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Whereas most accounts of Bath's history focus on the Roman and
Georgian periods, skipping over much of the rest, this history
offers a chronological survey of the entire span of Bath's
existence, supplemented by accounts of several of its delights -
its food, its fashions, its theatrical and artistic heritage, its
music and its memorials.
London is big and can be baffling, but don t worry if you don t
know a buskin from a firkin. This is the book to put you right how
to read up in advance, how to get there, settle in and keep safe on
the streets, how to meet the people and find out the famous.
Saunter over London Bridge with its dozens of shops and houses.
Wonder at Whitehall, Europe s largest palace. Revere the tombs of
kings in Westminster Abbey. Tour the Tower of London an archive,
armoury, mint, menagerie, prison and jewel house all in one
building. Watch the finest plays and players at the Rose Theatre
and marvel at the bustle of business in the Royal Exchange. Go down
to Greenwich to stand on the deck of the Golden Hind, the ship that
sailed round the world. London is the magnet for the talents of a
nation stirring to greatness. Shakespeare bestrides the stage. At
Elizabeth s dazzling court Ralegh and Essex are rivals for her
favour. From the shadows Dr Dee, mathematician and magician,
proffers secret counsel to the Queen. T&H picture researchers
Sally Paley and Alice Foster won the Longman-History Today award
2010 for Historical Picture Researcher of the Year for their work
on Shakespeare's London on 5 Groats a Day.
In 1801 the population of Great Britain was 10.6 million; by 1901
it was 37.1 million. The national product in 1801 has been valued
at GBP138,000,000; by 1901 it was GBP1,948,000,000. The rise per
head was from GBP12.9 to GBP52.5 and, as these figures represent
constant prices, the rise in material standards is evident, even
allowing for the unequal distribution of socially created wealth.
This book is a short, crisp survey of the major economic and social
developments in nineteenth-century Britain. It combines a brief
narrative history with a lucid and exciting synthesis of all the
important problems and academic controversies. The chapters discuss
economic growth, population - its growth, impact and movement -
urbanisation and the housing problem, industry, agriculture,
transport, overseas trade and foreign investment, life and labour,
education, finance, the role of government, and the social
structure. The text is extensively subdivided for easy reference,
and is illustrated with numberous tables and diagrams. There is a
full critical bibliography at the end of each chapter and a
chronological table of events at the end of the book.
This entertaining and fact-packed guide provides all the
information you'll need to travel back in time to Elizabethan
London - a booming city of courtiers, cutthroats, merchants,
beggars, lawyers, dramatists, apprentices and adventurers. Find out
the best way to the capital and where to stay. Saunter over London
Bridge, with its hundreds of shops and houses. Glimpse Her Majesty
at Whitehall, Europe's largest palace. Watch the finest plays and
players at the Rose Theatre, and marvel at the bustle of business
in the Royal Exchange. Go down to Greenwich to stand on the deck of
the Golden Hind, the ship that Sir Francis Drake sailed around the
world. This intriguingly addictive guide provides all you need to
know to sightsee, shop and meet the famous in the capital of a
nation stirring to greatness.
This title helps you find out about the Stone Age, Ancient Egypt,
Ancient Greece, Ancient Rome, the Aztec and Maya, the Incas,
Ancient China and Ancient Japan. Shown in more than 3000 amazing
colour photographs, illustrations, maps and timelines. Important
dates, events and facts highlighted in boxes, timelines and
information panels. Explore the ideas, discoveries and technology
that have shaped the human race since the beginning of time.
Nothing is more fascinating for children than to see and understand
the way their ancestors lived - whether it is the Roman
gladiatorial games in the Coliseum, Stone Age men making primitive
weapons with which to hunt and bring down mammoths, Aztec and Mayan
children playing some of the earliest versions of today's sports
and games, or children in Ancient Greece and China wearing
stunning, colourful fashions and experimenting with jewellery and
make-up. With the fabulous visual material and accessible and
authoritative text in this volume, children can step back in time
to discover the wonders of the ancient world. There are over 120
fantastic step-by-step projects and activities to make history come
alive.This is the perfect, easy-to-use volume for children to get
insights into key aspects of human history.
