Search:

Results 1 to 10 of 724 |

The Oxford illustrated history of Britain / by Morgan, Kenneth O.;
Includes bibliographical references (p. [593]-605) and index.
© 1997, 1984, C2009., Oxford University Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

A short history of England : the glorious story of a rowdy nation / by Jenkins, Simon.;
LSC
© c2011., Public Affairs,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

History of Britain & Ireland : the definitive visual guide / by Grant, R. G.; Warren, Rebecca G.;
LSC
© 2011., DK Pub.,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Eighteen : a history of Britain in 18 young lives / by Loxton, Alice,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.At 18, your life is full of possibility. You have everything to look forward to -- unless you've got the plague. In this unconventional and witty history, award-winning writer and broadcaster Alice Loxton delves into Britain's past, exploring the country though 18 notable figures at that most formative of ages -- 18-years-old. From a young Empress Matilda, already changing the fate of nations, to teenage Richard Burton, the rugby-obsessed lad who grew up in a Welsh mining town, each journey unveils a different era of Britain. Irreverent and full of fascinating tidbits (did you know Chaucer began as a scantily clad pageboy?), Loxton reveals what we can learn from the way a society treats its young -- about its values and its foibles.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Young adults;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Great British railway journeys / by Bunce, Charlie.;
LSC
Subjects: Railroad travel; Railroads;
© 2011., Collins,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Daughter of Black Lake / by Buchanan, Cathy Marie,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."In a world of pagan traditions and deeply rooted love, a girl in jeopardy must save her family and community, in a transporting historical novel by nationally bestselling author Cathy Marie Buchanan. It's the season of Fallow, in the era of iron. In a northern misty bog surrounded by woodlands and wheat fields, a settlement lies far beyond the reach of the Romans invading hundreds of miles to the southeast. Here, life is simple or so it seems to the tightly knit community. Sow. Reap. Honor Mother Earth, who will provide at harvest time. A girl named Devout comes of age, sweetly flirting with the young man she's tilled alongside all her life, and envisions a future of love and abundance. Seventeen years later, though, the settlement is a changed place. Famine has brought struggle, and outsiders, with their foreign ways and military might, have arrived at the doorstep. For Devout's young daughter, life is more troubled than her mother ever anticipated. But this girl has an extraordinary gift. As worlds collide and peril threatens, it will be up to her to save her family and community. Set in a time long forgotten, Daughter of Black Lake brings the ancient world to life and introduces us to an unforgettable family facing an unimaginable trial"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

Suffragettes : the fight for votes for women / by Marlow, Joyce,editor.;
Includes bibliographical references.Drawing on extracts from diaries, newspapers, letters, and journals, Joyce Marlow tells the story of the women's suffrage movement. The movement lasted for several decades, and this text covers both familiar and less well-known events.
Subjects: Suffragists; Women; Women's rights;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Foundation : the history of England from its earliest beginnings to the Tudors / by Ackroyd, Peter,1949-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.
© 2012., Thomas Dunne Books,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

Normal women : 900 years of making history / by Gregory, Philippa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Did you know that there are more penises than women in the Bayeux Tapestry? That the Peasants' Revolt of 1381 was started and propelled by women who were protesting a tax on women? Or that celebrated naturalist Charles Darwin believed not just that women were inferior to men, but that they'd evolve to become ever more inferior? These are just a few of the startling findings you will learn from reading Philippa Gregory's "Normal Women". In this ambitious and groundbreaking book, she tells the story of England over nine hundred years, for the very first time placing women-some 50 percent of the population-center stage. Using research skills honed in her work as one of our foremost historical novelists, Gregory trawled through court records, newspapers, and journals to find highwaywomen and beggars, murderers and brides, housewives and pirates, female husbands and hermits. The "normal women" you will meet in these pages went to war, ploughed fields, campaigned, wrote, and loved. They rode in jousts, flew Spitfires, issued their own currency, and built ships, corn mills, and houses. They committed crimes, worshipped many gods, cooked and nursed, invented things, and rioted. A lot. A landmark of scholarship and storytelling, "Normal Women" chronicles centuries of social and cultural change-from 1066 to modern times-powered by the determination, persistence, and effectiveness of women.
Subjects: Women;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
unAPI

When we touch / by Graham, Heather.; Drake, Shannon.When we touch.;
LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Historical fiction.;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
unAPI

Results 1 to 10 of 724 |