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50 Gems of Oxfordshire
The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2022
183 kr
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Oxfordshire is rich in many things: fine agricultural land and areas of dense woodland; delightful towns like Burford, Woodstock, Dorchester and Henley; the stately River Thames that bisects the county; the ironstone villages of the northern border; the Oxford Canal meandering its way through …
Terror and Magnificence
The London Churches of Nicholas Hawksmoor
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2024
181 kr
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Nicholas Hawksmoor is one of a number of distinguished architects who worked in the seventeenth century. Others included Sir Christopher Wren, Inigo Jones, and Sir John Vanbrugh. But while we remember Wren for St Paul’s Cathedral, Inigo Jones for the Banqueting House in Whitehall, and Vanbrugh for …
Oxford: A Potted History
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2024
187 kr
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Oxford’s history begins with the story of a king’s daughter, Frideswide, who founded a nunnery in the meadows where the River Thames and River Cherwell meet. A settlement grew up around her shrine, which was built on the site of the present cathedral and it was also a good place for cattle to …
50 Gems of Berkshire
The History & Heritage of the Most Iconic Places
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2025
187 kr
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The county of Berkshire is home to a through route from east to west following the River Thames, the ancient Ridgeway, the A4 trunk road, the Kennet and Avon Canal and the Great Western Railway. Within this long, slipper-shaped county there is something for everyone - gems from medieval to modern …
Murder on the Night Sleeper
Sleeper Trains in Popular Culture
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2026
203 kr
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Of all the environments most conducive to a little murder and intrigue, the overnight sleeper train is the best. The combination of a private sleeping compartment, a journey through the hours of darkness to a far-flung destination and a closed environment isolated from the outside world offers an …
Murder on the Night Sleeper
Sleeper Trains in Popular Culture
Av David Meara
E-bok, 2026
176 kr
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Of all the environments most conducive to a little murder and intrigue, the overnight sleeper train is the best. The combination of a private sleeping compartment, a journey through the hours of darkness to a far-flung destination and a closed environment isolated from the outside world offers an …
Bold as Brass
The History of England in 50 Monumental Brasses
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2027
178 kr
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Monumental brasses have for over 700 years been a popular form of marking an individual’s grave or commemorating the life of that person. Originally widespread in northwestern Europe, the most surviving examples are to be found in England’s churches. These incised metal plates, sometimes with a …
Great Scuttle: The End of the German High Seas Fleet
Witnessing History
Av David Meara
Häftad, 2019
181 kr
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After the German surrender in November 1918, the German High Seas Fleet was interned at Scapa Flow in the Orkney Islands, the anchorage for the Royal Navy’s Grand Fleet throughout the First World War. Determined not to see his ships fall into the hands of the Allied Powers as the protracted peace …
