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Fenland Garden
Creating a haven for people, plants & wildlife
Häftad, 2024
155 kr
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The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens.In 1992, the archaeologists Francis and Maisie Pryor acquired a large field in a remote corner of the Lincolnshire fens. The soil was exhausted by half a century of intensive cultivation; …
Fens
Discovering England's Ancient Depths
Häftad, 2020
125 kr
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A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. 'Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way' TONY ROBINSON. 'Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it' GUARDIAN. Inland from the Wash, on England's eastern cost, crisscrossed by substantial rivers and …
Seahenge
A Quest for Life and Death in Bronze Age Britain
Häftad, 2002
171 kr
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A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk and the Fenlands over the last twenty years, and in which the author has played a central role.One of the most haunting and …
Britain BC
Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans
Häftad, 2004
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167 kr
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An authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds.British history is traditionally regarded as having started with the Roman Conquest. But this is to ignore half a million years of prehistory that still exert …
Britain AD
A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons
Häftad, 2005
160 kr
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Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and …
Birth of Modern Britain
A Journey Through Britain’s Remarkable Recent Archaeology
Häftad, 2012
147 kr
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From the author of ‘Britain BC’, ‘Britain AD’ and ‘Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden pastThe relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have …
Britain AD
A Quest for Arthur, England and the Anglo-Saxons
E-bok, 2009
102 kr
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Leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.The legend of King Arthur and Camelot is one of the most enduring in Britain's history, spanning centuries and surviving invasions by Angles, Vikings and …
Britain BC
Life in Britain and Ireland Before the Romans (Text Only)
E-bok, 2011
120 kr
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An authoritative and radical rethinking of the history of Ancient Britain and Ancient Ireland, based on remarkable new archaeological finds.British history is traditionally regarded as having started with the Roman Conquest. But this is to ignore half a million years of prehistory that still exert …
Seahenge
A Quest for Life and Death in Bronze Age Britain
E-bok, 2012
79 kr
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A lively and authoritative investigation into the lives of our ancestors, based on the revolution in the field of Bronze Age archaeology which has been taking place in Norfolk and the Fenlands over the last twenty years, and in which the author has played a central role.One of the most haunting and …
Birth of Modern Britain
A Journey into Britain’s Archaeological Past: 1550 to the Present
E-bok, 2011
88 kr
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From the author of `Britain BC’, `Britain AD’ and `Britain in the Middle Ages’ comes the fourth and final part in a critically acclaimed series on Britain's hidden past.The relevance of archaeology to the study of the ancient world is indisputable. But, when exploring our recent past, does it have …
Britain in the Middle Ages
An Archaeological History (Text Only)
E-bok, 2013
102 kr
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This ebook edition does not include illustrations.As he did in `Britain B.C.’ and `Britain A.D.’, eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground.The term 'Middle Ages' suggests a time between two other ages: a …
The Making of the British Landscape
How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today
Häftad, 2011
218 kr
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From our suburban streets which still trace the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded - evidence of man's effect on Britain is everywhere. Packed with over 250 maps and photographs, compellingly written and argued, this highly acclaimed book …
The Making of the British Landscape
How We Have Transformed the Land, from Prehistory to Today
E-bok, 2010
147 kr
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This is the changing story of Britain as it has been preserved in our fields, roads, buildings, towns and villages, mountains, forests and islands. From our suburban streets that still trace out the boundaries of long vanished farms to the Norfolk Broads, formed when medieval peat pits flooded, …
Home
A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory
E-bok, 2014
108 kr
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In Home Francis Pryor, author of The Making of the British Landscape, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime's quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric BritainFrancis Pryor's search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In Home, …
Paths to the Past
Encounters with Britain's Hidden Landscapes
Häftad, 2019
157 kr
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Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems.Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime's …
