Lives of the Engineers - The Steam Engine - Boulton and Watt by Samuel Smiles

$30.00 NZD

Category: Science | Reading Level: good-very good

The History of the Rebellion and Civil Wars in England together with an historical view of the affairs of Ireland by Edward Earl of Clarendon

$450.00 NZD

Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good

A Guide to the Roman Remains in Britain by Roger J. A. Wilson

$15.00 NZD

Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good

Aimed at the non-specialist reader, this guide provides comprehensive coverage of the visible remains of Roman Britain. More than 250 sites are described, including 12 new to this revised edition, each of which is accompanied by site plans and access details. They range from the settlement of Chysauster at Land's End to Normandykes camp in the north of Scotland. ...Show more

Roman Britain - Life at the Edge of Empire by Richard Hobbs; Ralph Jackson

$14.00 NZD

Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good

This is an accessible, highly illustrated introduction to the history, society, culture and art of Britain when it was a province of the Roman Empire. This is a readable and attractive presentation of Britain's Roman heritage. This is a high-profile subject, as 2010 is the 1600th anniversary of the end of Roman Britain. This title contains beautiful new photography of recently discovered artefacts. Based on the latest research, this is the first all-new book on this subject published by the British Museum in nearly 20 years. For nearly four centuries, Britain was a province on the outer edge of the Roman Empire and developed a distinctively Romano-British culture and way of life. Using the archaeological evidence, ancient written sources and the latest research on surviving artefacts from a child's leather shoe to fascinating letters, from the monumental bronze head of the emperor Hadrian to hoards of stunning gold and silver a picture of Roman Britain is brought vividly to life. Whether for a Roman soldier on the northern frontier or a native British farmer; for a pagan British king or a Christian Roman lady living in a villa, the diversity of lifestyles, experiences and cultures is revealed. Native British traditions of trade and craftsmanship merged with the imported Roman styles and practices to create a unique cultural synthesis, the legacy of which is still visible today in British landscapes, architecture, art and society. Ralph Jackson and Richard Hobbs are curators of Romano-British antiquities in the British Museum. Ralph Jackson is also author of BM Research Publication "181: Cosmetic Sets of Late Iron Age and Roman Britain", which will be published August 2010. ...Show more

Lines on the Underground - An Anthology for Underground London Travellers by Dorothy Meade (Compiled by); Tatiana Wolff (Compiled by)

$10.00 NZD

Category: Travel | Reading Level: good

Scotland and the Americas 1600-1800 by David Armitage et al.

$30.00 NZD

Category: Books About Books | Reading Level: very good

A History of Ancient Britain by Neil Oliver

$25.00 NZD

Category: Ancient History | Reading Level: very good

Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival. There has been human habitation in Britain, regular ly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in the world. Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver weaves the epic story - half -a-million years of human history up to the departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's presence on these islands. It is the real story of Britain and of her people. ...Show more

Heaven's Command - An Imperial Progress by Jan Morris

$12.00 NZD

Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good

Jan Morris tells the epic story of the rise of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to her Diamond Jubilee in 1897. In this celebrated masterwork she vividly evokes every aspect of the 'great adventure', ranging from ships and botanical gardens to hill stations and sugar plan tations, as she traces the impact of empire on places as diverse as Sierra Leone and Fiji, Zululand and the Canadian prairies. The Pax Britannica Trilogy also includes Pax Britannica: The Climax of an Empire and Farewell the Trumpets: An Imperial Retreat. Together, these three works of history trace the dramatic rise and fall of the British Empire, from the accession of Queen Victoria in 1837 to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965. Jan Morris is also world-renowned for her collection of travel writing and reportage, spanning over five decades and including such titles as Venice, Coronation Everest, Hong Kong, Spain, A Writer's World and most recently, Contact! 'How many professional historians can write books that give so much pleasure? This is a book planned by an architect, fitted together by a craftsman, and polished by a cabinet-maker.' Sunday Times ...Show more

Imperial Warriors - Britain and the Gurkhas by Tony Gould

$12.00 NZD

Category: Military | Reading Level: good-very good

Gurkhas have been recruited into the British and Indian armies since 1814-15 the year the East India Company went to war with Nepal and this study examines the many legends that have grown up around them. It puts the story of the expansion and contraction of Britain's Gurkha force into the context of Ne palese history, as well as that of the Indian and British Armies. ...Show more

Pax Britannica - The Climax of an Empire by Jan Morris

$20.00 NZD

Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: good-very good

The Pax Britannica trilogy is Jan Morris's masterly telling of the British Empire from the accession of Queen Victoria to the death of Winston Churchill. It is a towering achievement: informative, accessible, entertaining and written with all her usual bravura. Pax Britannica, the second volume, is a sn apshot of the Empire at the Diamond Jubilee of 1897. It looks at what made up the Empire--from adventurers and politicians to communications and infrastructure, as well as anomalies and eccentricities. This humane overview also examines the muddle of jumbled ideologies behind it, and how they affected its 370 million people. ...Show more

What Jane Austen Ate and Charles Dickens Knew - From Fox Hunting to Whist - the Facts of Daily Life in 19th Century British Life by Daniel Pool

$15.00 NZD

Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: very good

Dozens of short essays provides a panoramic view of British life during the nineteenth century, including information on social niceties, definitions of British phrases, and details about sex, government, law, money, and social institutions.

The People's History of Britain by Rebecca Fraser

$15.00 NZD

Category: United Kingdom | Reading Level: good