"William III and Mary II are the only joint reigning sovereigns in English history. Brought to power as a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688-9 which deposed Mary's father - the Catholic King James II - their reign was a crucial period during which new restrictions of roya…
The Foreign Office's Information Research Department was set up under the Labour Government in 1948 & financed from the Secret Intelligence Service budget. The authors discuss the impact of IRD, and question the morality of sly propaganda in a democracy.
This book celebrates the history of walking for leisure and pleasure. Fully illustrated throughout, 'Byways, Boots and Blisters' tells the engaging history of one of man's favourite pastimes. A study of famous walkers including Hilaire Belloc, Ben Jonson, John Bunyan, William Wo…
