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Reveals the shocking anti-Semitism which underpinned and permeated the ideology of the suffragette movement. Examines the reasons why the ferocious campaign of bombing and arson conducted by the suffragettes appeared to be directed almost exclusively against working-class men and women.

Celtic Christianity continues to exert a powerful fascination for modern believers. Simon Webb's new book re-tells the stories of the best-loved saints of the Celtic tradition, including Patrick, Brigid, Columba and Aidan.

In October 1346 the Scottish king David II invaded England with as many as thirty-two thousand men at his back. The outcome of the battle he was soon forced to fight at Neville's Cross outside Durham was to influence English, Scottish and Continental power-politics for centuries.This volume includes Simon Webb's 2016 account of the battle, its causes and its aftermath. It also includes a generous selection of the most important historical sour...

1895: an enigmatic American has come to live in the English cathedral city of Durham. What is the nature of his hold over the widows and spinsters of the city? What is his interest in 'Tiger' Terris, the young Durham Light Infantry veteran? Is there a connection between the American and the strange ape-like creature seen down by the river? And more to the point, who killed the mysterious foreigner? A tale of plumbing, elephants, photography, v...

Lotta loves to hear Great-grandmother Erika tell stories of her childhood, herding reindeer in the snowy north of Norway. Lotta dreams of having such adventures, too. Little does she know that her wish is about to come true. The 2nd installment in the Winter Journeys chapter book series from best-selling author, Holly Webb.One night, just before Christmas, Lotta wakes up to find herself in the world of her great-grandmother's stories. As a mem...

Lotta loves to hear Great-grandmother Erika tell stories of her childhood, herding reindeer in the snowy north of Norway. Lotta dreams of having such adventures, too. Little does she know that her wish is about to come true. The 2nd installment in the Winter Journeys chapter book series from best-selling author, Holly Webb.One night, just before Christmas, Lotta wakes up to find herself in the world of her great-grandmother's stories. As a mem...

The London Blitz and the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour are iconic myths for Britain and America.

Marshal Jedediah Flynn has resigned his office and is determined to become a church minister. While travelling to take up a place at a theological college in Illinois, however, he stumbles across a crime which he cannot ignore. It seems that before he can devote himself to the Lord's work, the marshal wil be compelled to take up arms one last time.

Sara loves to listen to Grandpa's stories of his adventures in the Canadian Arctic when he was a boy. As the snow begins to fall, she builds a snow bear just like the one in Grandpa's story. In the middle of the night, Sara wakes up and sets out on an enchanted journey through a world of ice and meets a special polar bear cub who befriends her. But will she ever find her way back home?

Schach für Tiger" ist ein moderner Klassiker. Wie schlage ich einen überlegenen Gegner? Was mache ich in totremisen Stellungen? Wie gewinnt man gewonnene Stellungen? Wie soll man mit der Uhr umgehen? Simon Webb, ein erfahrener und starker Schachmeister, hat auf alle diese und ein Dutzend weiterer Fragen originelle Antworten anhand von Beispielen namhafter Meister sowie aus seiner eigenen Praxis. Nicht durch die Suche nach dem objektiv besten...

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The first book ever devoted solely to torture as practiced in Britain and its empire.

Keine Beschreibung.

Keine Beschreibung.

The first book ever devoted solely to torture as practiced in Britain and its empire.

Jed Harker wishes for nothing more than to mind his own business while travelling north to Kansas. In the summer of 1861 though, men and women were taking sides all across the United States and Harker finds himself compelled to declare where he stands on slavery. The result is that he finds himself fleeing through the Indian Nations, helping a family of escaping slaves to freedom. With war about to break out, it will be a race against time for...

The development of information and communication technology across the years preceding the First World War is examined in terms of its impact on the developing modern world, from early experiments in radio broadcasting to fears for children's literacy incited by cinema.

Following the disruption, hardship, and challenges of the Second World War, the postwar years brought a sense of optimism and excitement, with families at last enjoying peacetime. This new book follows the lives of the nation's schoolchildren through the two decades following the war years, recalling what it was like for those experiencing the creation of a new school system, a system underpinned by the introduction of the 11 plus exam and the...

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Thousands of children are educated at home by their parents. This book is an overview of elective home schooling in the United Kingdom. It examines the history of the practice and reveals why more and more parents are choosing not to send their children to school. From the safeguarding concerns which prompted the Badman Report on elective home schooling to the desire of autonomously educating parents to be left completely alone, this book prov...