Written by the notable historian, Dame Veronica Wedgwood and originally published in the Collin's Pictures of Britain series, this book is an accessible text listing and explaining the major battles that occured within the British Isles from the Norman Conquest up to the 1940s.
A Collection of Nicely Designed British Beer Mats from the Past
Beer Stained Pulp is a massive hit of nostalgia, making you reminisce about nights down the pub, yearn for long gone breweries, recall weird and wonderful advertising campaigns and commemorate moments in British culture. These handy little beer mats not only catch your spills but also your eye. They are a wonderful source of creative inspiration, ......
Behind the Scenes shows how films are really made. Featuring multi-Oscar winning cameraman Vittorio Storaro (Apocalypse Now, The Last Emperor), the first ever appearance together of the three knights of English theatre, Olivier, Gielgud and Richardson, plus Richard Burton in his last major role teamed up with Vanessa Redgrave and a host of other ......
The book portrays the journey of artist Xie Shan, who dedicated his life to painting despite suffering from cornea thinning (keratoconus), auditory hallucinations and congenital schizophrenia. As a self-taught artist, Xie Shan's exploration was purely based on visual experience. As a result of a rare sight condition and a cornea transplant in his ......
Writers and poets, academics and art critics, mathematicians and experimental scientists, churchmen and politicians, women of strong opinions gather for a summer weekend in the 1870s. Is it real, or is it a fantasy? One thing's sure: their debates - about life's aims, rural and urban living, love and money, civilization and belief, the social ......
An insider's account of true espionage, intrigue and conspiracy in the post-war Middle East, which reads like a Bond-esque thriller. Spies, journalists, politicians, tycoons, would-be assassins and oil sheiks mingle in the luxurious St George Hotel bar, the cosmopolitan centre of Beirut. From the 1950's through to its destruction in 1975 due to ......
Benjamin Ferrey (1810-1880) is remembered today as the childhood friend and biographer of A.W.N. Pugin, but that represents only one episode in a fascinating career spanning some of the most eventful decades in architectural history. After showing early promise as a draughtsman, Ferrey was sent to train in London under Pugin's father. There he ......
Scion of the great Quaker chocolate dynasty, Adrian Cadbury (1929-2015) was educated at Eton and Cambridge, yet never quite fitted into the mould of the British establishment. As one of the most influential business personalities of the later 20th-century, he was a committed capitalist, but championed workers' rights and backed numerous social ......
