From the Dark Ages after the Romans' departure to the changes made during the Industrial Revolution, 'This Sceptred Isle' brings more than 2000 years of history to life for those interested in Britain's past, present, or future.
"What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic people? What is it that…
"What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic people? What is it that…
Viceroys is the story of the British aristocracy sent to govern India during the reigns of five British monarchs. It is also the story of how the modern British identity was established. British history from the Hundred Years War onwards gives an impression of how the British we…
The diaries of Frank Hurley 1912-1944
by Lee, Christopher, Dixon, Robert, Hurley, Frank
The diaries of Frank Hurley, 1912-1941
by Lee, Christopher, Dixon, Robert, Hurley, Frank
This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second Wor…
The diaries of Frank Hurley, 1912-1941
by Lee, Christopher, Dixon, Robert, Hurley, Frank
This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second Wor…
The diaries of Frank Hurley, 1912-1941
by Lee, Christopher, Dixon, Robert, Hurley, Frank
This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second Wor…
The diaries of Frank Hurley, 1912-1941
by Lee, Christopher, Dixon, Robert, Hurley, Frank
This is the first illustrated edition of the diaries kept by Australian-born photographer and film maker Frank Hurley about his work on the Mawson and Shackleton Antarctic Expeditions, his two expeditions to Papua in the 1920s, and his experiences during the First and Second Wor…