A picture of britain
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In 'a picture of britain', david dimbleby explores the british landscape and the writers and artists it has inspired over the generations'coast' explores the nature and history of all miles of the british coastline, examining the ways in which we have shaped it in the past, and the ways in which it has shaped us, with contributions from historians, geologists, and geography expertssee oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam shop hebden bridge double-bill of bbc documentaries looking at british natural history and arttravelling to all corners of the british isles, from the cliffs of dover to the highlands of scotland, dimbleby explores the concepts of nationhood, travel and the romantic yearning that has influenced the work of some of britain's greatest creative minds
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Three volumes, hardback, of simon schama's a history of britain, as new read more
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Daniel o'donnell: a picture of you cd () moon river, darlin', sealed g1
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Charles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war yearsin quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy: simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; james becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of harry singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneursee oxfam website for delivery information read moreat its heart are a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters whose various attempts to break free are chronicled in an addictive and compelling narrative of extraordinary power and resonancefor ambitious industrialist charles freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to maryas times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go byhe buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the futuretheir stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps rebirth of middle england over the past fifty yearsoxfam bookshop st albans in a small town somewhere in the middle of england, the aftermath of the second world war brings changequite simply, in a land of plenty is the story of our lives
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A lovely hand painted pride of britain toby jug of admiral horatio lord nelson who actually was the pride of britain especially after the battle of trafalgar, , during the napoleonic warsyou could use this as a decorative milk jug, as a vase or just as an ornament - it is in perfect conditionhe lost his right arm at the battle of santa cruz de tenerife in and this is shown but not his blind right eye
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It commemorates the 50th anniversary of the battle of britainit is as new condition and comes complete with a wall plate hanger, the certificate and a battle of britain 50th anniversary colour brochure and a brief history of coalportthe plate bears the signatures of three fighter pilots: air chief marshal sir christopher foxley-norris, air commodore alan deere, wing commander geoffrey page buyer to collect but could postthis handsome plate depicts spitfires and hurricanes taking off to contest air supremacy with the enemyit was purchased new in and in excellent conditionthis coalport fine bone china eleven-inch collectors plate is number in a limited edition of
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Oxfam shop hebden bridge simon schama's epic, fifteen-part history of britain begins around bc, looking at what life would have been like in the stone age village of skara brae, and draws to a close in the year ad, considering the nation's attempts to find a sense of its futurethe series also covers the norman conquest, king edward i, the plague, king henry viii, queen elizabeth i, the civil wars that wracked the country in the s, the appearance of oliver cromwell, the union with scotland, the rise and fall of the british empire, and britain's role in the 20th century's two world warssee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Jenni murray presents the history of britain as you've never seen it before, through the lives of twenty-one women who refused to succumb to the established laws of society, whose lives embodied hope and change, and who still have the power to inspire us todayoxfam bookshop woodbridge from the bestselling author of a history of the world in 21 women they were famous queens, unrecognised visionaries, great artists and trailblazing politicianssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethey all pushed back boundaries and revolutionised our world
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A battle of britain sculpture clock of a spitfires and german plane in a dog fight on a solid wood stand and a clock with four period coinsit is a piece from danbury mint and measures 12in x 10in
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Oxfam shop clitheroe simon schama's sweeping history of britain breathes life into our past centuries, vividly depicting exactly what life was like for our ancestors and how their experiences have shaped modern british culture and identitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreslight crack to outer case top l/h corner plus piece broken off top above itan informative and entertaining mixture of anecdote and analysis, schama's work offers a real insight into what it is to be british
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Ww2 picture taken ww2a picture of kings badgeit's a black picture with some goldplus kings regiment blazer badge free with picturei know this soldier his name is billthe pic is on a wood frame with a gold kings badgeit has 2 small hanging chains at back
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Charming small picture of a sheepit is a picture of 1st prize wolverhampton shropshire ram and has a mmeasures 29cm by 22cmthe frame is woodenÂŁ6 cash on collection
