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Gentry - Six Hundred Years Of A Peculiarly English Class
Gentry - Six Hundred Years Of
A Peculiarly English Class
    Adam Nicolson tells the
    story of England through
    the history of fourteen
    gentry families – from
    the 15th century to the
    present day. This
    sparkling work of history
    reads like a real-life
    Downton Abbey, as the
    loves, hatreds and many
    times of grief of his
    chosen cast illuminate
    the grand events of
    history. We may well be
    ‘a nation of
    shopkeepers’, but for
    generations England was a
    country dominated by its
    middling families,
    rooted on their land, in
    their locality, with a
    healthy interest in
    turning a profit from
    their property and a deep
    distrust of the
    centralised state. The
    virtues we may all
    believe to be part of the
    English culture –
    honesty, affability,
    courtesy, liberality –
    each of these has their
    source in gentry life
    cultivated over five
    hundred years. These folk
    were the backbone of
    England. Adam
    Nicolson’s riveting new
    book concentrates on
    fourteen families, from
    1400 to the present day.
    From the medieval gung-ho
    of the Plumpton family to
    the high-seas adventures
    of the Lascelles in the
    eighteenth century, to
    more modern examples,
    the book provides a
    chronological picture of
    the English, seen
    through these intimate,
    passionate, powerful
    stories of family saga.
    Drawing on a wealth of
    unpublished archive
    material, here is a
    vivid depiction of the
    life and code of the
    gentry. ‘The Gentry’
    is first and foremost a
    wonderful sweep of
    English history,
    shedding light on the
    creation of the
    distinctive English
    character but with the
    sheer readability of an
    epic novel.
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Modern British Sculpture
Modern British Sculpture
    From Leighton to Lucas,
    this magnificent survey
    explores sculptures in
    Britain over the last 130
    years. Considering the
    way in which sculpture
    mediates issues of
    national identity and how
    Britain's links with its
    Empire have shaped its
    artistic output, the
    book also highlights the
    dialogues between British
    and international
    sculpture. The importance
    of the country's
    landscape as a location
    and medium is examined,
    as is the perennial
    choice faced by the
    sculptor between
    figuration and
    abstraction. Sculpture
    has changed dramatically
    in the last century.
    Traditional materials
    have given way to
    expanded practices and
    the de-materialisation of
    the art object
    altogether. With incisive
    essays by a number of
    leading authorities, and
    including previously
    unpublished archive
    material and new
    bibliographic sources,
    this compelling book
    documents these seismic
    shifts.
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Ysabel
Ysabel
    Set in modern and ancient
    Provence, this
    exhilarating, moving
    novel casts brilliant
    light on the ways in
    which history ? whether
    of a culture or a family
    ? refuses to be buried.
    Ned Marriner, fifteen
    years old, has
    accompanied his
    photographer father to
    Provence for a six-week
    shoot? of images
    for a glossy coffee-table
    book. Gradually, Ned
    discovers a very old
    story playing itself out
    in this modern world of
    iPods, cellphones, and
    seven-seater vans
    whipping along roads
    walked by Celtic tribes
    and the Roman Legions. On
    one holy, haunted night
    of the ancient year,
    when the borders between
    the living and the dead
    are down and fires are
    lit upon the hills, Ned,
    his family, and his
    friends, are shockingly
    drawn into this tale, as
    dangerous, mythic
    figures from conflicts of
    long ago erupt into the
    present, claiming and
    changing lives.
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AA Steaming Across Britain A Journey Though The Golden Era Of Steam Railways
AA Steaming Across Britain A
Journey Though The Golden Era
Of Steam Railways
    Discover Britains
    best loved routes in this
    celebration of the golden
    years of steam railways
    from 1948 to 1968. Follow
    the fascinating histories
    of 33 routes. Steaming
    across Britain is an
    essential companion to a
    period that remains a
    very special place in the
    hearts of millions.
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Warrior Women - 3000 Years Of Courage And Heroism
Warrior Women - 3000 Years Of
Courage And Heroism
    From earliest times,
    women gained access to
    leadership in times of
    conflict and proved
    themselves equal to the
    challenge of commanding
    during war. Women leaders
    abounded in the ancient
    world from Ireland to
    Israel, sometimes
    through the accident of
    birth, but often rising
    to power through naked
    opportunism and raw
    courage in the ranks -
    and it is no accident
    that women war leaders,
    like men, are often
    famous for their strong
    sexual drive. Wherever
    there is war, there has
    often been a woman at the
    helm. Later ages
    frequently wrote these
    women out of history,
    but their stories have
    refused to die. From the
    legendary leader of the
    Amazons who fought the
    greatest of Greek heroes,
    Achilles, to the Iron
    Ladies of today, the
    women of both West and
    East directing military
    campaigns and leading
    their countries in war.
    Presenting an array of
    fascinating and sometimes
    little known women war
    leaders, popular author
    Rosalind Miles and the
    acclaimed military
    historian Robin Cross do
    full justice to the
    achievements of these
    women, some of whose
    amazing stories have so
    far never been told.
    Warrior women include:
    Penthesilea the Amazons
    queen, Deborah,
    Cleopatra VII, Boudicca,
    Eleanor of Aquitaine,
    Joan of Arc, Elizabeth
    I, Grace O'Malley,
    Deborah Samson, Nadezda
    Durova, Harriet Tubman,
    Anna Etheridge,
    Soldaderas, Flora
    Sandes, Lily Litvak,
    Women of the Warsaw
    Ghetto, Hanna Reitsch,
    Ruth Werner, Jeanne
    Holm, Margaret Thatcher,
    Women in Today's Armies,
    Martha McSally and
    more...
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£4.99
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