Many of Britain's four million Victorian & Edwardian houses were shoddily built & often require 'essential repairs'. Problems like rising damp timber decay bowed roofs & subsidence are well-known but how can you tell if your house has major defects or is just typical for its age? Forget 'makeovers': this easy-to-use manual shows where to look for danger signs what's 'normal' & what isn't & how to fix common defects. Equipped with this book you can talk the same language as builders & property professionals. This is the first book to cover logically all defects common to Victorian houses. ...

Within this compendium the very first knitting books have been translated from sketchy often inaccurate instructions into richly coloured exciting patterns for modern day accessories. This blend of history mystery & hands-on technique debunks myths about Victorian life as it inspires beginners & ambitious knitters alike. Included are instructions for Victorian lace as the Victorians never saw it
- in glorious detail up close & on location in & around Cambridge. The lace patterns progress from the first most basic edgings to the sophistication of real" lace. Forty patterns are included
- scarves & shawls capes & fichus
- with comprehensive information on the tools & techniques of lace knitting for beginners & enough challenges to keep experienced or ambitious knitters engaged. Delicate & decorative historical lace patterns are within the reach of todays knitters in this book of adventurous ideas with a vintage touch."


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Like her previous books this book is the product of the authors passionate interest in the realities of everyday life
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* Ties in to a fantastic new four-part BBC series from the makers of the hit Victorian Farm * Shows how many products on sale in our high street chemists today can trace their origins back to nineteenth century formulations * Full of fascinating facts remedies & recipes to try at home * Victorian Farm sold over 40 000 copies (Nielsen Bookscan figures) This is the story of consumer medicine -- how high street healthcare emerged in just 50 years & how we still rely on hundreds of formulations & products that can trace their origins back to the nineteenth century. Sun cream treatments for insomnia dandruff or warts perfumes & soaps are all as important today as they were 100 years ago & are stocked by the local chemist. Accompanying a major new BBC series this book takes a look at which products were on offer whether they were effective & how we still make use of them today. Providing hints tips recipes & remedies to make at home & fascinating historical background this book shows that while the names of products on the chemists shelf have changed over time our hopes & aspirations as consumers remain much the same as our Victorian predecessors. ...

Public schools were in the business of producing leaders
- in national government in the Empire & in the armed forces. Their impact
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Jeremy Paxmans unique portrait of the Victorian world takes readers on an exciting journey through the birth of modern Britain. Using the paintings of the era as a starting point he tells us stories of urban life family faith industry & empire that helped define the Victorian spirit & imagination. To Paxman these paintings were the television of their day & his exploration of Victorian art & society shows how these artists were chronicling a world changing before their eyes. This enthralling history is Paxman at his best
- opinionated informed witty surprising
- & a glorious reminder of how the Victorians made us who we are today.

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In The Victorians" Jeremy Paxman offers his personal take on the most important & influential period of our national past. Using the paintings of the era as his starting point
- in his view the one mode of Victorian art yet to be rescued from indifference
- Paxman explores themes of family urban life industry empire & imagination to uncover truths (and explode some myths) about Victorian Britain. To Paxman these paintings were the television of their day immensely popular visual narratives that attracted crowds by the hundreds of thousands: a single picture show featuring Elizabeth Butler's Balaclava (depicting survivors of the Charge of the Light Brigade) drew 50 000 viewers some of them openly weeping. The Victorians shows how artists like Butler William Powell Frith Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema Luke Fildes & Ford Madox Brown were chronicling a world changing before their eyes & his overview ranges across the whole of Victorian life & culture: from high gothic architecture to the birth of the football league from the novels of Dickens to the technological marvels of Brunel. Published to coincide with a landmark BBC series " The Victorians" is an opinionated informed surprising & hugely enthusiastic appraisal of the birth of modern Britain
- a glorious reminder of how the Victorians made us who we are today."


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People not abstract ideas make history & nowhere is this more revealed than in A. N. Wilsons superb portrait of the Victorians ...

DK Eyewitness Victorians" is an orginal & exciting look at the great events & achievements of the Victorian era. Amazing colour photographs offer your child a unique 'eyewitness' view of this peaceful & prosperous time. From developments in technology & engineering to voting reforms: let your child learn all about this great period in the history & Britain's longest reigning monarch Queen Victoria. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun make sure your child learns everything they need to know about the Victorians. Find out more & download amazing clipart images at our associated website." ...

A picture can say a thousand words & the images caught on camera during the Victorian & Edwardian periods provide a fascinating insight into the lives of Britons during this time. Take a step back between 1840 & 1910 & explore the pastimes hobbies sports & other entertainments enjoyed by the Victorians & Edwardians through the rich variety of photographs & vintage postcards in this beautiful album. A world we usually see in monochrome or sepia is presented here in vivid colour bringing the Victorian & Edwardian people a little closer to us. 128 pages are packed with images of people on the golf course playing croquet & tennis sports days & football matches. We see visits to the zoo cruises on river boats & paddle steamers fairground & pleasure beach excursions days at the races & other more unusual pursuits all of which tell the story of social life 100 to 160 years ago. Go on take a look! ...