Goldsmiths Prize - Benjamin Myers

<p>**Winner of the Goldsmiths Prize 2023** **Chosen as a book of the year 2023 by The Times, Guardian, Telegraph and New Statesman** 'An epic the north has long deserved' FINANCIAL TIMES 'A sensational piece of storytelling ... A singular and significant achievement' GUARDIAN 'Marvellous, artful, enchanted' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'Cements Myer...

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The Plague Dogs

Rowf, a shaggy black mongrel, and Snitter, a black-and-white fox terrier, are among dozens of animals being cruelly held in a testing facility in North West England. When one of the handlers fails to close Rowf's cage properly, the two dogs make a daring e

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Bases of Bomber Command Then and Now

Sixty years ago over 100 aerodromes in east and north-eastern England were occupied by the men and machines of RAF Bomber Command. This book describes

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Emperor of all Things

Tempus Rerum Imperator: Time, Emperor of All Things. 1758. England is embroiled in a globe-spanning conflict that stretches from her North American colonies to Europe and beyond. Across the Channel, the French prepare for an invasion - an invasion rumored to be led by none other than Bonnie Prince Charlie. It seems the map of Europe is about to be redrawn. Yet behind thes...

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Penguin Readers Level 7: The Woman in White (ELT Graded Reader) - Wilkie Collins

<p>Penguin Readers is an ELT graded reading series for teenagers and young adults learning English as a foreign language.- Carefully adapted text.- Accompanying audio and digital version with the print edition, accessed securely online.- The series includes popular classics, bestselling modern fiction, and thought-provoking non-fiction.- The eight levels of Penguin ...

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The Fraud - Zadie Smith

<p>Truth and fiction. Jamaica and Britain. Who gets to tell their story? Zadie Smith returns with her first historical novel. It is 1873. Mrs Eliza Touchet is the Scottish housekeeper - and cousin by marriage - of a once famous novelist, now in decline, William Ainsworth, with whom she has lived for thirty years. Mrs Touchet is a woman of many interests: literatur...

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SHERLOCK HOLMES AND THE DUKES SON - Doyle

Anotace: Dr Huxtable has a school for boys in the north of England. When the Duke of Holdernesse decides to send his young son there, that is good news for the school. The Duke is a very important person, and Dr Huxtable is happy to have his son in the school. But two weeks later Dr Huxtable is the unhappiest man in England. Why? And why does he take the train down to Lo...

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The Road to Wigan Pier: - George Orwell

<p>The Road to Wigan Pier is a book in two parts: the first half is Orwell’s description of working-class life in industrial communities of the north of England, the second examines his own political views.Part of the Macmillan Collector’s Library; a series of stunning, clothbound, pocket-sized classics with gold foiled edges and ribbon markers. These beautiful book...

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The Forgotten Legion : (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1) - Kane Ben

Anotace: The Forgotten Legion - fighting for honour, freedom and revengeRomulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior ...

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The Forgotten Legion : (The Forgotten Legion Chronicles No. 1) - Ben Kane

<p>The Forgotten Legion - fighting for honour, freedom and revenge Romulus and Fabiola are twins, born into slavery after their mother is raped by a drunken nobleman. At thirteen years old they are sold - Romulus to gladiator school, Fabiola into prostitution, where she will catch the eye of one of the most powerful men in Rome. Tarquinius is an Etruscan, a warrior...

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Bonique

A gritty adult crime thriller set in the North of England.

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Devil's Wolf (Hugh Corbett Mysteries, Book 19)

England, 1311. In the dark of the North the devil lies in wait... The gripping nineteenth novel in the ever-popular Hugh Corbett series by Paul Dohert

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Jarrow Murders and Misdemeanours

A look at the dark side of life in Jarrow in the North East of England in the 19th and early 20th centuries.

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Vinland Saga 4

War, royal intrigue, suspense and revenge, set against the Viking invasions of England. At the turn of the 11th century, the North Sea is in the grip

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Gentleman's Mistress

This book explores continuities in the extra-marital relationships of the gentry and nobility in the north of England. A major contribution to debates

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Family Reunion

Eliot's haunting verse play, set in a country house in the north of England, was performed at the Westminster Theatre in London in March 1939, six mon

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Peterdown

An entertaining state-of-the-nation debut set in the north of England, full of warmth, comedy, character and anarchy.

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Bristol RE Buses and Coaches

A nostalgic collection of photographs of this iconic bus illustrating the Bristol RE in service from 1970 to 1994 in England and North Wales.

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Dynamite and Davey

Dynamite and Davey is the explosive story of cousins Tom Billington and Davey Boy Smith, who broke from their small town in the north of England to be

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Paint Your Town Red

Paint Your Town Red tells the story of how one city in the north of England decided to level upwithout waiting for Whitehall.

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Durham Weather and Climate since 1841

The book celebrates 180 years of weather in north east England by describing how the records were (and are) made and the people who made them, examine

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South East Mountain Biking

South East Mountain Biking North and South Downs is the 2nd edition of the bestselling guide to the finest mountain biking in south-east England. Feat

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Cape to Cape

Cape to Cape is the inspiring story of John Sutcliffe's backpacking trek from Cape Cornwall in South West England to Cape Wrath on the north-westerly

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Ed Waugh - Geordie Plays

Three plays from local writer Ed Waugh about working class heroes in the North East of England. Hadaway Harry, The Great Joe Wilson and Carrying David

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