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Chance to collect vintage arcadian china vase commemorating the british empire exhibition - wembley - reg number very good condition read more
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Oxfam bookshop hexham an acclaimed historian tells, for the first time, the full story of the conspiracy between the germans and the turks to unleash a muslim holy war against the british in india and the russians in the caucasusthere is a sticker at the foot of the spine and the cover shows some minor scratches and signs of shelf-weardrawing on recently opened intelligence files and rare personal accounts, peter hopkirk skillfully reconstructs the kaiser's bold plan and describes the exploits of the secret agents on both sides-disguised variously as archaeologists, traders, and circus performers-as they sought to foment or foil the uprising and determine the outcome of world war ithe page block appears to be clean and free from annotationpublished by kodansha international in , this paperback edition is in a good, used condition overallsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Arthur (or the decline and fall of the british empire) by the kinks possible
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british empire magazines, printedall good condition £3-50 each or £60 the lotvarious editions, 20 copies in allincluding numbers
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More than 300 drawings from both sides of each conflict, in colour and black and white, have been skilfully blended to produce a unique visual history of the wars of the british empireoxfam furniture shop southampton wars of empire is divided into chapters covering the main conflicts of the second half of the 19th century and the opening years of the reign of edward viieach chapter is prefaced with a concise historical introduction that provides a context for the cartoons and caricatures of that periodsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreby the author of world war i in cartoons and world war ii in cartoons
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A picnic basket with an interesting empire label on the front which could relate to the british empire period in which wives would take their children on a picnic to escape the heat of the summer l49 xw 33x d20cm read more
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When zafar gave his blessing to a rebellion among the companys own indian troops, it transformed an army mutiny into the largest uprising the british empire ever had to faceas the british commissioner in charge insisted, no vestige should remain to distinguish where the last of the great moghuls restson a hazy november afternoon in rangoon, , a shrouded corpse was escorted by a small group of british soldiers to an anonymous grave in a prison enclosurethe last mughalis an extraordinary revisionist work with clear contemporary echoesbut while zafars mughal ancestors had controlled most of india, the aged zafar was king in name onlydeprived of real political power by the east india company, zafar nevertheless succeeded in creating a court of great brilliance, and presided over one of the great cultural renaissances of indian historysee oxfam website for delivery information read morebahadur shah zafar ii, the last mughal emperor, was a mystic, a talented poet, and a skilled calligrapheroxfam shop colne road at 4 pwilliam dalrymples powerful retelling of this fateful course of events is shaped from groundbreaking material: previously untranslated urdu and persian manuscripts that include indian eyewitness accounts, and the records of the delhi courts, police, and administration during the siegethen in zafars flourishing capital became the centre of an uprising that reduced his beloved delhi to a battered, empty ruinit is the first account to present the indian perspective on the siege, and has at its heart the stories of the forgotten individuals tragically caught up in one of the bloodiest upheavals in historythe last mughalis a portrait of the dazzling delhi zafar personified, the story of the last days of the great mughal capital and its final destruction in the catastrophe ofthe siege of delhi was the rajs stalingrad: a fight to the death between two powers, neither of whom could retreat
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Gb - sg - kgv - british empire exhibition set - mh sg d scarlet - sg ½d brown mint hinged block cypher wmk combined postage on multiple purchases read more
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In , the act for the abolition of the slave trade received royal assent and became a law throughout the british empirethe act did not abolish slavery itself but was a major step towards recognising its damaging effects and led toward its complete abolition across the empire ingood, circulated conditionedge inscription: am i not a man and a brother from a pet and smoke-free homeit was a result of a long parliamentary campaign by an alliance of evangelical anglicans and quakers led by william wilberforcecollection from newchurch, romney marsh or happy to postcoin: an act for the abolition of the slave trade