In 1801 the population of Great Britain was 10.6 million; by 1901
it was 37.1 million. The national product in 1801 has been valued
at GBP138,000,000; by 1901 it was GBP1,948,000,000. The rise per
head was from GBP12.9 to GBP52.5 and, as these figures represent
constant prices, the rise in material standards is evident, even
allowing for the unequal distribution of socially created wealth.
This book is a short, crisp survey of the major economic and social
developments in nineteenth-century Britain. It combines a brief
narrative history with a lucid and exciting synthesis of all the
important problems and academic controversies. The chapters discuss
economic growth, population - its growth, impact and movement -
urbanisation and the housing problem, industry, agriculture,
transport, overseas trade and foreign investment, life and labour,
education, finance, the role of government, and the social
structure. The text is extensively subdivided for easy reference,
and is illustrated with numberous tables and diagrams. There is a
full critical bibliography at the end of each chapter and a
chronological table of events at the end of the book.
This title explores the ancient cultures that shaped human history
and civilization. It vividly portrays key periods from the past,
with glimpses into art, fashion, crafts, trade and warfare. It
contains inside-view artworks of palaces and humble homes, and
insights into the everyday lives of monarchs, priests, farmers,
traders and children of long ago. It includes 60 practical projects
for historical models, costumes and recipes - construct a miniature
Parthenon, don the uniform of a Roman legionary, and bake pastries
from an age-old Egyptian recipe. It features an exciting and
authoritative reference for home or school use by 8- to
12-year-olds. This authoritative reference and project book will
enrich your knowledge and understanding of the past. Witness the
progression of human civilization, and see what gave each culture -
from the Stone Age to the Roman Empire - its particular identity.
Over 1500 photographs and illustrations include inside-view
artworks of important buildings from history, such as a Pharaoh's
tomb, an ancient Greek home and a Roman bath. Projects include a
model Egyptian boat, a miniature stonehenge, a Roman toga and the
Greek game of knucklebones.
Step into the world of the classical Greeks, with 15 step-by-step
projects and 350 exciting pictures. You can delve into everyday
life in the past to find out what the ancient Greeks ate, where
they lived, the games they played, the clothes they wore, the
heroes they admired, and the people who made history. Fact boxes
provide extra insights and highlight links with the present. It is
packed with over 350 photographs and illustrations, including
cross-section diagrams, historical maps and a pictorial timeline.
It features 15 simple and enjoyable projects that enable you to
recreate the past - construct a miniature Parthenon, paint a
dolphin fresco, make a comic mask, and learn the ancient Greek
alphabet. It is ideal for home or school use for 8- to
12-year-olds. You can discover the spectacular achievements of this
ancient civilization. You can learn about the creation of the
Olympic games; the beginnings of modern medicine and philosophy;
travel, trade and warfare; and the dawn of democracy. A selection
of 15 practical projects help to bring the past to life - make a
vase, sculpt a scary Medusa, and play the Greek game of
knucklebones. The projects are shown in specially commissioned
step-by-step photographs and will make learning stimulating,
exciting and fun, either at home or in the classroom.
Richard Tames, the well-known popularizer of English history,
offers an entertaining exploration of the bits of English history
that have been sidelined, lost or somehow overlooked. Written in an
engaging, easy-to-read and often humorous style, Tames brings to
life the various colourful characters, famous in their day, who
have now sunk into obscurity, from St Cuthbert and Nicholas
Breakspear (the only English pope) to Octavia Hill and the Marquis
of Granby. Tames also covers such diverse areas as sports, lost
villages, forgotten war heroes and inventors. Did you know, for
example, that Barking was once home to the largest fishing fleet in
the world? Or that coffee houses were once known as 'penny
universities'? Peppered with quotes and anecdotes, and arranged
into concise sections, this book is ideal for dipping into or
reading from cover to cover.
The name of Robert Adam is today equated, as it was by his
contemporaries, with taste, style and elegance. Since his death,
the term 'Adamesque' has been used to describe not only ceilings,
doorways and fireplaces but objects as various as the City Hall in
Charleston and a chamber-pot. A university drop-out, Adam still
made his own scholarly contribution to the understanding of
classical architecture and was a talented painter as well. As
visionary in the decoration of interiors as he was ingenious in the
design of exteriors, Adam was more often responsible for the
renovation, alteration or completion of existing buildings than for
the creation of entirely new ones. Best known perhaps for his work
on great private palaces such as Syon and Kenwood, Osterley and
Kedleston, Saltram and Culzean, Adam was also responsible for
churches and tombs, monuments and market-halls and for such public
commissions as the Admiralty Screen in Whitehall and Britain's
first purpose-built public archive, The Register House in
Edinburgh.
