The long-awaited fourth edition of this best-selling manual continues to offer up-to-date guidance both to newcomers & to the more experienced on how to make best use of the labyrinth of genealogical sources in England & Wales. It takes into account recent & even some future changes to the civil registration system & incorporates many of the vast sources newly available on the internet. There is also a substantial bibliography for those who discover that their ancestors migrated from other countries. New appendices provide research into underregistration of birth & death & hitherto unpublished details from the 1915 & 1939 National Registers. The family tree detective remains an indispensible source of information on how to locate births marriages & deaths & alternative strategies if those searches fail. Dr Colin D. Rogers is a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists a member of AGRA (the Association of Genealogists & Researchers in Archives) & was for thirty years the Hon. General Editor of the Lancashire Parish Register Society. He runs a consultancy helping banks & solicitors to identify & locate beneficiaries. ...

25 walks all circular & about 3 to 4 miles long. They are never too steep or difficult & can be walked at an easy pace in about one & a half to two hours allowing time to admire the view or look at the birds or wild flowers along the way. They are all chosen for their variety of scenery including particular places of beauty or interest. ...

Famous tells the Great War stories of twenty of Britains most respected best known & even notorious celebrities. They include politicians actors writers an explorer a sculptor & even a murderer. The generation that grew up in the late 19th Century enlisted enthusiastically in the defence of the country. Many would become household names such as Basil Rathbone the definitive Sherlock Holmes AA Milne creator of Winnie the Pooh & Arnold Ridley who found fame & public affection as the dour Scotsman Fraser & the gentle & genial Godfrey in Dads Army. From politicians such as Harold Macmillan & Winston Churchill to writers includsing JB Priestley & JRR Tolkein from sculptors like Henry Moore to composers such as Ralph Vaughan Williams their fame & influence continue even into the 21st Century. The authors have discovered the exact locations where these celebrities saw action. They tell the story of where CS Lewis was wounded & invalided home & how Basil Rathbone won the Military Cross for a trench raid (while dressed as a tree). Each story is examined in detail with pictures taken of the very spot where the actions took place. There are maps of the area that will guide enterprising readers to walk in the footsteps of their heroes. ...

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Includes:: Heidi" by Johanna Spyri
- A little orphan girl is forced to live with her grumpy grandfather

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To celebrate the 70th anniversary of the first publication of the Famous Five books here are the first three Famous Five adventures in one volume. Book 1: Five On A Treasure Island A shipwreck off Kirrin Island! But where is the treasure? The Famous Five are searching for clues
- but they're not alone.. . Someone else has joined the treasure hunt. Book 2: Five Go Adventuring Again A thief at Kirrin Cottage! Who can it be? The Famous Five think they know
- but they need proof! Then they find an old map & an unusual hiding place... Book 3: Five Run Away Together Who's been on George's Island? & what is locked in the mysterious trunk hidden on Kirrin Island? The Famous Five think they're on the trail of smugglers
- until they hear a child scream... These editions feature the classic texts & Eileen A. Soper's original illustrations.


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Have you ever wished you could be one of the Famous Five? Now you can be by using all the information they have collected to solve this mystery of the hidden treasure. Not just the story of a search for the bejeweled dragon this book

Includes:: useful advice on topics such as codebreaking using a compass building an escape raft first aid camping & much more.

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Lucy Streeter has never been a risk-taker
- as a single mother with a struggling business shes never felt brave enough. Her life
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Art-lovers everywhere will enjoy this pack of thirty cards each featuring a well-known painting. Each card features a famous painting with text explaining its themes in a simple & lively way. The reverse side of each card is packed with information such as the story behind the painting fun facts about the artists & their lives & even explains the artists techniques & reveals any hidden meanings behind the picture. It features paintings by Michelangelo Leonardo da Vinci Monet Renoir Picasso Titian Van Gogh Magritte Warhol Dali & more. ...

This book offers a lavish introduction to 35 of the worlds best-known best-loved paintings. It

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The amalgamation of the regiments of the British Army is now complete. This book a companion to volume one is a reminder of past glories. Thirty-six famous regiments are featured
- their battle honours their badges their most famous sons
- & just as in volume one the stories of the actions of Victoria Cross holders. Each regiment's section

Includes:: artworks & photographs illustrating insignia uniforms & soldiers in action down through the centuries. While the tales of courage & loss are in themselves enthralling Dorian Bond has provided a great deal of information about these bodies of men that is also intriguing: who were the so-called Minden regiments for example? & why were the men of the East Surrey Regiment known as the ' Young Buffs'? Covering action wherever the regiments found it from the Ardennes to Tibet Famous Regiments of the British Army Volume Two by its very nature tells the stories of some of the most famous battles in history. All royalties earned from sales of this book as for volume one have been kindly donated by the author to Help for Heroes.



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