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*the british series ‘royal readers’ contained informative material, excerpts from english literature and historical storiesas the name indicates, the history was predominantly based on the british empire, their battles and courageous actions(a total of 400 ppthey discuss reading and spelling from the start of school to graduationfrom through , educational books make up almost 90% of the profits of thomas nelson and sonsour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storethe series consisted of eight books, the first two for the somewhat younger readers, and volumes i through vi for older readers5 cm - good copy - front flyleaf broken at the reading fold (text block binding intact), flyleaves discoloured, text block semi-pure, front flyleaf damaged due the scratching-off of identity information, owner’s stamp - publication in the series: 'the royal school series'collective - the royal readers, no* - thomas nelson and sons (editor) introduced the ‘royal readers’ and 'royal school series' as reaction to the introduction of mandatory school laws and increasing demand for instruction booksare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitethe aim of the series was to cultivate the love of reading by presenting interesting topics in an attractive stylethe lot will be securely packaged and shipped with insurancevi, illustrated - london/edinburgh/new york, thomas nelson and sons, - first edition - vlll + 392 ppvi) concerns the final book from the seriesthe first four paginated with roman numbers) - hardcover - linen binding with a punched title and illustration (coat of arms with the text: ‘honi soit qui mal y pense’ - 12catawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
34 €
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The dates of the war were in every case to , except that of the british empire, which gave the dates as illustrated ( to )lovely condition example of the ww1 victory medal (also called the inter-allied victory medal) with original ribbonthe design and ribbon was also adopted by belgium, brazil, cuba, czechoslovakia, france, greece, italy, japan, portugal, romania, siam, union of south africa and the usa in accordance with the decision of the inter-allied peace conference at versailles (a 'winged victory)thanks for looking - please check out my other coins & medals for salethis fine looking example was awarded to: pter (the south lancashire regiment)a particular form of this historic greek monument was chosen by each nation, except the nations in the far east who issued the medal but with a different design
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Oxfam shop ulverston a naive young man, a radio enthusiast and radio buff, was caught up in the fall of the british empire at singapore inthis is the story of a tragic life and a transformed old ageone of his tormentors was a young japanese interpreter; lomax never forgot himsee oxfam website for delivery information read morelomax helped to build a radio so that he and his comrades could follow news of the wardespite an outwardly successful life, lomax was emotionally ruined by his experiences and could never share them with anyonethis was the most disastrous engineering project in history, which killed allied prisoners and thai labourershe was put to work on the railway of death - the japanese line from thailand and burmathe japanese discovered the radio and lomax was exhaustively and brutally torturedalmost 50 years after the war, his life was changed by the discovery that his interrogator, the japanese interpreter, was still alive
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Byrd* a5 theme from manhunt arranged by – keating* written-by – beethoven* b1 the british empire ("echoes of britannia's rule") written-by – wilfred josephs b2 casanova arranged by – keating* written-by – vivaldi* b3 a family at war theme (symphony nokeating* written-by – wg the theme of the onedin line by khachaturian12" vinyl stereo recording of john keating conducting the london symphony orchestra, playing a variety of classical music used in tv and films - e") written-by – johnny pearson a3 panorama ("aujourd 'hui c'est toi") music by – francis lai a4 the leaves are green (theme from the tv series "elizabeth r") arranged by – jthis record is in very good condition - just one very small light scratch noted, which should not affect the playingreleased on the studio 2 stereo label in the uk in6 in e minor) written-by – vaughan williams* b4 if love now reigned arranged by – keating* written-by – henry viii b5 the persuaders theme written-by – john barry see oxfam website for delivery information read moretracklist a1 theme from the onedin line arranged by – keating* written-by – khachaturian* a2 sleepy shores (theme from the tv series "owen m
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12 €
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The 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 moreoxfam 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 future
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Oxfam bookshop shaftesbury what were the beginnings of the english language? why has american culture spread so successfully and will it continue to do so even as the countries power apparently wanes? why are the west indies no longer any good at cricket? what difference did slavery make to the way we speak english today?packed with nuggets of information about language, culture, history and power, robert mccrum traces the way that the english language as twisted and turned in response to the way the world has changed, and how, even as the british empire is long dead, the language extends its influence further and further in a globalised world see oxfam website for delivery information read morepages all in clean crisp conditionauthors signature to the title pagebook condition: dust jacket in good condition with some signs of being read to the edgescloth cover in good condition with some signs of wear to the spine edges
35 €
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Oxfam bookshop clifton first edition of the complete 4 volume set; volume 1 is dated , the other 3 volumes ; the backstrips of the spines are loose with parts missing on volumes 1, 2 & 4, but the binding is still tight; volume 1 contains a map at the backsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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124 €
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Lovely book full of intriguing historical imagesillustrated accompaniment to the popular itv tv series collection possible from south yardley, birmingham
