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An anthology of poems and short stories. Based on a true story and includes a variety of fictional characters created by the author.

Since their fairy-tale wedding in 2011 and the announcement in December 2012 that William and Catherine, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, were expecting their first child, the British have taken the young couple into their hearts. The first decades of the 21st century have seen a surge of pride for our Royal Family as never before and the birth of HRH Prince George of Cambridge, our future king, has been greeted with genuine joy. This celebratory and beautifully illustrated guide not only commemorates this Royal birth but looks at the history of children of the monarchy from Queen Elizabeth II to her great-grandchildren. Age-old customs, ceremonies, christenings, toys and pastimes, nannies, nurseries and the Royal line of succession are also explored, presenting an illuminating portrait of Royal children through the ages.

Education in Britain can be traced back to Roman times, but it was not until Victorian times that provision was made in England and Wales for every child to have an elementary school place, whatever their background.After new buildings were constructed and changes made in educational administration, British schooling saw a revolution. Literacy rates soared, taking over from the limited success of Sunday Schools previously. This colourful and entertaining guide traces the development of schools in Britain in the 19th century, from the initial religious intervention in education to state intervention later on.What was a pupils day like in a Victorian school? How did teachers discipline children? Was schooling different for girls? Learn all about the school day, public schools and even the buildings children attended in this guide filled with contemporary photographs of students, teachers and their lives.Look out for more Pitking guides on social history and heritage, and the Life in series this title is a part of.

Tras su aparición en el tradicional formato de papel durante el verano de 2014, esta publicación de la versión digital (que se ha dividido en dos partes para hacerla más cómoda al lector) puede parecer tardia e innecesaria, pero en modo alguno lo es. Su caracter de novela profetica hace oportuno revisar acontecimientos que en su dia se predijeron, y en los que muchos creyeron ver excesos de una mente calenturienta con demasiada imaginacion. Revisar los acontecimientos de Francia, de Oriente Medio, de Cataluña, incluso de Estados Unidos, y el sangriento crecimiento del radicalismo islamico, mantienen la actualidad de esta historia, en una sociedad (la española) que desde entonces no ha avanzado hacia la estabilizacion, sino hacia la creciente amenaza de una explosion en fragmentos ideologicos, geograficos, religiosos y culturales, dominados por el materialismo, la rapiña y la mediocridad. La extensa y variada galeria de personajes que aparecen en el relato son personas normales de nuestra sociedad de hoy, que trabajan, aman, sueñan y luchan por la felicidad de una vida pacifica. Pero todos se ven atrapados en el devenir de estos acontecimientos, cuyos hilos estan expuestos siempre a las maniobras de ambiciosos, fanaticos y desalmados. Esto hace mas inquietante, tras revisar lo que ya ha sucedido, preguntarse que va a suceder con el resto. ¿Aun nos queda por sufrir lo que no ha sucedido, la peor parte de la historia? No, no es inoportuno ni trasnochado releer La Barca del Portugues.

Tras su aparición en el tradicional formato de papel durante el verano de 2014, esta publicación de la versión digital (que se ha dividido en dos partes para hacerla más cómoda al lector) puede parecer tardia e innecesaria, pero en modo alguno lo es. Su caracter de novela profetica hace oportuno revisar acontecimientos que en su dia se predijeron, y en los que muchos creyeron ver excesos de una mente calenturienta con demasiada imaginacion. Revisar los acontecimientos de Francia, de Oriente Medio, de Cataluña, incluso de Estados Unidos, y el sangriento crecimiento del radicalismo islamico, mantienen la actualidad de esta historia, en una sociedad (la española) que desde entonces no ha avanzado hacia la estabilizacion, sino hacia la creciente amenaza de una explosion en fragmentos ideologicos, geograficos, religiosos y culturales, dominados por el materialismo, la rapiña y la mediocridad. La extensa y variada galeria de personajes que aparecen en el relato son personas normales de nuestra sociedad de hoy, que trabajan, aman, sueñan y luchan por la felicidad de una vida pacifica. Pero todos se ven atrapados en el devenir de estos acontecimientos, cuyos hilos estan expuestos siempre a las maniobras de ambiciosos, fanaticos y desalmados. Esto hace mas inquietante, tras revisar lo que ya ha sucedido, preguntarse que va a suceder con el resto. ¿Aun nos queda por sufrir lo que no ha sucedido, la peor parte de la historia? No, no es inoportuno ni trasnochado releer La Barca del Portugues.

The Tudor age was a pivotal period of English history. In little more than a century, the nation was transformed from a medieval kingdom to a modern state, from an insignificant offshore island to a major world power.Life in Tudor England sparkles with colourful illustrations and a lively text. Discover what life was really like during more than 100 years of Tudor rule in this pivotal period of English history: how industry became an alternative to agriculture as a means of employment; the lavish fads, fashions and fun enjoyed by the rich; the hardships suffered by the poor as inflation spiralled. All is revealed in this enticing taste of days gone by.Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel, particularly the other books in the Life in series: Medieval England, in a Monastery and Victorian Britain.

