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ISBN: 9781843834441
Published by : Boydell Press
Series: Church of England Record Society
Volume: 28
The Elland Society is one of the leading Evangelical clerical societies established in the eighteenth century. It provides a forum in which a group of like-minded clergymen are able to discuss matters of common interest and concern, and plays an i... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476817
Published by : Origin
The medieval earldoms of Orkney and Caithness were positioned between two worlds, the Norwegian and the Scottish. They were a maritime lordship divided, or united, by the turbulent waters of the Pentland Firth. This unlikely combination of island ... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781912476909
Published by : Origin
The gallant rearguard action which led to the capture of the 51st Highland Division at St Valéry-en-Caux (two weeks after the famous evacuation of the main British army from Dunkirk) may have burned itself into the consciousness of an older... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781783272693
Published by : Boydell Press
René d'Anjou's Livre des tournois is famous as the most substantial account of the organisation of a medieval tournament that has come down to us. It survives in eight manuscripts, most of which have an almost identical layout; the b... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9780861592258
Published by : British Museum
Series: British Museum Research Publications
Volume: 225
For over 60 years, spectacular discoveries have been made on a wooded hillside at Snettisham, overlooking the northwest Norfolk coast, close to Hunstanton. The location of the discoveries, at Ken Hill, is known as the ‘gold field’ beca... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781789251524
Published by : Oxbow Books
Series: Prehistoric Society Research Papers
Volume: 10
The current geography of north-west Europe, from the perspective of long term Pleistocene climate change, is temporary. The seaways that separate southern Britain from northern France comprise a flooded landscape open to occupation by hunter-gathe... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781789253269
Published by : Historic Towns Trust
Series: British Historic Towns Atlas
Volume: 7
The latest volume of the British Historic Towns Atlas covers the internationally-renowned city of Oxford. Famed for its university and its many outstanding historic buildings, the volume presents in mapped form the history of its topographical dev... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781592111312
Published by : Center for Romanian Studies
Romanians and Hungarians have been linked throughout history since the Middle Ages. Both peoples have bravely fought to defend Christianity against Islamic terror, oftentimes shoulder to shoulder. Despite their close ties, controversies have often... .... Learn More

ISBN: 9781874350668
Published by : Wessex Archaeology
Series: Wessex Archaeology Reports
Volume: 32
Excavations at Kingsmead Quarry, Horton, Berkshire, have provided an opportunity to investigate a large multi-period site with occupation dating back over 12,000 years. The immediate landscape was one of braided river channels for much of later pr... .... Learn More