Paths to the Past
Encounters with Britain''s Hidden Landscapes
Ljudbok, 2018
118 kr
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Penguin Presents the audiobook edition of Paths to the Past written and read by Francis Pryor. Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Formed by a complex series of natural and human processes, …
Paths to the Past
Encounters with Britain's Hidden Landscapes
E-bok, 2018
108 kr
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Discover the hidden corners and forgotten crevices of Britain's landscapes, from lost rural treasures to unseen urban gems.Landscapes reflect and shape our behaviour. They make us who we are and bear witness to the shifting patterns of human life over the generations. Bringing to bear a lifetime's …
Home
A Time Traveller's Tales from Britain's Prehistory
Häftad, 2015
160 kr
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In Home Francis Pryor, author of The Making of the British Landscape, archaeologist and broadcaster, takes us on his lifetime's quest: to discover the origins of family life in prehistoric BritainFrancis Pryor's search for the origins of our island story has been the quest of a lifetime. In Home, …
Farmers in Prehistoric Britain
Häftad, 2011
314 kr
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Francis Pryor – regular contributor on Channel 4’s Time Team and the man behind the Britain BC and Britain AD television series – maintains that early farming in Britain has been largely misunderstood, due to a loss of contact with the countryside and failure to understand prehistoric farming …
Stonehenge
Häftad, 2025
160 kr
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A beautifully illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English landscape, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient …
Stonehenge
E-bok, 2016
110 kr
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A beautifully illustrated account of the history and archaeology of an iconic feature of the English landscape, as part of the stunning Landmark Library series. Perched on the chalk uplands of Salisbury Plain, the megaliths of Stonehenge offer one of the most recognizable outlines of any ancient …
Fens
Discovering England's Ancient Depths
E-bok, 2019
126 kr
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A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. ''Francis Pryor brings the magic of the Fens to life in a deeply personal and utterly enthralling way'' TONY ROBINSON. ''Pryor feels the land rather than simply knowing it'' GUARDIAN . Inland from the Wash, on England''s eastern cost, crisscrossed by substantial …
Scenes from Prehistoric Life
From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans
Häftad, 2022
136 kr
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An invigorating journey through Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. 'Highly compelling' Spectator, Books of the Year 'An evocative foray into the prehistoric past' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'Vividly relating what life was like in pre-Roman Britain' …
Scenes from Prehistoric Life
From the Ice Age to the Coming of the Romans
E-bok, 2021
134 kr
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An invigorating journey through Britain's prehistoric landscape, and an insight into the lives of its inhabitants. 'Highly compelling' Spectator, Books of the Year 'An evocative foray into the prehistoric past' BBC Countryfile Magazine 'Vividly relating what life was like in pre-Roman Britain' …
Fenland Garden
Creating a Haven for People, Plants & Wildlife
E-bok, 2023
156 kr
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The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. A Fenland Garden is the story of the creation of a garden in a complex and fragile English landscape – the Fens of southern Lincolnshire – by a writer who has a very particular …
Flag Fen, Peterborough
Excavation and Research 1995-2007
Av Francis Pryor, Michael Bamforth
E-bok, 2021
126 kr
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The site at Flag Fen lies at the centre of a once-wet Fenland bay, immediately east of Peterborough. In the Bronze Age a huge alignment of posts crossed a kilometer of wetland to link the two sides of one of the most important and intensively studied prehistoric landscapes in Britain. This volume …
Britain in the Middle Ages
An Archaeological History
Häftad, 2007
247 kr
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As in ‘Britain B.C.’ and ‘Britain A.D.’ (also accompanied by Channel 4 series), eminent archaeologist Francis Pryor challenges familiar historical views of the Middle Ages by examining fresh evidence from the ground.The term 'Middle Ages' suggests a time between two other ages: a period when …
Farmers in Prehistoric Britain
Inbunden, 1998
197 kr
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Francis Pryor maintains that early farming in Britain has been misunderstood because British archaeology is essentially an urban activity, studied by people who have lost contact with the countryside. In this book, he draws on his experience.'
Farmers in Prehistoric Britain
Häftad, 1999
175 kr
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Francis Pryor – regular contributor on Channel 4’s Time Team and the man behind the Britain BC and Britain AD television series – maintains that early farming in Britain has been largely misunderstood, due to a loss of contact with the countryside and failure to understand prehistoric farming …
