Young Bostonian Robert Booth manoeuvres an entree into the Florentine residence of Robert & Elizabeth Barrett Browning. When Mr Browning is called away, Booth follows him
- & is brought to the village of his childhood sweetheart, who is now hanging by the neck from a tree in the garden.
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Richard III is accused of murdering his nephews (the ` Princes in the Tower`) in order to usurp the throne of Engl&. Since Tudor times he has been painted as the `black legend`, the murderous uncle. However, the truth is much more complicated & interesting. Rather than looking at all the killings Richard III did not commit, this book focuses on the one execution for which we know that he was responsible. On Friday 13 June 1483, William, Lord Hastings was hustled from a meeting of the Royal Council & summarily executed on Tower Green within the confines of the Tower of London. Peter A. Hancock sheds light on the mystery of this precipitate & unadvised action by the then Duke of Gloucester & reveals the key role of William Catesby in Richard`s ascent to the throne of Engl&. It explains his curious actions during that tumultuous summer of three kings & provides an explanation for the fate of the ` Princes in the Tower`. ...

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Includes:: a new foreword by the author. The story of the death, in sinister circumstances, of the boy-king

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Following the dramatic announcement that Richard III`s body had been discovered, past controversies have been matched by fresh disputes. Why is Richard III England`s most controversial king? The question of his reburial has provoked national debate & protest, taking levels of interest in the medieval king to an unprecedented level. While Richard`s life remains able to polarise opinion, the truth probably lies somewhere between the maligned saint & the evil hunchback stereotypes. Why did he seize the throne? Did he murder the Princes in the Tower? Why have the location & details of his reburial sparked a parliamentary debate? This book will act as both an introduction to his life & reign & a commemoration to tie in with his reburial. ...

Pens replace pneux & pencils are your peloton as the doyen of British cycle illustrators, Richard Mitchelson, leads you on a magnificent ride through an entire season of gr&-tour racing. Fun, dynamic, interactive, & entertaining, Richard Mitchelson`s Grand Tour is infused with a `broom-wagon` full of cycling style, culture, history & humour. Prepare for the Giro d` Italia by personalizing your race-jersey & cap, or chose to create one of those sported by `maglia rosa` legends down the years. Select your ride, study the route of the Gran Corsa or just design your own road to Milan. Get creative on the Passo dello Stelvio & `copy Coppi` with an Il Campionissimo Dot to Dotti. Move on to the Grand Depart of the Tour de France, design your very own ` Grand Boucle` & fill in your race number on the board. Become inspired by colouring the cobblestones of the north`s Arenburg forest, paint your name alongside the legends on the scorched Summer climb of the Col de Tourmalet, & quickly unleash some paints or pens to ensure the colours are in place at an old velodrome before the riders arrive. Party with the icons of the sport
- Laurent, Bernard, Gino, Bradley, Fausto, Tom, Eddy, Richard, Marco, Sean, Jacques, Greg, Raymond, Miguel
- before showing them your true colours as you progress to Spain`s famed grand tour, the Veulta a Espana, the Alto de l` Anglirn & other terrifying Iberian climbs. The finishing line is wherever you want it to be. Grand Tour is a joyful celebration & an inspired, magical journey through cycling`s greatest races. For the ride you`ll need some pens, pencils & a devastating amount of cycling `panache`.

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London boroughs of Richmond & Ealing in the Cassini Past & Present map series which covers town & cities of England & Wales & offers a unique way of tracing their history & expansion by showing four different periods of their development using Ordnance Survey mapping from the mid-19th century, the late 19th century, the 1920s & the present day. Coverage