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Oxfam shop kendal on glazed card, in vgc, this map shows the roman empire as it was in ad 106, in the reign of the emperor trajan, and illustrates the physical setting that greatly influenced how the roman empire grew the map indicates provincial boundaries, roman roads and roman walls, and a description beneath the map explains how and why the empire expanded in the directions shownsee oxfam website for delivery information read more
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Title: the scramble for china: foreign devils in the qing empiretitle: the scramble for china: foreign devils in the qing empirecondition: very goodproduct category: books
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An exceptionally beautiful early page from the trigan empireonly the early trigan empire pages have these wonderful deep coloursdate is approximateour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storepage without obtrusive speech bubbles, exactly as painted by don lawrencewill be carefully packaged and sent by insured mailare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikiplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websitenice deep colours (even more beautiful in reality)each image is of superb quality (see photos)speech balloons were added later, which lessened the quality of the pagethe work has been beautifully framed in a yellow wooden framedon lawrence at his bestcatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Folio society the history of the decline and fall of the roman empire i have the full 8book collection here for sale all in very good condition presented in two 4 book hard protective covers the price is £115 if you require delivery this is at an additional cost to you collection is also welcome
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Beautiful, original page from the trigan empire series by don lawrencetechnique gouache painted on illustration board, as don lawrence always did, drawn/painted in great detailthis plate features the main characters of the albumeverything in good conditionour weekly auctions feature thousands of unusual, rare, and exceptional objects you won’t find in just any storeold painted page with very beautiful deep colourstexts on the backare you interested in this item? this item is up for auction at catawikithis page is from the story "the invisible ray" from the yearplease click on "respond to advert" (orange button) to get redirected to the catawiki websiteplease take a good look at the picturescatawiki’s goal is to make special objects universally available
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Unlike most other texts, 'a history of the british isles' is not just a history of englandfrom the earliest pre-history right up to the present day, this stirring account describes the astonishingly varied stages through which the british isles have passed to achieve their current identityproper weight is given to all four, often fractious, components of the british isles - england, ireland, scotland and wales - providing the reader with an admirably balanced and absorbing narrative of an extraordinary shared past see oxfam website for delivery information read moreoxfam bookshop cheltenham jeremy black's vigorous and fascinating study tells the story of a group of islands, their peoples, and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world
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Original ticket stub the who empire stadium wembley th august in good condition, tape mark to the left hand side read more
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Fall of the plastic empire cdthe disc is ex condition
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Published by bison groupgibbon's 'decline and fall of the roman empire'hardback, in good condition, no slip cover
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Folio society - the venetian empire - jan morriscomplete with illustrated slipcasesingle volume published in
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It is the autobiography of the british soldierwinner of impossible victories, cannon fodder for the western front, thin khaki line against hitler - wherever and whenever, the british soldier has done his duty - and morethis is his storythis is the story of britain at war from the perspective of that manoxfam bookshop cheltenham from agincourt to waterloo, from dunkirk to the gulf war, and everywhere in between, one man has served in all these battlessee oxfam website for delivery information read morein a comprehensive series of first-hand accounts, this anthology offers a huge variety of views on the experience of war: from a letter written by oliver cromwell to the speaker of parliament, to a first world war's soldier's last letter home to his son, and a powerful description of what it was like to be on the sir galahad when it was hit by a missile in the falklands conflict of the 80s, right up to life as a soldier on the ground in basra
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Based on extensive archival research, the british people and the league of nations offers a vivid account of this popular league consciousness and in so doing reveals the vibrant character of associational life between the warsoxfam bookshop chelmsford in the decades following europe's first total war, millions of british men and women looked to the league of nations as the symbol and guardian of a new world order based on international co-operationforemost amongst the league societies, the union became one of britain's largest voluntary associations and a powerful advocate of democratic accountability and popular engagement in the making of foreign policyfounded in to preserve peace between its member-states, the league inspired a rich, participatory culture of political protest, popular education and civic ritual which found expression through the establishment of voluntary societies in dozens of countries across europe and beyondsee oxfam website for delivery information read moreembodied in the hugely popular league of nations union, this pro-league movement touched britain in profound ways
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