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Bruce springsteen(original autograph) (ecxellent condition) signed in black on a picture of a live performance (later at his concert in the madison square garden june /) comes in a in a beautiful "passepartout" original size 16 inch x 12 inch (40,5 x 30, 5 cm) with coa (certificate of authenticity aftal and uacc) the item is specially packaged and delivered insured unique item from "the boss" read morecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablegrammy "best rock vocal performance "best rock vocal performance "best male rock vocal performance" "best contemporary folk album" "best male rock vocal performance" and "best rock song" "best rock performance by a duo or group with vocal" "best solo rock vocal performance" "best solo rock vocal performance" "best traditional folk album" “best performances by an artist” “best rock song” "best solo rock vocal performance" oscar academy award for "best original song" for streets of philadelphia from the film philadelphiaspringsteen received several awards and accolades during his almost 40-year career, including 20 grammy awards,and an oscar in for the song streets of philadelphia,which is part of the music of the film philadelphiaplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteband leader of the e street band is an oscar and tony award winner and a 20-time grammy winnerare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storebruce frederick joseph springsteen (born september new jersey) is an american rock musician
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The caddies were made for the ringtons tea company, a picture of which is on the bottom of bothone was made for the north east coast industries exhibition and has this printed on the underside of the lid and a picture of the exhibition on the lidthe barrels are 14cms high and 155cms in diameter and are in excellent conditiontwo maling pottery hexagonal shaped biscuit barrels and lids, one depicting scenes of bridges from the north of england on the six sides, the other scenes of northern castles on the six sides and windsor castle on the lid
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Selling a picture of a stunning dark colour horse with bridle onmeasures " x 22" read moreprint,heavy wooden frame and glass in excellent pre owned conditionfrom a smoke free housei think it's quite old
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This is a picture of a jewish boy done by chris toffersey,bought in canada " wide and 12" long,including cardboard frame
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picture of st bernadette praying to our lady of lourdes in gold backing open to offers i paid 25
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A picture of the dc characters the flash and the green arrow
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A gorgeous set of three purple prints with a picture of a tulip on eachlook great on a white or coloured walleach print 30cm x 30cm read more
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Ed gorman and simon pearson paint a vivid picture of the men and their machines as the battle for air superiority over britain is played out across the skies of europe, from the west of ireland to the german capitaloxfam bookshop new milton used, very good condition, hard cover with dust jacket, publishedillustrated with contemporary photographs of the pilots and their aircraft, this is an enthralling and original account from both sides of a conflict that shaped the modern world, full of courage, endeavour and, above all, humanitysee oxfam website for delivery information read moreotherwise the book is in very good condition with sound binding and clean, unmarked pagessome will be new to many readers: the new zealander who "borrowed" a seaplane from the royal navy to set up a freelance air-sea rescue service that saved the lives of dozens of british and german pilots; the swiss baron who claimed to have destroyed six british fighters in a day; the vainglorious commander whose raf squadron was wiped out trying to disrupt nazi invasion plans; and the german bomber pilot who fought the first battle involving foreign troops on british soil since culloden - before repairing to a pub for a pint with soldiers who had taken him prisonerthere is a small worn patch near the top of the spine of the dust jacket and slight bumping to the top of the spine and the corners of the front coverwe experience the battle chronologically through the remarkable stories of seventeen airmen from across the world
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Battle of britain spitfire aircraft picture with clock (working) made from watch and clock partsdesign by ken broadbent used good condition ÂŁ30
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Oxfam shop richmond alan titchmarsh makes an epic journey through eight natural habitats of britain to explore the islands amazing diversity of wildlifespanning the length and breadth of the british isles from east anglia to snowdon, and from jersey to shetland, the series focuses on eight distinct habitats island, farmland, urban, freshwater, coastal, woodland, wilderness and secret britain featuring such amazing scenes as a bloody battle between two-tonne grey seals; seven million starlings filling a somerset sky and the extraordinary acrobatics of leaping bottlenose dolphinsalan titchmarsh turns wildlife detective, as he takes us on a journey of discovery through eight different british natural habitats surveying their unique flora and fauna and piecing together the jigsaw that makes up our homelandsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreproduced by: chris cole (island britain); simon bell (freshwater britain); stephen moss, susie painter (urban britain, secret britain); simon bell (farmland britain); chris cole, sally cryer (coastal britain); bridget appleby, michael bright (woodland britain, wilderness britain)executive producer: vyv simsonpresented by alan titchmarshwith so much stunning footage of both scenery and wildlife, this constantly surprising series represents an amazing celebration of the uniqueness of british naturea bbc tv production in association with the open universityin an inspirational, visually stunning and definitive guide to british wildlife, familiar creatures are shown in a new light and superb footage captures rare behaviour and animals often for the first time, including boxing hares, killer whales hunting seals off shetland, the underwater courtship of the pike; the hunting strategy of the minke whale and otters swimming right in the centre of newcastleseries producer: stephen moss