Step back in time to ancient Greece and discover the spectacular
achievements of an adventurous civilization. Delve into everyday
life to find out what the Greeks ate, where they lived and what
clothes were fashionable. Find out about the gods they worshipped,
the heroes they admired and the politicians who made history. A
selection of 15 practical projects helps to bring the past alive -
reconstruct the Parthenon, make a comic mask and learn the Ancient
Greek alphabet. The projects are shown in specially-commissioned
step-by-step photography and will make learning stimulating,
exciting and fun, either at home or in the classroom.
The History of Ireland is a fascinating story of struggles and
heroism. This superbly illustrated book tells you all about the
people who have made Ireland the country that it is today. It is
the ideal introduction to Irish history for children aged 8-12.
It may not be the longest, deepest or widest river in the world but
few bodies of water reveal as much about a nation's past and
present, or are suggestive of its future, as England's River
Thames. Tales of legendary lock-keepers and long-vanished weirs
evoke the distant past of a river which evolved into a prime
commercial artery linking the heart of England with the ports of
Europe. In Victorian times, the Thames hosted regattas galore, its
new bridges and tunnels were celebrated as marvels of their time,
and London's river was transformed from sewer to centrepiece of the
British Empire. Talk of the Thames Gateway and the effectiveness of
the Thames Barrier keeps the river in the news today, while the
lengthening Thames Path makes the waterway more accessible than
ever before. Through quiet meadows, rolling hills, leafy suburbia,
industrial sites and a changing London riverside, Mick Sinclair
tracks the Thames from source to sea, documenting
internationally-known landmarks such as Tower Bridge and Windsor
Castle and revealing lesser known features such as Godstow Abbey,
Canvey Island, the Sanford Lasher, and George Orwell's tranquil
grave. PAINTINGS, WORDS AND MUSIC: Turner, Tissot, Whistler and
Monet; Shakespeare at Southwark, Alexander Pope, Charles Dickens,
Jerome K. Jerome, William Morris; Handel's Water Music, the first
rendition of Rule Britannia, the Rolling Stones and The Who rocking
Eel Pie Island. POWER, POLITICS AND INTRIGUE: Runnymede and Magna
Carta, the first English parliament, Whitehall Palace, Cliveden and
the Profumo affair, the Houses of Parliament and the brooding
headquarters of MI5 and MI6. TRADE AND COMMERCE: Eel trapping,
osier growing; bargemen, watermen and lightermen; the rise and fall
of London's docks; urban regeneration, rural protection.
An "Armchair Traveller's History of Cambridge" provides not only a
narrative of the city and university, and a guide to visits within
a short driving distance, it also features a variety of aspects
ignored in other accounts - food and fashion, music and gardens,
books and clubs, Cambridge contributions to poetry, theatre and
sport, royal associations and links with the Arab world and China.
Cambridge offers the splendour of King's College Chapel and the
beauty of 'the Backs' but also outstanding collections of fans and
fritillaries, sculpture and stained glass, medieval coins and
oriental manuscripts. Free attractions include the world-class
Fitzwilliam Museum and Botanic Gardens, quirky Kettle's Yard, and
museums devoted to Archaeology, Anthropology, Zoology, Earth
Sciences, Polar Research and the History of Science - plus
Britain's oldest bookshop. Enter the world of 'Bumps' and 'Bedders'
and learn why May Week is in June. Research reveals that most
visitors to Cambridge never venture more than four hundred yards
from the Market Square. An "Armchair Traveller's History of
Cambridge" will help you do better than that - and want to.
Richard Tames describes how London has been chronicled, described,
celebrated, named, and mapped over the twenty centuries of its
existence to become a city treasured even by those who have never
set foot in it as a byword for innovation and diversity. This book
has been written for those who, knowing London, know that it is too
vast, too complex, too elusive ever to be fully known but yet would
like to know it better still.
A Traveller's History of London gives a full and comprehensive
historical background to the capital's past and covers the period
from London's first beginnings, right up to the present day--from
Londinium and Lundenwic to Docklands' development. It reveals the
city's hidden treasures and forgotten places and guides the reader
to the sights and sites that can still be seen and enjoyed.
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