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15 produkter
Haunted Peak District
E-bok, 2009
92 kr
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The Peak District of Derbyshire is said to experience more bizarre happenings and unexplainable encounters than any other part of England. This chilling collection of true-life tales details many terrifying accounts of spectres and apparitions which have been documented over the years. Ranging from …
Haunted Peak District
Häftad, 2009
185 kr
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The Peak District of Derbyshire is said to experience more bizarre happenings and unexplainable encounters than any other part of England. This chilling collection of true-life tales details many terrifying accounts of spectres and apparitions which have been documented over the years. Ranging from …
Secret Eyam
Plague Village
Häftad, 2023
187 kr
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Eyam (pronounced Eem), given the Saxon name Eaham, meaning a well-watered hamlet, is a secluded Peak District village hemmed in by green slopes and majestic hills. Within ¼ mile, the busy world passes by along the A623, yet every year thousands of people head directly to this isolated rural …
Secret Staines-upon-Thames and Laleham
Häftad, 2024
187 kr
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Staines-upon-Thames and its neighbour Laleham are 19 miles west of central London, linked by road and river. Because of the stranded or braided character of the river here, when the Romans came in AD 43, they found a series of primitive wooden bridges crossing the flood plains of the Thames, Colne …
Nottingham A History
Häftad, 2015
187 kr
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When an Anglo-Saxon chieftain named Snot settled in the area and built a wall around the town, he named it Snottingham, meaning homestead for his people. They utilized the caves and passages under the town as homes and workplaces, giving us the oldest subterranean industries in existence and an …
Celtic Queen
The World of Cartimandua
Inbunden, 2020
225 kr
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Queens Cartimandua and Boudica were both Celtic noblewomen, recorded by classical writers as part of a tradition of women who showed particular courage, ambition and political skill, and who were just as formidable in war as their husbands. They took on the status of Celtic goddesses and were …
Arbella Stuart
The Uncrowned Queen
Häftad, 2019
120 kr
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In 1562, Elizabeth I, the last of Henry VIII’s children, lay dying of smallpox, and the curse of the Tudor succession again reared its head. The queen was to recover, but the issue remained: if the queen did not produce an heir, who was next in line to succeed?Lady Arbella Stuart was cousin to both …
Four Queens and a Countess
Mary Queen of Scots, Elizabeth I, Mary I, Lady Jane Grey and Bess of Hardwick: The Struggle for the Crown
Häftad, 2019
131 kr
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When Mary Stuart was forced off the Scottish throne she fled to England, a move that made her cousin Queen Elizabeth very uneasy. Elizabeth had continued the religious changes made by her father and England was a Protestant country, yet ardent Catholics plotted to depose Elizabeth and put Mary …
The Frozen Fate of Sir John Franklin
Voyager, Hero, Governor, Tar
Inbunden, 2030
227 kr
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British naval officer Sir John Franklin enjoyed a distinguished naval career in the Napoleonic wars, before being appointed governor and commander-in-chief of Tasmania. He established an education system copied throughout the colonies, but his sympathetic approach to the native aborigines and …
Ghost Pets and Spirit Animals
Häftad, 2006
112 kr
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Ghost enthusiasts and pet lovers can combine their passion in this unique publication which will make a most absorbing read for animal lovers and those interested in the paranormal.
Haunts of Robin Hood
Häftad, 2007
121 kr
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Places like Sherwood Forest remained uncharted and ill-defined, with only wild and uncertain tracks and occasional clearings; in this dark realm grew the legend of Robin Hood and his companions. Illustrated with more than 100 photographs, this work takes the reader on a guided tour through the …
Romantic Haunts of Derbyshire
Häftad, 2008
133 kr
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Since the days of Jane Austen, Derbyshire has been considered one of England's most romantic destinations but unfortunately not everyone is as lucky in love as Elizabeth Bennet. From creepy sightings of mysterious shadowy figures and spirits, such as the kissing ghost at Renishaw Hall, to moving …
London Underground Ghost Stories
Shiver Your Way from Station to Station
Häftad, 2014
64 kr
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