Author : Collins Bartholomew Ltd
Publisher : Collins
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,5 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Atlases
ISBN : 9780007345830
This title is perfect for finding out more about Britain, solving quizzes and crosswords or just exploring the country. It includes England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, and is an authoritative and prestigious atlas with detailed mapping and geographical information about Britain
Author :
Publisher :
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 17,48 MB
Release : 1981
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780246116147
Author : Jeremy Black
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 38,84 MB
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN :
This illustrated volume traces the social and cultural history of Britain from the early 15th to the late 18th century. The maps and photographs focus on archaeological and historical sites held by the British National Trust and the book develops themes including wealth and status, agriculture and rural society, town and industry, population and the family, religion and education, and also spotlights particular events such as the Wars of the Roses, the Dissolution of the Monasteries, the Great Plague and Jacobitism. A full list of National Trust sites is provided to encourage readers to visit these and other properties where visual remains consolidate the investigations in the atlas itself.
Author : Megan Cullis
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 37,75 MB
Release : 2019-06-13
Category :
ISBN : 9781474936637
Take a tour of the British Isles with this stylish, fact-filled atlas. Lively illustrations and colourful picture maps allow you to explore famous landmarks, towns and cities, wildlife, customs and history along the way. Illustrations: Full colour throughout
Author : John Manley
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN :
"The prehistoric past of the British Isles has long been a source of wonder. In this new and richly illustrated book, John Manley makes full use of all the latest discoveries to provide an up-to-date, informative and highly readable account of prehistoric Britain and Ireland, from the first meagre evidence of hunter-gatherers to the sophisticated society that the Romans encountered on their invasion of Britain in 43 AD"--Book jacket.
Author : National Trust (Great Britain)
Publisher : Sutton Publishing
Page : 236 pages
File Size : 12,40 MB
Release : 1997
Category : History
ISBN :
This illustrated history of the development of British society looks particularly at the properties of the National Trust and the National Trust for Scotland. These include Avebury in Wiltshire, Fountains Abbey in Yorkshire and Kellie Castle in Fife. The text includes cameo pieces on life at Chedworth Roman Villa in Gloucestershire, monasticism at Mount Grace Priory and the medieval diet, while maps help convey historical and archaeological information with clarity.
Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 23,83 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780460861793
The changing story of the British Isles forms the theme of this atlas, which covers not only England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales but also the overseas empire. With captions, explanations and maps, it also provides a representation of British history in the social, religious and economic fields.
Author : Christopher Alan Bayly
Publisher : New York : Facts on File
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 18,3 MB
Release : 1989
Category : History
ISBN : 9780816019953
Maps trace the development of the British Empire from 1500 to the present
Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 19,7 MB
Release : 1993
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780195210606
Presents a visual history, including political, economic, social, military, and territorial aspects of Britain
Author : Martin Gilbert
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 26,29 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9780415281478
The changing story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales - and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire. This new edition includes: * politics: from the Saxon kingdoms and the collapse of Britain's French Empire to Jacobites, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth and Europe * war and Conflict: from Viking attacks and the Norman Invasion to the Armada, World War and the revolt against empire * trade and Industry: from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade routes * religion: from the Saxon Church to the Reformation * society and Economics: from civilian life in Roman Britain to the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions, the Great Strike and the growth of universities
