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- Glasgow District Subway
Glasgow District Subway
- Anderson, Keith
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
The Glasgow District Subway was second only to London in the UK and was the third underground system to be built anywhere in the world. Originally operated as a cable railway,...
- Bolton Through Time
Bolton Through Time
- Bolton Camera Club
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
Bolton's name suggests a Saxon origin, and by the twelfth century the local economy was centred on textiles and agriculture. Spinning cotton was the reason for Bolton's rapid...
- Locomotives of the Lancashire Central Collieries
Locomotives of the Lancashire Central Collieries
- Davies, Alan
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 224
- 2014
The old Bridgewater Trustees mineral railways were to become the Central Railways of the huge Manchester Collieries concern, which was formed in March 1929. The landscape with...
- Great Writers on the Great War Revolt in the Desert
Great Writers on the Great War Revolt in the Desert
- Lawrence, T. E
- Amberley Publishing
- 288
- 2014
Revolt in the Desert is the extraordinary story of the war in Arabia between 1916 and 1918, written by one of the war's most extraordinary characters, Lawrence of Arabia. It...
- Elizabeth Woodville L pb
Elizabeth Woodville L pb
- David MacGibbon MacGibbon
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 256
- 2014
Elizabeth Woodville, wife of Edward IV, mother of Elizabeth of Y ork and the Princes in the Tower and grandmother of Henry VIII, has been vilified and defended in turn. Was she...
- Elizabeth of York
Elizabeth of York
- Alison Weir
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 576
- 2014
Elizabeth of York would have ruled England, but for the fact that she was a woman. The eldest daughter of Edward IV, at seventeen she was relegated from pampered princess to...
- Ladies Of The Manor
Ladies Of The Manor
- Horn, Pamela
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 256
- 2014
In the world of the late-Victorian and Edwardian country house the mistress and her daughters had many social duties and responsibilities to carry out both in their home...
- The Kings and Queens of England - R. Parker
The Kings and Queens of England - R. Parker
- Parker, Robert J
- Amberley Publishing
- 128
- 2014
England holds the unique position as the cradle of modern democratic parliamentary government while simultaneously retaining one of the world's longest-running monarchies. The...
- Tudor Wales - N. Amin
Tudor Wales - N. Amin
- Amin, Nathen
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
The Tudors are one of history's most infamous families and the era over which they reigned still captures the public's interest without rival. 'Tudor England' in itself has...
- The Kyle of Lochalsh Line - E. Crawford
The Kyle of Lochalsh Line - E. Crawford
- Crawford, Ewan
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
The Kyle of Lochalsh Line was opened in 1870 to connect the ferry terminus at Stromeferry on Scotland's west coast with Dingwall and Inverness on the east coast. It had been...
- Wolstanton & May Bank Through Time - M. Edwards
Wolstanton & May Bank Through Time - M. Edwards
- Edwards, Mervyn
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
The impact of people and places in Wolstanton and May Bank is recorded in this pictorial record that recognises the contribution of village notables, dear old friends and...
- Devizes Through B. Clarke, J. Girvan, J. Sanigar
Devizes Through B. Clarke, J. Girvan, J. Sanigar
- Clarke, Bob;Girvan, John;Sanigar, Jon
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
Devizes is a typical bustling Wiltshire market town. Architecturally the town boasts a variety of buildings spanning almost a thousand years, and over 500 are currently listed....
- Chatham Naval Dockyard & Barracks Throu - C. Holden
Chatham Naval Dockyard & Barracks Throu - C. Holden
- Holden, Clive
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
Chatham has had an association with the Royal Navy since Elizabethan times, moving to its current site in 1622. It provided the facilities to build, repair, maintain and supply...
- Tall Ships Handbook - A. Butcher
Tall Ships Handbook - A. Butcher
- Butcher, Amanda
- Amberley Publishing
- 192
- 2014
Around 200 sailing vessels take part in the Tall Ships series of races, which travel the world each year. They regularly attract up to five million spectators, easily making...
- The Pacific Steam Navigation Company - I. Collard
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company - I. Collard
- Collard, Ian
- Amberley Publishing
- 160
- 2014
Founded in 1838 in Liverpool, the Pacific Steam Navigation Company was the first to operate steamships in the Pacific and primarily traded from the UK to the Pacific coasts of...
- Peter Darley: Camden Goods Station Through Time
Peter Darley: Camden Goods Station Through Time
- Darley, Peter
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
The London & Birmingham Railway was the major project of its day, designed by Robert Stephenson, one of the great railway pioneers, who also supervised its construction and its...
- Train Driver's Manual
Train Driver's Manual
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 304
- 2014
You want to be a steam engine driver? It's not that simple - it's not just a matter of blowing the whistle, releasing the brakes and opening the regulator. Where is the whistle?...
- Spitfire Ace of Aces
Spitfire Ace of Aces
- Sarkar, Dilip
- Amberley Publishing
- 320
- 2014
Johnnie Johnson is a character literally straight out of the pages of ' Boys Own'. By the end of the Second World War the RAF Spitfire pilot was a household name in Britain,...
- Abandoned a Vanished Canals of England
Abandoned a Vanished Canals of England
- Wood, Andy
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 224
- 2014
Many thousands of route miles of canal and navigation once used to criss-cross England, serving collieries, iron mines, steelworks, towns and villages. From the start of the...
- Brunel in Cornwall
Brunel in Cornwall
- Christopher, John
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 96
- 2014
Cornwall marks the extreme south-western extent of Brunel's kingdom and the county is surprisingly rich in his works. The Royal Albert Bridge, which crosses the River Tamar,...
- Scottish Cook Book
Scottish Cook Book
- Amberley Publishing
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 160
- 2014
Scotland, with its temperate climate and abundance of game, has provided a cornucopia of food for its inhabitants for millennia. The wealth of seafood available on and off the...
- Elizabeth of York Licence Amy
Elizabeth of York Licence Amy
- Licence, Amy
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 272
- 2014
As Tudors go, Elizabeth of York is relatively unknown. Yet she was the mother of the dynasty, with her children becoming King of England (Henry VIII) and Queens of Scotland...
- Eyewitness Accounts I Was a Kamikaze Nagatsuka Ryuji
Eyewitness Accounts I Was a Kamikaze Nagatsuka Ryuji
- Nagatsuka, Ryuji
- anglické
- Amberley Publishing
- 192
- 2014
Ryuji Nagatsuka did not know, when he made an application to become a pilot in October 1943, that by the following autumn Japan's situation in the war would be so critical that...