Scotland a history from earliest times

Scotland: A History from Earliest Times

From the Ice Age to the Scottish Referendum, historian and author Alistair Moffat explores the history of the Scottish nation. As well as focusing on

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A History Of Germany: From The Earliest Times

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The Nihongi: Chronicles of Japan from the Earliest Times to A.D. 697

The Nihon Shoki, translated as The Chronicles of Japan, is the second oldest book of classical Japanese history. The book is also called the Nihongi (The Japanese Chronicles). It is more elaborate and detailed than the Kojiki, the oldest book, and has prov

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History of Everyday Life in Medieval Scotland

This book examines the ordinary, routine, daily behaviour, experiences and beliefs of people in Scotland from the earliest times to 1600.

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Short History of Parliament

A comprehensive history of parliament in the British Isles from the earliest times, covering all aspects of parliament as an institution.

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Little History of Religion

For curious readers young and old, a rich and colorful history of religion from humanity's earliest days to our own contentious times

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History of Wales

A highly engaging outline of the history of Wales from the earliest times to the present day, updated for this new edition in 2014 and the age of burg

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Concise History of the Caribbean

A comprehensive narrative, tracing the economic, social and political history of the islands of the Caribbean from the earliest times to the present.

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Penguin Illustrated History of Britain and Ireland

Presents an illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. This title takes the reader on a journey from prehistoric times onwards, exam

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Oxford History of the Twentieth Century

Victoria still ruled over the British Empire, the imperial Manchu dynasty over China, and the Romanov Tsars over Russia. The cinema was in its infancy, with radio and television still to be developed. The earliest cars were on the road, but air travel was yet to come. Before antibiotics and effective vaccines against many common diseases, death rates were high. Over the c...

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The Secret History of the Mongols - Christopher P. Atwood

<p>A new translation of a great historical epic, recounting the turbulent life and times of Chinggis Khan'Bear the sword andHew asunder high and haughty necksSlash apart all strong and self-willed shoulders'Born poor into a world of dangers and hardships, Chinggis (or Genghis) Khan would grow up to unify Mongolia and conquer a vast empire stretching from modern-day ...

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The Immortality Key: The Secret History of the Religion with No Name - Muraresku Brian C.

Anotace: The most influential religious historian of the twentieth century, Huston Smith, once referred to it as the "best-kept secret" in history. Did the Ancient Greeks use drugs to find God? And did the earliest Christians inherit the same, secret tradition? A profound knowledge of visionary plants, herbs and fungi passed from one generation to the next, ever since th...

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History of St. Matthew´s Church in Prague-Dejvice - Vojtěch Pokorný

<p>The current publication by author Vojtěch Pokorný takes as its subject not only the history of the oldest Christian sacred building in the Prague neighbourhood of Dejvice, but equally the past of the locality itself, starting from its first known settlement in late Neolithic times up to the present. Using a wide range of literature and sources, the author present...

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Maritime Kent Through the Ages

A wide-ranging history of the geography and communities of Kent from the earliest times to the present day.

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Antisemitism

An overview of the history and nature of antisemitism from earliest times to the present, from a team of leading international specialists in the fiel

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Ideas

A highly ambitious and lucid history of ideas from the very earliest times to the present day. 'A masterpiece of historical writing ... an astonishi

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English Tradition?

The history of fair play in Britain from earliest times to the present, asking whether it is in fact a British, or alternatively an English, character

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Death in England

This work provides a social history of death from the earliest times to Diana, Princess of Wales. As we discard the 20th century taboo about death, th

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Black Sea

Black Sea is a homage to an ocean and its shores and a meditation on Eurasian history, from the earliest times to the present. the growth of Russian p

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Birds of County Cork

This is book is a history of the birds of County Cork from the earliest times to the present. It provides a comprehensive account of the ecology of al

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A Promised Land, 1. vydání - Barack Hussein Obama

<p>A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making-from the president who inspired us to believe in the power of democracyIn the stirring, highly anticipated first volume of his presidential memoirs, Barack Obama tells the story of his improbable odyssey from young man searching for his identity to leader of the free world, describing in strikingly pers...

