Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize for Fiction. As every schoolboy knows you can fit the whole of England on the Isle of White. Grotesque visionary tycoon Sir Jack Pitman takes the saying literally & does exactly that. He constructs on the island The Project a vast heritage centre containing everything English from Big Ben to Stonehenge from Manchester United to the white cliffs of Dover. The project is monstrous risky & vastly successful. In fact it gradually begins to rival Old England & even threatens to supersede it... One of Barness finest & funniest novels England England calls into question the idea of replicas truth vs fiction reality vs art nationhood myth-making & self-exploration. ...

Who are the English? & what images spring to mind when you think of the English & England? Ask a tourist & they would probably say Big Ben English bobbies the London Eye or maybe even the Queen. Ask a Scot Welshmen or Irishman & you may get a different answer. However ask an Englishman (or woman) & you will probably get more intimate (and printable) answers.. .mowing the lawn going down the pub or maybe braving the beach on a frigid summers day. Ask Chris Steele-Perkins & hell have a multitude of answers & whats more as an internationally acclaimed & award-winning Magnum" photographer of 40 years standing he has the images to share. In his new book Chris presents a sweeping unique record of what he thinks makes England truly English. From Sunday cricket matches to snoozes in a deckchair; intimate family portraits to carefree children at play; circus shows with performing bears to the wilder performers of a street carnival; & from Saturday night dancing to race riots. Each picture tells a story of time & place & many of the images collected will strike a chord or a memory in the viewer. These natural & authentic photographs are a personal selection of the best & most important of Chriss images that he has taken over 40 years of photographing in Engl&. Some are drawn from books he has made on English themes others from stories he has worked on others from pictures of family & friends from random events encountered. This book is an honest testament to this odd but magnificent country that is England the England of the people." ...

An anthology & miscellany of everything an Englishman should know:
- From Austen to Wordsworth
- Jerusalem to the Scout's Honour
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Depend on SHPs comprehensive & best-selling core texts to enrich your understanding of A Level History. SHP Advanced History Core Texts are the Schools History Projects acclaimed books for A level History. They offer:
- clear & penetrating narrative
- comprehensively explaining the content required for examination success
- thought provoking & relevant activities that explore the content & help students think analytically about the subject
- thorough exam preparation through carefully designed tasks that address the distinctive requirements of A Level history including guidance in essay writing & source-based investigations.
- a wide range of revision strategies including structured content summaries Additional features include:
- A focus route pathway for independent learners
- Learning Trouble Spots
- which address common misunderstandings
- diagrammatic summaries of key areas of content & historical issues
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- active learning approaches including decision-making exercises England 1625-1660 This title is a comprehensive survey of English history from the accession of Charles I to the Restoration. It comprehensively covers the causes & consequences of the Civil War & the rule of Cromwell. Major themes include:
- What kind of revolution did England have in the 1640s?
- An examination of Oliver Cromwells reputation












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A delightful wide-ranging anthology about England & the English over the centuries
- songs poems hymns letters & prose
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This pack entitles the recipient to one year’s adult membership of the official England Rugby Supporters’ Club (ERSC). On activation the recipient will receive a welcome pack plus exclusive member benefits throughout the year. Benefits include access to home international tickets subscription to England Rugby magazine discounted non-international Twickenham tickets & match-day programmes discount at the Rugby Store ands RFUDirect.com England Rugby Travel discounts members’ newsletter & website access exclusive competitions to meet the England team plus much more. All proceeds from official RFU products are invested back into the development of the game. ...

This lively & far-reaching account of the politics religion & culture of England in the century & a half after the Norman Conquest provides a vivid picture of everyday existence & increases our understanding of all aspects of medieval society. This was a period in which the ruling dynasty & military aristocracy were deeply enmeshed with the politics & culture of France. Professor Bartlett describes their conflicts & their preoccupations
- the sense of honour the role of violence & the glitter of tournament heraldry & Arthurian romance. He explores the mechanics of government; assesses the role of the Church at a time of radical developments in religious life & organization; & investigates the peasant economy the foundation of this society & the growing urban & commercial activity. There are colourful details of the everyday life of ordinary men & women with their views on the past on sexuality on animals on death the undead & the occult. The result is a fascinating & comprehensive portrayal of a period which begins with conquest & ends in assimilation.
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Jim & Milly. Stan & Jane. Jonathan & Fiona. Winter 1959. Three married couples: each living in Englands Lane each with an only child & each attending to family & their livelihoods
- the ironmonger the sweetshop & the butcher. Each of them hiding their lies coping in the only way they know how.
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Of all the photographs in the Country Life archive none are more poignant than the images of houses that have been lost through demolition or fire. In a great number of cases the photographs taken by the magazine for their weekly feature on country houses are the only record of many of the most important houses & interiors that were destroyed. From Uffington House Lincolnshire a fine Restoration house burnt in 1904 to the Rococo magnificence of Nuthall temple Nottinghamshire its site now buried under the M1 motorway this book provides a moving testimony to one of the saddest chapters in English 20th century history. Giles Worsleys incisive text makes this more than just an elegy for lost glories. By studying the circumstances behind one hundred houses that have gone he is able to explain why such a large number were destroyed in the last century. He explains how many houses were lost as great landowners responding to economic & political changes sold off secondary estates & demolished palatial houses of the nineteenth century. He also examines how chance played its part with fire emerging as one of the chief causes of destruction. As the twentieth century recedes into history the story of the country house over the past hundred years becomes increasingly fascinating. Englands Lost Houses is essential reading for all those seeking to understand what really happened. ...

A dramatic sparkling tale of sex glamour intrigue romance & heartbreak Englands Mistress" traces the rise & rise of the gorgeous Emma Hamilton. Born into poverty she clawed her way up through Londons underworlds of sex for sale to become Englands first media superstar. Nothing could stand in the way of her dreams
- except her self-destructive desires. Drawing on hundreds of previously undiscovered letters & told with a novelists flair " Englands Mistress" captures the relentless drive innovative style & burning passion of a true heroine. In a world of tabloid fame & three-minute wonders Emmas life is truly a tale for our time."
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