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Cherries and Mulberries
by J McMorland Hunter & S Hughes
Cherries And Mulberries : Growing And Cooking
From 'Bing' cherries, named after one of the Chinese workers in the 1870s Oregon cherry farm owned by Henderson Lewelling, to maraschino cherries which originated in Yugosla...
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1950s Modern British Style And Design
by Susannah Walker
After the privations of the Second World War the British embraced modern design like never before. From spindly-legged furniture to fabrics based on atomic design, and quirkily patt...
A Fiery And Furious People
by James Sharpe
*Chosen as a Book of the Year by The Times, History Today and the Sunday Telegraph*`Wonderfully entertaining, comprehensive and astute.' The Times`Genuinely hard to put down.' BBC History Maga...
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A History Of England In 100 Places
by Philip Wilkinson
A History Of England In 100 Places: Irreplaceable
Historic places across the country have shaped England and the world beyond. They are hotbeds of invention, industry and creativity and they bring our nation's story to ...
A Little Book Of Latin For Gardeners
by Peter Parker
How did the delphinium get its name? Which parts of the body lend their names to auriculas and orchids? Who are the gentian, lobelia and heuchera named after? Why are nasturtiums and...
A Short History Of Britain In Infographics
by Ray Hamilton
Take a whistle-stop journey through time to discover the remarkable people, places, artefacts and events that make up the story of Britain through the ages. Discover the stomac...
A Treasury of British Folklore
by Dee Dee Chaney
A Treasury of British Foklore : Maypoles, Mandrake & Mistletoe
An entertaining and engrossing collection of British customs, superstitions and legends from past and present. Did you know, in Cumbria it was believed a pe...
A Week on the Broads
by S K Baker
During their university holidays in the late 1880s, S.K. Baker and three of his University College friends clad in stripy blazers and boaters spent time sailing and camping on the Norfolk Broads. Ba...
Accused: British Witches Throughout History
by Willopw Winsham
Accused : British Witches Throughout History
The image of the witch - crook-nosed, unpleasant of disposition and with a penchant for harming her neighbours - is well established in the popular imagination. For hundreds ...
by Twigs Way
The humble allotment has a surprisingly turbulent history. Initially the right to an allotment was proposed as a charitable means by which the poor could grow their own food and stave off starvation, but it q...
by Joe Moran
Armchair Nation : An Intimate History of Britain in Front of the TV
But what does your furniture point at?' asks the character Joey in the sitcom Friends on hearing an acquaintance has no TV. It's a good question: since...
Berries : Growing And Cooking
Berries were amongst the first foods we ate and their position in history and folklore is well established. In the kitchen berries are all around performers, enhancing sweet and savory dish...
Between Stone and Sky
by Whitney Brown
At the age of twenty-six, Whitney Brown met a dry-stone waller. Within weeks she was out on the hill with him in Wales, learning the language of dry-stone walling. Far away from the pressures of he...
by Sarah Rutherford
Across the world hundreds of botanic gardens combine scientific research, conservation and beauty with public access, with Kew Gardens alone attracting around one million visitors a year. For centuries t...
Botanical Folk Tales Of Britain And Ireland
by Lisa Schneidau
The islands of Britain and Ireland hold a rich heritage of plant folklore and wisdom, from the magical yew tree to the bad-tempered dandelion. Here are traditional tales about...
Bradshaw's Canals And Navigable Rivers of England and Wales
In the Victorian era, the name Bradshaw became synonymous with reliable information on travelling the nation's blossoming network of railways. Published in 1...
Bradshaw's Handbook : 1863 Facsimile Edition
by George Bradshaw
Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s Bradshaw's Handbook deserves a place on the bookshelf of any traveller, rail...
Bradshaw's Handbook Premium Edition
Brandshaw's Handbook : Premium Edition
Leatherbound Special Edition! Collector's item, landmark in the history of the tour guide, snapshot of Britain in the 1860s - this is a facsimile of the actual book, often referred...
Britain A Genetic Journey
by Alistair Moffat
Britain : A Genetic Journey
Based on exciting new research involving the largest sampling of DNA ever made in Britain, Alistair Moffat, author of the bestselling The Scots: A Genetic Journey, shows how all of us who li...
Built on Bones
by Brenna Hassett
Imagine you are a hunter-gatherer some 15,000 years ago. You've got a choice - carry on foraging, or plant a few seeds and move to one of those new-fangled settlements down the valley. What you won't know...