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Britain's First Photo
Album: 19th-century
Britain
As Photographed By
Francis Frith And
Celebrated In The BBC
TV Series Presented By
John Sergeant By
Terence Sackett,
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This fascinating book offers us a unique vision of the people & places of Britain over the course of the past century & more, showing how our past is linked with our present, perhaps more closely than we realise. The size of this book is 24.8cm in height & 19.2cm wide & has 317 pages ...
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Britain's Kings And
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Presents history in words & pictures of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. This book

Includes:: family trees & details of where & when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned & where they are buried.

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Britain's monarchs have shaped some of the most dramatic moments in British history, from the mystery of the princes in the Tower

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Britain's Royal
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Presents genealogical details of members of the royal houses of Engl&, Scotland & Great Britain
- from 800AD to the present. This
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Britain's War Machine
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The familiar image of the British in the Second World War is that of the plucky underdog taking on German might. This title shows the conflict in a new light, with Britain as a very wealthy country, formidable in arms, ruthless in pursuit of its interests & sitting at the heart of a global production system. ...
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Britains Best Railways
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Discover the greatest scenic railway routes in Engl&, Scotland & Wales, from the authors of the highly

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Britains Best Walks: 200 Classic Country Walks
Britains Best Walks:
200 Classic Country
Walks
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Christopher Somerville has covered the length & breadth of the UK on foot, & has written & broadcast about its history, landscape, wildlife & people for over 25 years.

Now, in this extensive new volume, he selects his top 200 routes from his hugely popular column in The Times
- A Good Walk.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9780007978199
• Author: Christpher Somerville
• Publisher: Collins
• Format: Paperback
• Pages: 288
• Dimensions: 21` x 17.5 x 2cm










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Britains Bombers - DVD
6 Pack
£7.99
The planes, the people & the planning are all included in this 6 disc DVD set. Included; The twin-engined Vickers Wellington, a comprehensive look at the development & operations of RAF Bomber Command from 1939-1945, Bombers (Strategic Bombing) first used by the Germans in the 1940 Blitz, Daylight Bombing Raids over Europe that were carried out by the United States Air Force during daylight hours, Bombers of World War 2 that takes a look at all the legendary bombers, highlighting their wartime action, & The Story of the Lancaster, the most successful of all World War II heavies. ...
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Britains Closest
Encounters
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The Berwyn Mountain Mystery Their houses shook, there was a loud explosion & then they saw lights in the sky. A nurse says she saw a pulsating orb the size of the moon. UFO, or a simple case of mistaken identity? Welsh Triangle West Wales in the late 70s was hotspot for UFO sightings. The sighting started on 4th February 1977 in a school playground & soon escalated to such a degree that the MOD were involved. But what really lay behind the mysterious sightings of extra-terrestrial craft & alien beings in the Broad Haven Triangle? UFO Alley In November 1980, PC Alan Godfrey claimed to have seen a UFP whilst on patrol in the Yorkshire town of Todmorden. He was one of six on-duty police officers to report strange aerial phenomena over the Pennines that night, but PC Godfrey ...
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Britains First Photo
Album With John
Sergeant 3 DVD Box Set
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Britains First Photo Album traces the extraordinary achievement of the pioneering Victorian photographer Francis Frith & his team. Frith embarked upon a colossal project to photograph as much of Great Britain as possible during the second half of the 19th century. In this series John Sergeant sets out to follow in Francis Frith s footsteps to find out more about Britain s First Photo Album & celebrate our shared past. Follow John Sergeant as he drops in on the new owners of Charles Dickenss favourite holiday home & descends under Tower Bridge to witness Victorian engineering at its best. In a journey that takes John from the Isle of Wight to London, from Wales to Scotland & Liverpool to Gravesend, watch as Sergeant retraces Frith s epic journey & finds the history behind Britain s First Album ...
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Britain's Working Coast In Victorian And Edwardian Times

The coastline of Victorian and Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment and a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry - shipbuilding and fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast - clockwise from London - looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities and towns en route.
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The coastline of Victorian & Edwardian Britain provided beauty, entertainment & a venue for most people's holidays. But it was also a thriving centre of industry
- shipbuilding & fishing. This book travels around Britain's coast
- clockwise from London
- looking at the industries that could be found at many of the cities & towns en route.

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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