This is a comprehensive compendium of the British monarchy from the Anglo-Saxons to the present day. It covers the kings & queens from across Britain including biographies key events in their lifetimes their personalities style of kingship & even their hobbies & interests. It is a luxury history book & a must-have for every family bookshelf with a beautiful binding & ribbon marker. It comes with internet links to additional resources including video clips games & interactive features. ...

From the reign of Alfred the Great
- the first king of Wessex to call himself 'king of England'
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Spanning ten dynasties of Englands monarchs The Kings & Queens of England presents portraits & potted biographies of Englands monarchs. Spanning from the Normans through to the House of Windsor this exquisite little book captures the personalities behind the crowns & records the landmarks traditions & events of each reign. ...

In this book children will be fascinated to learn about every King & Queen of Britain from the Norman conquest to the present day by matching the stickers of important artefacts to their frames on each page. Each frame is accompanied by fascinating historical facts. Each illustrated double spread is based upon the different royal dynasties including the Plantagenets the Tudors the Stuarts & the Windsors. It contains over 100 stickers. ...

Kings Cross station was the terminus of the Great Northern Railway & was opened in 1852. Designed by Lewis Cubitt it replaced a temporary station at Maiden Lane. It established itself as the London terminus of what is now known as the East Coast Main Line to Edinburgh. From 1862 at 10 a.m. every weekday the Flying Scotsman left Kings Cross for the north initially taking over ten hours to complete the journey but now taking only four hours from Edinburgh to London. Some of Britains most famous locomotives from the Ivatt Atlantics to the A3 & A4 Pacifics Deltics & HSTs have sped north from Kings Cross. The underground station below the main line station encompasses six lines & was the scene of the disastrous Kings Cross fire in 1987 following which it was rebuilt. Kings Cross itself has been redeveloped many times over the years & a fictional platform (93/4) made famous in the Harry Potter novels. Its Grade 1 listed facade has been revamped & the station enhanced to increase capacity. ...

OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys 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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Perfect for day trips & short breaks the OS Landranger Map series covers Great Britain with 204 detailed maps. Each map provides all the information you need to get to know your local area &

Includes:: places of interest tourist information picnic areas & camp sites plus Rights of Way information for England & Wales.

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OS Explorer Map is the Ordnance Surveys most detailed map & is recommended for anyone enjoying outdoor activities like walking horse riding & off-road cycling. Providing complete GB coverage the series details essential information such as youth hostels pubs & visitor information as well as rights of way permissive paths & bridleways. ...

Bloody Paralyser" tells the story of the largest British bomber aircraft of World War 1 & the men who flew them. In 1915 the biggest plane ever seen in Britain the Handley Page Type 0 took flight for the first time a twin engine monster with a 100 foot wingspan designed to be a 'bloody paralyser' to the Germans. Operating mainly at night the Handley Page bombers attacked German & German-occupied towns & cities with near impunity disrupting the enemy's industry & crippling its war effort. The men that flew in the bloody paralysers were the forerunners of the crews of Bomber Command in World War 2 & now their story is told in their own words. Bristling with Lewis guns the lasting legacy of the aircraft was such that for many years after the war any large aircraft came to be called a ' Handley Page' in Britain." ...