This exciting story brings the tale ofthegreatfireofLondon to life for yo...This exciting story brings the tale of the great fire of London to life for young readers. When Will Farriner wakes to the sound of crackling flames and the smell of smoke he knows something is terribly wrong! As his family escape the flames...more
This exciting story brings the tale ofthegreatfireofLondon to life for yo...This exciting story brings the tale of the great fire of London to life for young readers. When Will Farriner wakes to the sound of crackling flames and the smell of smoke he knows something is terribly wrong! As his family escape the flames...more
The structure ofthe book is chronological with digressions. From Roman and th...The structure of the book is chronological with digressions. From Roman and then Norman London we move on to Chaucer s London - the city of the Peasants Revolt Dick Whittington and the great Livery Companies. In Tudor and Stuart London many believed...more
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing tec...The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution Gale initiated a...more
In its two thousand years of history London has ruled a rainy island and a glo...In its two thousand years of history London has ruled a rainy island and a globe-spanning empire it has endured plague and fire and bombing it has nurtured and destroyed poets and kings revolutionaries and financiers geniuses and visionaries of...more
It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have...It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect the overall reading...more
A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fireand Wa...A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fire and Water 4/e serves as a concise introduction to some of the major personalities issues events and ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation age. The prose-like writing highly...more
A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fireand Wa...A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fire and Water 4/e serves as a concise introduction to some of the major personalities issues events and ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation age. The prose-like writing highly...more
Novelist historian and critic Bernard De Voto calls this book the best one-vol...Novelist historian and critic Bernard De Voto calls this book the best one-volume history of the Civil War I ve ever read. David Madden Director of the United States Civil War Center in Baton Rouge Louisiana considers it the most powerful of all...more
CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition...CONDITION – USED: Books sold are in GOOD or better condition. Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining...more
Four and a half billion years long Earth s history is the fascinating magnific...Four and a half billion years long Earth s history is the fascinating magnificent product of creation transformation evolution and extinction. A Short History of Planet Earth chronicles this complex life story in an accessible and thoroughly...more
It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have...It s a preowned item in good condition and includes all the pages. It may have some general signs of wear and tear such as markings highlighting slight damage to the cover minimal wear to the binding etc. but they will not affect the overall reading...more
A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fireand Wa...A Short History of Renaissance and Reformation Europe: Dances over Fire and Water 4/e serves as a concise introduction to some of the major personalities issues events and ideas of the Renaissance and Reformation age. The prose-like writing highly...more
9781789430981. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. ...9781789430981. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Trade paperback. Language: English. Pages: 208. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 208 p. Samuel Pepys gives a unique first hand account of life during the Great Plague of London and the Great Fire of...more
Walking Notorious London really dishes the dirt! From medieval brothels to red...Walking Notorious London really dishes the dirt! From medieval brothels to red light districts Jack the Ripper to the Kray Twins this curious collection of walks explores a decidedly darker side of London.more