This 13 week interactive study looks at issues many women face today & reminds them of their inherent value as daughters of ...

As the year 1326 draws to a close London is in flames. King Edward II is a prisoner & the forces of his vengeful queen Isabella & her lover Sir Roger Mortimer are in the ascendant. The Bardi family bankers who have funded the King must look to their future with the Queen steering a careful course between rival factions -- if that is they can keep themselves alive. Others too find their loyalties torn. Guarding the deposed King on behalf of Mortimer Sir Baldwin de Furnshill & bailiff Simon Puttock find themselves entangled in a tightening net of conspiracy greed betrayal & murder. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Survey's most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities such as walking horse riding & off-road cycling. The series provides complete GB coverage & can now be used in all weathers thanks to OS Explorer Map
- Active a tough versatile version of the OS Explorer Map.
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THE THIRD CRUSADE IS OVER Richard the Lionheart is bound for Engl&. But with all the princes of Europe united against him.. .can the greatest warrior in Christendom make it safely home? THE LION IS CHAINED Captured. Bound. Imprisoned. King Richard's slim hope of salvation rests on one man
- a former outlaw a vengeful earl a man who scoffs at Holy Mother Church: ROBIN HOOD For King & country Robin & his loyal lieutenant Alan Dale will risk all
- from blood-soaked battlefields to deadly assassins
- to see the Lionheart restored to his rightful throne.


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[ Published as The September Queen in the US] Set against the volatile backdrop of the English Civil War dive into this enthralling tale of danger bravery & a woman who would do anything for the man she loved. It's 1651 & Jane Lane leads a privileged life inside the walls of her family's home. At 25 years old her parents are keen to see her settled but Jane dreams of a union that goes beyond the advantageous match her father desires. Her quiet world is shattered when Royalists fighting to restore the crown to King Charles II arrive at their door imploring Jane & her family for help. They have been hiding the king but Cromwell's forces are close behind them baying for Charles' blood
- & the blood of anyone who seeks to help him. Putting herself in mortal danger Jane must help the king escape to safety by disguising him as her manservant. With the shadow of the gallows dogging their every step Jane finds herself falling in love with the gallant young Charles. But will Jane surrender to a passion that could change her life
- & the course of history
- forever? The unforgettable true story of Charles II's escape & the love & bravery of the woman who made it possible. Perfect for fans of Philippa Gregory & Elizabeth Chadwick.


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One man saved the British Royal Family in the first decades of the 20th century
- amazingly he was an almost unknown & certainly
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The Kingdom" is Clive Cussler's third " Fargo Adventure". Whether it's lost treasure or missing persons the Fargos find themselves in a heap of trouble every time... When Texas oil baron Charlie King contacts Sam & Remi Fargo he has an unusual request. He hired an investigator
- & good friend of the pair
- to locate his missing father in the Far East. But now the investigator has vanished. Would Sam & Remi be willing to look for them both? Though something about the request doesn't quite add up Sam & Remi agree to help out. It's a journey that takes the Fargos to Tibet Nepal Bulgaria India & China. They get mixed up with black-market fossils a centuries-old puzzle chest the ancient Nepali kingdom of Mustang a balloon aircraft from a century before its time.. .and an extraordinary skeleton that might turn the history of human evolution on its head. Oh & not a few unfriendly people with guns & itchy trigger fingers... Clive Cussler author of the celebrated " Dirk Pitt" novels " Treasure of Khan" & " Valhalla Rising" presents the third novel in his newest series following the adventures of treasure hunters Sam & Remi Fargo. " The Kingdom" follows " Spartan Gold" & " Lost Empire". Praise for Clive Cussler: " Cussler is hard to beat". (" Daily Mail"). " Cussler is the guy I read". (Tom Clancy). The bestselling " Grandmaster of Adventure" Clive Cussler has thrilled millions of readers with this gripping fast-paced stories based around treasure-hunting action & conspiracy. As well as the " Fargo" series there are also the "NUMA" & " Oregon Files" series the " Dirk Pitt" stories (which started it all) & the " Isaac Bell" adventures series. The other titles in the " Fargo Adventures" series are " Spartan Gold" & " Lost Empire" which are both available from Penguin."

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1164. The young warrior Saladin joins a Saracen army headed for Egypt. He finds there a land of wonders
- from the ancient pyramids
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Discover the fate of the original black Magician Pug & his motley crew of agents who safeguard the world of Trigia as prophecy becomes truth in the first book of the last ever Midkemian trilogy. THE KINGDOM BESIEGED The Darkness is coming... The Kingdom is plagued by rumour & instability. Kingdom spies in Kesh have been disappearing
- either murdered or turned to the enemy side. Information has become scant & unreliable; but one thing appears clear. Dark forces are on the move... Since Pug & the Conclave of Shadows enforced peace after the last Keshian invasion the Empire has offered no threat. But now factions are rising & Jim Dasher reports mobilizations of large forces in the Keshian Confederacy. As the men of the West answer the King's call to muster Martin con Doin
- left as caretaker of Crydee Keep
- will suddenly be confronted with the vanguard of an invading army. He reminds himself that he is a year older than his legendary ancestor Prince Arutha was when he stood firm against the Tsurani invasion but Arutha had an army to command & Martin is left with old men & young boys. Massive events are about to unfold events which threaten the future of all human life in Midkemia...


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Guaradian award winning novel about courage friendship & war. Reissued into the Essential Modern Classic list. When a bomb during an air raid destroys Harrys home & kills his family he knows that he is all alone in the world & has only himself to rely on. Anxious that he will be sent to live with his fussy Cousin Elsie he goes on the run across the war-battered land of North East England his only friend in his journey a stray dog that he meets on the beach. Will Harry ever find a place to call home again or will he be on the run forever? ...