In 1955 Henri Cartier-Bresson published The Europeans" a portrait of the continent documenting a landscape shadowed by the war. In this book the photographer brings together images spanning the years from the late 1920s to the early 1970s. He has travelled across Europe from the Scandinavian shield to the Irish bogs in order to capture what it means to be European. Beyond nationalism & the particular characteristics of each culture & nation he has found evidence of a greater identity a likeness shared by the people & the landscape. His photographs seek to speak of the same daily ceremony of the ongoing business of living for people across Europe whether Polish priests in alb or cassock or Abruzzi peasants shrouded in the black of their cloaks & hats." ...

Full of classic photographs by Cartier-Bresson that have become icons of the medium as well as rarely seen work from all periods of the photographers life this title

Includes:: a number of previously unpublished photographs as well as a selection of drawings paintings & films stills.

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Bestselling royal historian David Starkey s captivating biography is a radical re-evaluation of Henry VIII the British monarchy s most enduring icon. Larger than life in every sense Henry VIII was Britain s most absolute monarch
- but he was not born to rule. In this brilliantly readable history David Starkey follows the promising young prince
- a Renaissance man of exceptional musical & athletic talent
- as he is thrust into the limelight after the death of his elder brother. His subsequent quest for fame was as obsessive as that of any modern celebrity & his yearning for a male heir drove him into dangerous territory. The culmination of a lifetime s research David Starkey s biography is an unforgettable portrait of the man behind the controversies the prince turned tyrant who continues to tower over history.


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For more than four decades the elegant slightly foppish figure of trainer Henry Cecil has been adulated by racing fans. He has handled countless top horses
- his '25 English Classics' include four Derby winners
- & won dozens of big races around the world. But his story is far from a chronicle of unbroken success. A sharp downturn in his racing fortunes in the late 1990s was accompanied by all manner of personal trials including well publicised marital problems & then cancer but the dogged manner in which he has climbed back to the top was rewarded in 2011 by the presence in his Newmarket yard of the wonder horse Frankel. Based on extensive research & interviews with those closest to Cecil" & shot through with Brough Scott's unparalleled inside knowledge of the sport this will be the racing book not only of the year but of the decade."

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When Sir Henry Cooper died in May this year the depth of affection in the tributes that filled the press were a testament to his remarkable popularity. Put simply Henry Cooper was the nations favourite boxer; a gentleman & a great sportsman of whom Muhammed Ali
- who Cooper famously floored in 1963
- remarked Henry Cooper hit me so hard my ancestors in Africa felt it.A Sir Henrys popularity transcended boxing & he became an even bigger national hero in the years after his retirement at the end of a 27-year fight career in 1971. He was the first person to be twice voted BBC Sports Personality of the Year. During his fighting career he was the only boxer to win three Lonsdale Belts outright was undefeated European & Empire champion & the British title-holder for more than eleven years. Originally planned as an autobiography & written using interviews with the author recorded before Sir Henry death A Hero for All Time is a well-informed & intimate biography that puts his life & extraordinary boxing career into fresh focus. It

Includes:: in-depth summaries of the major fights with new commentaries from Sir Henry. It also

Includes:: many previously untold stories about his boxing career & paints an intimate portrait of a man whose courage skill & sportsmanship lifted him into the land of sporting legend."





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Angered by the loss of his son in battle the Earl of Northumberland supports another rebellion against King Henry IV bringing the country to the brink of civil war. Sick & weary the old King sends out his forces including the unruly Sir John Falstaff to meet the rebels. But as the conflict grows he must also confront a more personal problem
- how to make his reprobate son Prince Hal aware of the duties he must bear as heir to the throne.
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In February 1972 Henry Moore's sculpture studios in the English countryside at Much Hadham were filled with the preparations for his retrospective exhibition at Florence. In search of peace & quiet he went into a smaller room overlooking the fields where a local farmer grazed his sheep. The sheep came very close to the window attracting his attention & he began to draw them. Initially he saw them as nothing more than four-legged balls of wool but his vision changed as he explored what they were really like
- the way they moved the shape of their bodies under the fleece. They also developed strong human & biblical associations & the sight of a ewe with her lamb evoked the mother-&-child theme
- a large form sheltering a small one
- which has been important to Henry Moore in all his work. He drew the sheep again that summer after they were shorn when he could see the shapes of the bodies which had been covered by wool. Solid in form sudden & vigorous in movement Henry Moore's sheep are created through a network of swirling & zigzagging lines in the rapid & (in Moore's hands) sensitive medium of ballpoint pen. The effect is both familiar & monumental; as Lord Clark comments ' We expect Henry Moore to give a certain nobility to everything he draws; but more surprising is the way in which these drawings express a feeling of real affection for their subject.'


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* The essential Victorian farming manual fully revised & edited by historian Alex Langlands of the bestselling book & BBC series Victorian Farm * Beautifully illustrated throughout with original Victorian images * Alex Langlands will soon be appearing on the new BBC series Edwardian Farm The Book of the Farm written by the 19th-century farming expert Henry Stephens was the indispensable farming bible referred to by the historians living & working on the BBC series Victorian Farm. This brand new version has been fully revised & edited by Alex Langlands who starred on the programme to bring its timeless wisdom to a fresh audience. Beautifully illustrated throughout with both black-&-white & colour illustrations the book is a complete guide to the farming year from planting thorn hedges in winter to pulling up potatoes in autumn. Along the way it gives fascinating information about every aspect of farming from sheep shearing to bringing in the harvest & practical instructions for skills such as cheese-making animal husbandry sheepdog training & other traditional country pastimes. Although farming has changed irrevocably since the 19th century there are some aspects that remain timeless & this exquisite book is a nostalgic celebration of our rural past. ...

Henry V" is a history play by William Shakespeare believed to have been written in 1599. It is based on the life of King Henry V of England & focuses on events immediately before & after the Battle of Agincourt (1415) during the Hundred Years' War. The play is the final part of a tetralogy preceded by " Richard II" " Henry IV" part 1 & " Henry IV" part 2. The plot follows the young prince (a reckless & undisciplined character in " Henry IV") as he matures into a man & embarks on an attempted conquest of France." ...

This magnificent biography of Henry VIII is set against the cultural social & political background of his court
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