Britain Yesterday & Today looks at many aspects of British life over the last 150 years, contrasting beautiful black & white images with colour photographs from the twenty-first century of the same scenes & activities.

In this new edition the modern pictures have been updated to include memorable images of the RAF fly past after William & Kates wedding & the winning garden at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show.

From sport & leisure to the workplace, from the countryside to the city & from shore to shore, witness the amazing changes that have taken place in British society over the last century-&-a-half, as well as those things that have reassuringly remained the same.

Product Information:
• ISBN: 9781781778814
• Author: Janice Anderson & Edmund Swinglehurst
• Publisher: Seven Oaks
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 189
• Dimensions: 26 x 22.5 x 2cm











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UK brewing has seen unprecedented growth in the last decade. Breweries of all shapes & sizes are flourishing & the range of home-grown beers available in pubs & shops has never been so diverse. British beer consumers have never had it so good &, headed by real ale, a 'craft' beer revolution is sweeping the country. ...

A new edition of this unique book, describing 260 pubs with features of outstanding historic interest, compiled by CAMRA's Pub Heritage Group. Among the 260 pubs, there are unspoilt country locals, Victorian drinking palaces & mighty roadhouses, & the book contains additional features on pub history. ...

The Spitfire is the iconic aircraft of World War II. It proved itself as an interceptor during the Battle of Britain. This book takes you through the birth & development of this incredible aircraft & tells the moving stories of the brave young pilots who flew this all-conquering machine. ...

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 ...

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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Presents genealogical details of members of the royal houses of Engl&, Scotland & Great Britain
- from 800AD to the present. This
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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. ...

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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Discover the greatest scenic railway routes in Engl&, Scotland & Wales, from the authors of the highly

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