[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing book. It covered so many different areas of the Georgian period, and I learned so much. I love when there are tons of pictures included right alongside the text, and there were so many amazing photos and drawings in the book.
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
[b]Rating[/b]: 5 out of 5 stars
This is an amazing book. It covered so many different areas of the Georgian period, and I learned so much. I love when there are tons of pictures included right alongside the text, and there were so many amazing photos and drawings in the book.
NetGalley, Rebecca Stewart
According to Simon Elliott, Gnaeus Julius Agricola was Roman Britain’s greatest warrior governor. Perhaps. It is a bold statement and one that drives Elliott’s analysis in his latest book, Agricola in Scotland. Elliott sets up the imperial context for Agricola’s governorship of Britain, from 77 to 83 CE, while along the way he describes many of the elements behind that fascinating story of conquest. Elliott begins with some Roman history 101, providing general context for the empire and the provinces, particularly Britain. This includes a glossary of key terms used in the book. After a chapter with an overview of the Republic and Principate Empire, Elliott digs into the Roman military system, again working from the most basic level. This covers the Legions and Auxiliaries, their weapons and armour, and the regional fleets. He moves onto a general description of Roman Britain in the later First Century CE, including its geography, which would prove so important in Agricola’s campaigns... Read more
Neil Smith
According to Simon Elliott, Gnaeus Julius Agricola was Roman Britain’s greatest warrior governor. Perhaps. It is a bold statement and one that drives Elliott’s analysis in his latest book, Agricola in Scotland. Elliott sets up the imperial context for Agricola’s governorship of Britain, from 77 to 83 CE, while along the way he describes many of the elements behind that fascinating story of conquest. Elliott begins with some Roman history 101, providing general context for the empire and the provinces, particularly Britain. This includes a glossary of key terms used in the book. After a chapter with an overview of the Republic and Principate Empire, Elliott digs into the Roman military system, again working from the most basic level. This covers the Legions and Auxiliaries, their weapons and armour, and the regional fleets. He moves onto a general description of Roman Britain in the later First Century CE, including its geography, which would prove so important in Agricola’s campaigns... Read more
Neil Smith
As soon as I saw this book I knew I needed to read it. Being born and raised in the black country this was a very interesting read. I love our unique little history and I rate it 4 stars.
NetGalley, Keeley M
As soon as I saw this book I knew I needed to read it. Being born and raised in the black country this was a very interesting read. I love our unique little history and I rate it 4 stars.
NetGalley, Keeley M
The best things are worth waiting for. SAS veteran Colin Maclachlan's much anticipated book is arresting, revelatory, inspirational and explosive. An elite operator's gripping true story. It blows the door off!
Damien Lewis
The best things are worth waiting for. SAS veteran Colin Maclachlan's much anticipated book is arresting, revelatory, inspirational and explosive. An elite operator's gripping true story. It blows the door off!
Damien Lewis
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The Victorian Guide to Sex
An exciting factual romp through sexual desire, practises and deviance in the Victorian era. The Victorian Guide to Sex will reveal advice and ideas on sexuality from the Victorian period. Drawing on both satirical and real life events from the period, it explores every facet of sexuality that the Victorians encountered. Reproducing original advertisements… Read more...
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Nottingham in the Great War
The years 1914-1918 cost many lives in the trenches of France and Belgium. Those trenches and the battles that were fought from them are well documented. But back home in towns and cities up and down the United Kingdom death and desperation were also apparent. Those left behind to carry on suffered from harsh winters, lack of food and fuel and flu… Read more...
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Cardiff and the Valleys in the Great War
Looks at the Cardiff Pals and other local regiments who fought in the Great War and how the experience of war impacted on the area, from the initial enthusiasm for sorting out the German Kaiser in time for Christmas 1914, to the gradual realization of the enormity of human sacrifice the families of Cardiff were committed to as the war stretched out… Read more...
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Newcastle-upon-Tyne in the Great War
With the large number of troops stationed in and around the area and its position as a major industrial city, which focused on armaments production, shipbuilding and heavy engineering, the realities of the war were always prominently felt in Newcastle-upon-Tyne. The city played a key role in the nation's war effort, as it was a key port and the nation's… Read more...
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Chelmsford in the Great War
By the end of the Great War in 1918, 1,791 Chelmsford men were serving in the army or navy. Three hundred and ninety two of them did not return. Chelmsford in the Great War is the touching story of the people these men left behind: the munitions workers, special constables, VADs, shopkeepers, magistrates, councillors, conscientious objectors, teachers… Read more...
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Castle Point in the Great War
A brief history on the various parishes that make up the Borough of Castle Point and what life was like prior to 1915. It includes stories of suspected aliens, conscientious objectors (The peculiar People), those who claimed exemption for business reasons and British overseas internees. Read more...
In 1968 a group of young people took over a derelict trouser factory in a rundown part of Leeds and set about producing programmes that were to define the British television world of the late 20th Century. These included the investigative documentary series First Tuesday, Darling Buds of May, Whickers World, Dont Ask Me and Heartbeat. At the same time… Read more...
This is a fascinating and highly informative guidebook to the Capital which will be invaluable to those who wish to understand what Londoners went through during the Second World War. By means of five easily manageable walks, the reader is transported back to those dark days of devastating destruction. Using rich anecdotes and first-hand accounts the… Read more...
When people think of a World Cup manager from Barnsley, Mick McCarthy instantly springs to mind for his exploits with Ireland. But did you know one man from the town took a country to the semi-finals long before McCarthy had even kicked a ball. Barnsley's Best pays tribute to the those who have flown the flag on the biggest stage and, not content with… Read more...