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Genius of britain intertwines the personal reflections of three of today's greatest british scientists with robert uhlig's compelling narrativegenius of britain is the story of the flashes of inspiration experienced by generations of british scientists as they realised they were about to change the worldgenius of britain accompanies 5 primetime, 1-hour programmes on channel 4 due to be screened at the end of may , presented by stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonvaccination, inoculation and the discovery of penicillin saved the lives of millionssee oxfam website for delivery information read morethe impact of this small cast of characters is remarkablethe electric motor, the telephone and the personal computer created the technological age, and the theories of the big bang, evolution and gravity have shed light on some of the deepest mysteries of our existencethe relationships between them range from lifelong collaboration to bitter rivalrysome had vast fortunes, whilst others overcame poverty and a lack of education to become towering figures in the history of scienceover the last 500 years, the way we live has been steadily transformed by the inventions of british scientists, and their landmark discoveries have revealed the astonishing beauty of the universeevery one of the characters that make up this rich tradition has a unique and very human storyoxfam bookshop cheltenham the extraordinary history of british science, with commentary from britain's greatest living scientists: stephen hawking, richard dawkins and james dysonwe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-mindedthe result is a journey of scientific inspiration that does justice to britain's exceptional contribution to science
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One english critic called the abolition of britain "an elegant jeremiad" in which peter hitchens identifies everything that has gone wrong with britain since world war ii and makes the case for "those many millions who feel that they have become foreigners in their own land and wish with each succeeding day that they could turn the clock backthe new britain is government by focus group in which people are told what to feel as a way of preventing them from asking how they want to be governedoxfam bookshop cheltenham a surprise best seller in england, the abolition of britain is bitingly witty and fiercely argued, yet also filled with somber appreciation for what "the idea of england" has always meant to the west and to the world at largeif there is a term that summarizes everything that has gone wrong in britain, it is "tony blairism," which hitchens sees as having rewritten england's history, trivialized its journalism, subverted its educational system and cultural standards, and overthrown accepted notions of patriotism, faith, and morality"writing with passion and flair, hitchens targets the pernicious effects of tv culture, the "corruption and decay" of the english language, the loss of politeness, and the "syrupy confessional mood" brought on by the death of diana, which hitchens contrasts with the somber national response to the death of winston churchilllooking at the changed face of his country, hitchens finds a "politically correct zeal for the new" whose impact on daily life has been "as devastating in effect, if not in violence, as mao tse tung's cultural revolution in china" see oxfam website for delivery information read more
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A history of the english-speaking peoples is a four-volume history of britain and its former colonies and possessions throughout the world, written by winston churchill, covering the period from caesar's invasions of britain (55 bc) to the beginning of the first world war ()churchill's mother was american, and he excelled in history as a child which underpinned his firm belief in a so-called special relationship between the people of britain with the commonwealth of nations united under the crown (new zealand, canada, australia, south africa etcsee oxfam website for delivery information read more) and the people of the united states who had broken with the crown and gone their own waycomplete in four volumesit was started in and finally published , delayed several times by war and work on other textsthis work dealt with the resulting two divisions of the english-speaking peoples condition: in red cloth bindings with unclipped dustwrappers, edges are worn at edges and covers are agedwith numerous black and white maps throughout all volumespages are bright and cleana collection of first editions of this historical works by former prime minister winston churchillcondition: goodoxfam shop balham  london - cassell and company ltdvolume i is on the birth of britain, volume ii is on the new world, volume iii is on the age of revolution and volume iv is on the great democraciesit was a bestseller, reviewed favourably on both sides of the atlantic
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Precious colourful lithograph series depicting seats of nobles and gentlemen of great britain and irelandfull title: a series of picturesque views of seats of noblemen and gentlemen of great britain and irelanda publication wanted by a list of titled subscribers, representing the noblest families of great britain and irelanda classic 19th-century work with a truly prodigious iconography of the most stately mansions in britain and irelandall edges are goldenit describes all major locations, with full lists of (former) ownerswilliam mackenziethe pages are complemented by a total of 200 colour plates (40 in each volume), including cover pages, plus an additional cover page engraved in each volumecatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally availablevolume one to sixelegant canvas binding, entirely decorated in black and goldare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikifirst edition of this important collection of 240 beautiful large-format plates, colour chromo-lithographs (each protected by tissue) including the colourful frontispieces that describe english historical mansionssix volumes with red canvas bindings with elaborate gold and black titles and very elaborate decorations on the plates and spinesome signs of wear, excellent conditionplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitepp: vol 1: iv, 90pps, [2], 40 plates vol 2: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 4: iv, 82pps, 40 plates vol 5: iv, 80pps, 40 plates vol 6: iv, 88pps, 40 plates each volume contains 40 full-page chromolithographsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storesome signs of wear to the corners and plates600 in total of explanatory texttheir original signatures are listed in the subscriber volumesix volumes, pp
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