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Gambling Man
A portrait of Charles II that explores his elusive nature.
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Lunar Men: The Friends Who Made the Future
Among the group of Midlands amateur experimenters who formed the Lunar Society and kick-started the Industrial Revolution, were Matthew Boulton, Josiah Wedgewood, James Watt and Erasmus Darwin. This account uncovers the friendships, political passions and love of knowledge that drove these men.
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A Gambling Man: Charles II and The Restoration
Charles II was thirty when he crossed the Channel in fine May weather in 1660. Exactly ten years later Charles would stand again on the shore at Dover, laying the greatest bet of his life in a secret deal with his cousin, Louis XIV. This book offers a portrait of Charles II, exploring his elusive nature through the lens of these ten vital years.
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Elizabeth Gaskell: A Habit of Stories
Elizabeth Gaskell won fame and notoriety as the author of 'Mary Barton Ruth'. This biography looks at Elizabeth's life and work, looking at how Elizabeth observed, from her Manchester home, the brutal but transforming impact of industry and writing down the truth of what she observed.
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Nature's Engraver: A Life of Thomas Bewick
Tells the story of the farmer's son from Tyneside who never courted fame yet revolutionised wood-engraving and influenced book illustration for a century to come. This is a story of violent change and radical politics, of Newcastle and the Tyne, workshops and family life, mines and fells, and the sea and the fierce west winds.
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A Little History of British Gardening
This 'potted' history of gardening in Britain takes reader on a garden tour from the thorn hedges around prehistoric settlements to the rage for decking and ornamental grasses of the 21st century. There is also a brief guide to particular historic or evocative gardens open to the public.
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