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16 produkter
Newgate
London's Prototype of Hell
Häftad, 2007
160 kr
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There have been more prisons in London than in any other European city. Of these, Newgate was the largest, most notorious and worst. Built during the twelfth century, it became a legendary place - the inspiration of more poems, plays and novels than any other building in London. It was a place of …
Journey to Crossrail
Railways Under London, From Brunel to the Elizabeth Line
Häftad, 2018
206 kr
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Why did London have to wait so long for a main-line railway beneath its streets? For a few years in the mid-nineteenth century, Isambard Kingdom Brunel’s broad-gauge Great Western trains ran from Reading to Faringdon. Now, after many false starts, his vision is being realised as the Elizabeth Line …
Fictional London
A Guide to the Capital’s Literary Landmarks
Inbunden, 2020
179 kr
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‘By seeing London, I have seen as much of life as the world can show.’ - Samuel JohnsonFrom Chaucer’s pilgrims meeting in a Southwark inn to the Hogwarts Express leaving from King’s Cross, London has always been a popular place for writers to weave into their own work. With its bustling, …
Underground to Everywhere
London's Underground Railway in the Life of the Capital
Häftad, 2013
184 kr
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London's Underground is one of the best-known and most distinctive aspects of the city. Since Victorian times, this remarkable feat of engineering has made an extraordinary contribution to the economy of the capital and played a vital role in the daily life of generations of Londoners.Stephen …
Great Stink of London
Sir Joseph Bazalgette and the Cleansing of the Victorian Metropolis
Häftad, 2023
289 kr
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‘An extraordinary history’ - Peter Ackroyd, The Times‘A lively account of (Bazalgette’s) magnificent achievements. . . graphically illustrated’ - Hermione Hobhouse‘Halliday is good on sanitary engineering and even better on cloaca, crud and putrefaction . . . (he) writes with the relish of one who …
Cathedrals and Abbeys
Inbunden, 2015
111 kr
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A fascinating reference to the history of the Cathedrals and Abbeys of the UK and Ireland. The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are guaranteed to inform, absorb and entertain in equal …
London At War
Inbunden, 2016
122 kr
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A unique collection of surprising revelations, heroic deeds and other quirky pieces of trivia from the conflicts that have shaped London's fascinating past. From British wartime commanders and other characters who called London their home, through the privations of war and their social impact, to …
Great Britain
Inbunden, 2019
114 kr
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Whether you want to learn about the teenager's skeleton from 1550 BC found at Stonehenge, explore the history of Britain's favourite beverages, tea and coffee, or discover how taxation on windows coined the expression 'daylight robbery', there is something for every enthusiast to dip into. The …
Underground Railways of the World
Inbunden, 2021
120 kr
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This fascinating book reveals the enticing history of the world's underground systems with tales of secret networks and nuclear shelters, art nouveau and woolly mammoths. The first underground railway opened in London in 1863, yet it's only since 2000 that there has been an explosion in new …
London Underground
Inbunden, 2024
120 kr
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This is is a fascinating and useful reference to the history of the London Underground that reveals new insights into the history of the iconic transport system - the perfect gift for commuters, tourists and railway enthusiasts alike. For anyone who has lived, worked, visited or even passed through …
Amazing & Extraordinary Facts: London
Inbunden, 2026
116 kr
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London's long history is an extraordinarily rich source of amazing facts, whether your interest is political, social, architectural or historical. "The Amazing and Extraordinary Facts series" presents interesting, surprising and little-known facts and stories about a wide range of topics which are …
Water
A Turbulent History
Inbunden, 2004
207 kr
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With water making up around 70 per cent of the earth's surface and 50 to 65 per cent of the human body, it is only fair to see ourselves as just a little waterlogged. Water is essential to human life and an important component of human history. Humans have generally settled near convenient sources …
Great Filth
Disease, Death and the Victorian City
Inbunden, 2007
219 kr
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Victorian Britain was the world’s industrial powerhouse. Its factories, mills and foundries supplied a global demand for manufactured goods. As Britain changed from an agricultural to an industrial economy, people swarmed into the towns and cities where the work was; by the end of Queen Victoria’s …
Our Troubles with Food
Fears, Fads and Fallacies
Inbunden, 2009
201 kr
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For millennia the normal, natural and pleasurable activity of eating has been surrounded by fear and anxiety. Religious traditions have long decreed what foods are right for their followers to eat, but secularisation and scientific progress have not made the situation easier. Our present obsession …
Little Book of Crime and Punishment
Inbunden, 2014
115 kr
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The Little Book of Crime and Punishment is a repository of fascinating, obscure, strange and entertaining facts and trivia about the history of the British criminal justice system. Learn of the days when noses, hands and heads were cut off, heretics were burned at the stake and rebels were hanged, …