Includes:: Barnes, Battersea, Chelsea, Chiswick, Fulham, Hammersmith, Kensington, Isleworth, Paddington, Putney, Teddington, Twickenham, Wandsworth & Wimbledon. Each Past & Present map consists of four panels, all centred on a city or a town & covering exactly the same 15km x 15km area. Three of the panels reproduce Ordnance Survey’s historical editions: the Old Series, the Revised New Series & the Popular Edition, enlarged from their original inch-to-the-mile to match the 1:50, 000 scale of the present-day Landranger extract shown in the fourth panel.* Old Series: the first detailed survey mapping dating from the first half of the 19th century, in black & white & with relief shown by hachuring.* Revised New Series from 1880s/1900s, with some colouring & a mixture of hachuring & contour lines.* Popular Edition from the inter-war years, with contour lines & colouring to indicate woodlands, parks, etc. National Grid lines are shown on all four panels for easy comparison across the four time periods. Historical notes, details of the original maps used & web-links for local history societies & other sources of information are also provided. *PLEASE NOTE:** Reproductions from the Ordnance Survey’s historical series are also available as maps of a wider area, with each title corresponding in its coverage to a present day Landranger map. Please see Great Britain: Cassini Historical Reproductions of Ordnance Survey One-Inch Maps series.* Stanfords can also print on request mapping from all the series *centring the map on a location of your choice.* For more information please click on the link below.

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Richmond & St. Margaret`s in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the centre of Richmond, together with the St Margaret`s area on the west side of the Thames, & part of Twickenham including Cambridge Park & Twickenham Park. Coverage extends from London Road & Cole`s Bridge eastward to Richmond station, & from Honywood Road & Richmond Green southward to Cambridge Park. Features on the Richmond side include the riverside area, Richmond Bridge, Buccleuch House, Town Hall, most of Richmond station, George Street, Lancaster Park; features on the St Margaret’s side include Cambridge House, St Margarets House (Naval Female School), Old River Crane, Ivy Bridge. Street directories for George Street, The Green, Grosvenor Road, Hill Street, Hill Rise, King Street, Petersham Road, Vineyard are given on the reverse. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

Richmond Hill & East Sheen in 1894 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the eastern part of Richmond, together with the East Sheen area of Mortlake, an area stretching from The Terrace & Friars Stile Road eastward to Sheen Lane & Sheen House, & from a short stretch of the railway southward to the Star & Garter Hotel. Features include the Wesleyan College, workhouse, cemetery, Bog Lodge, Conduit Wood, Sheen Common, Sheen Wood, Upper Richmond Road. On the reverse are street directories for Church Road, Mount Ararat Road, Queens Road, Sheen Road, Sydney Road & a few others. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...

David L. Robbins`s Homework, a moving account of a brief encounter between a burglar & a teacher, stands head & shoulders above the 14 other tales in Akashic`s solid noir anthology devoted to Richmond, Va. Pir Rothenberg`s The Rose Red Vial, among the better of the many recent Poe-inspired stories, features nicely nasty betrayals & counterbetrayals among those who covet Poe memorabilia on loan to the Virginia Historical Society. Set in 1807, Dean King`s concise The Fall Lines supplies an intriguing backstory to Aaron Burr`s treason trial. In Howard Owen`s The Thirteenth Floor, a well-done contemporary fair play whodunit, a political reporter reassigned to the night police beat ends up investigating a murder-by-gunshot in his own apartment building. ...

Richmond North in 1927 in a fascinating series of reproductions of old Ordnance Survey plans in the Alan Godfrey Editions, ideal for anyone interested in the history of their neighbourhood or family. The map covers the northern part of the historic Swaledale town of Richmond, with part of the Market Place including Newbiggin, The Friary, Frenchgate, Hurgill Road, Wellington Place, St Mary`s church, Gallowgate, Infantry Barracks, Queen`s Road, Anchorage Hill, St Nicholas, etc. Coverage extends eastward to High & Low Wath Cote & Scots Dike. On the reverse is half of the adjacent sheet 38.12 extending coverage west to include the Poor Law Institution, Reeth Road, Convent, Whitcliffe Paper Mills, cemetery, West Terrace, cattle market, Hurgill, High Gingerfield Lodge & the old race course. About the Alan Godfrey Editions of the 25” OS Series: Selected towns in Great Britain & Ireland are covered by maps showing the extent of urban development in the last decades of the 19th & early 20th century. The plans have been taken from the Ordnance Survey mapping & reprinted at about 15 inches to one mile (1:4, 340). On the reverse most maps have historical notes & many also include extracts from contemporary directories. Most maps cover about one mile (1.6kms) north/south, one & a half miles (2.4kms) across; adjoining sheets can be combined to provide wider coverage.FOR MORE INFORMATION & A COMPLETE LIST OF ALL AVAILABLE TITLES PLEASE CLICK ON THE SERIES LINK. ...