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Papyrus - Vallejo Irene

Anotace: Best Books of 2022 Financial Times`A literary phenomenon.` - Times Literary Supplement`Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.` - Economist `Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote` - Observer`A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the story she tells is impressively rip-roaring` - Daily Telegraph`Packed with fascinating...

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Papyrus - Irene Vallejo

<p>Best Books of 2022 Financial Times'A literary phenomenon.' - Times Literary Supplement'Imaginative, lively and contemporary...masterly.' - Economist 'Vallejo enlivens history with imagination and personal anecdote' - Observer'A mindboggling history of the earliest books... the story she tells is impressively rip-roaring' - Daily Telegraph'Packed with fascinating ...

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Korean Ancient Origins: Stories of People & Civilization - Xu Stella

Anotace: Korea`s myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of a land inhabited since Neolithic times. The earliest years are subject to myth with some references to the Gojoseon Kingdom being found in the northern region of Korea and Southern province of China in the 2300s BCE. Records become more reliable from the middle of the first millennium BCE before a 7...

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Korean Ancient Origins: Stories of People &amp; Civilization - Stella Xu

<p>Korea's myths and folklore are rooted in the ancient history of a land inhabited since Neolithic times. The earliest years are subject to myth with some references to the Gojoseon Kingdom being found in the northern region of Korea and Southern province of China in the 2300s BCE. Records become more reliable from the middle of the first millennium BCE before a 70...

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Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations - Dorling Kindersley

Anotace: Step back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived in this tour through history`s civilisations.Ancient Worlds is a tour through history`s most influential civilisations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great.Children aged 7-11 will discover how deep knowledge of t...

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Ancient Worlds: Travel Back in Time and Discover the First Great Civilizations - Dorling Kindersley

<p>Step back in time and witness how the greatest ancient cultures lived and thrived in this tour through history's civilisations.Ancient Worlds is a tour through history's most influential civilisations between 3000 BCE and 750 CE, capturing moments that reveal the culture and technology that made them great.Children aged 7-11 will discover how deep knowledge of th...

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Hitler: Biography - Ian Kershaw

<p>Now available in a single, abridged paperback, Ian Kershaw's Hitler is the definitive biography of the Nazi leader. Ian Kershaw's two volume biography, Hitler 1889-1936: Hubris and Hitler 1936-1945: Nemesis, was greeted with universal acclaim as the essential work on one of the most malign figures in history, from his earliest origins to the final days of the Se...

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The Good Servant - Britton Fern

Anotace: From the no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton comes a powerful novel about an ordinary woman living in an extraordinary time, and her small but vital place in history. Good daughter. Good woman. Good servant. She tried to be them all... 1932...

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The Good Servant - Fern Britton

<p>From the no.1 Sunday Times bestselling author Fern Britton comes a powerful novel about an ordinary woman living in an extraordinary time, and her small but vital place in history. Good daughter. Good woman. Good servant. She tried to be them all... ...

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For Thy Great Pain Have Mercy On My Little Pain: Winner of the Scottish National First Book Awards 2023 - Victoria MacKenzie

<p>SHORTLISTED FOR SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL BOOK AWARDS 2023 A SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST BOOK OF THE MONTH THE TIMES BOOK OF THE MONTH (HISTORICAL FICTION) A CHURCH HOUSE BOOKSHOP BOOK OF THE WEEK An astounding debut, both epic and intimate, about grief, trauma, revelation, and the hidden lives of women - by a major new talent 'Miraculously conjured ... Brilliantly done' THE...

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The Firebird: the sweeping story of love, sacrifice, courage and redemption - Susanna Kearsley

<p>From the New York Times bestselling author of The Winter Sea and The Vanished Days When a woman brings a small wooden carving into the art dealership, claiming it once belonged to a Russian Empress, Nicola Marter's boss believes it is worthless. But Nicola has an unwanted, if rare, psychic gift. Holding 'The Firebird' in her hands, she knows this woman is telling...

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Dějiny kostela sv. Matěje v Praze-Dejvicích - Vojtěch Pokorný

Anotace: The current publication by author Vojtěch Pokorný takes as its subject not only the history of the oldest Christian sacred building in the Prague neighbourhood of Dejvice, but equally the past of the locality itself, starting from its first known settlement in late Neolithic times up to the present. Using a wide range of literature and sources, the author presen...

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