Surnames give us a sense of identity and belonging. Even in todays mobile society they can have strong links with particular areas. They are keys to our family history. And they always have an original meaning. This new collection of some 400 names, gathered from Shetland to Galloway, provides an informative and reliable guide to Scottish surnames from Abercrombie and Abernethy to Younie and Yuill. In each case the original meaning is given, along with the original location and its first recorded appearance. Historical details of particular interest are also noted. Scottish Surnames informs, entertains and may even settle (or start) some arguments. Its an essential item for any Scottish-interest bookshelf.

The 2000-plus years of Scottish history have seen a huge variety of events, from great national moments to personal achievements, each one helping to make and mould the character of the nation. This compendium takes note of the milestones historical as well as cultural, serious as well as entertaining but also of the many steps between them. Carefully chosen and researched for their interest and variety, they make a fascinating record: 150 vignettes form a family album of the Scottish people from the Romans in Scotland in the first century CE to climate change in the 2020s. And everything in between.

After becoming king in 1199, resentment grew and grew at the inept way John dealt with financial issues until matters came to a head with his barons.John lost his military campaigns; he was corrupt, indulged in blackmail, and manipulated the justice system more than any other king. He was a womaniser and rumours of ruthlessness surrounded him. The author provides fascinating insights into Johns rule, which ultimately leads to the story of Magna Carta. Magna Carta placed huge impositions on the king; now he could no longer rule arbitrarily but only in accordance with the law of the land. The impact of this precedence remains with us today.From the charters clauses that focussed on more mundane matters to a whole range of references to feudal issues, this guide is a perfect introduction to the incompetent rule of King John and his legacy that is Magna Carta. Calls to standardise measures of wine, ale and corn follow the collapse of empire, bound together in this informative guide complete with full-colour illustrations and contempoaray artworks.

On Christmas Eve 1801, Cornish mining engineer Richard Trevithick tested the first steam locomotive on the road. Though it was short-lived, exploding four days later, this was the beginning of the railway age in Britain.By the end of the 18th century, there was a considerable number of railways across Britain with well established steam engines. This informative guide tells the story of these railways, beginning with the pioneers of locomotive engines and the navvies who built the railways themselves.A must for anyone interested in the history of the railways, industrial Britain and travel, this informative guide explores the lives of those on the railway. Train guards, station staff and passengers are all touched on, as well as underground railways and tragic rail disasters. Colour photographs and illustrations bring the golden age of rail in Britain to life.Includes a list of places to visit which specialize in railways, as well as a glossary of the key terms in the book.

Somewhere around 4000 BC, people in Britain began to give up their old hunter-gatherer way of life, instead raising livestock and planting crops: they became farmers.This comprehensive and informative guide covers the history of farming in Britain since this time, when cattle were huge beasts and ploughs did little more than scratch the grounds surface. Tools and technologies may have changed since these primitive times, but the patterns of life on the farm have remained much the same.From the medieval farm to the Agricultural Revolution as enclosure transformed the landscape, here is the story of how farming has evolved into the tractors and mechanization we recognise today. With photographs and illustrations this book also illuminates the life of farmworkers and their families.What was it like being a cattle farmer or a shepherd? What did a farmers wife spend her day making? An entertaining and detailed guide for anyone interested in the history and lives of the countrys farmers. Includes a list of farms and museums to visit of historic and general interest.

Over 4,000 years of history lie in the seams of British mines, beginning all the way back in the New Stone Age.Large-scale coal mining in Britain developed during the Industrial Revolution, providing energy for industry and transportation in industrial areas from the 18th century to the 1950s. This classic Pitkin guide provides a history of mining in Britain as well as of the hard lives of those who worked in them.Child labour was a normal part of Victorian life, so women and children were found in the dangerous deep pits until 1842, while male miners relied on safety lamps and canaries to avoid mining disasters. Fascinating photographs accompany this guides history of these peoples lives, including their time outside of the mines, their homes and hobbies.Whole villages grew up around mines, with close comradeship and tightly knit mining communities emerging. Here is the story of what that life was like for so many, up until British minings decline in the 19th and 20th centuries.Includes a list of mines, museums and heritage centres to visit.

What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to secrets, and what was meant by a scandal. The series uncovers revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints. Noble lords and ladies sampled the same pleasures and sometimes met the same ghastly fate as common criminals. Enemies of the state plotted and were plotted against, while a horrible fate awaited those found guilty of treason, hanged, drawn and quartered to the jeers of the mob. Assassins lurked in alleys, ghoulish body snatchers opened graves in the dead of night This highly illustrated guide includes places associated with the stories.

What constituted a secret or a scandal in times gone by? This entertaining title in this new series gives an overview of the times and attitudes to secrets, and what was meant by a scandal. The series uncovers revelations of spies and plots, financial scandals, secrets of the royal bedchambers, dynastic tangles, and the exploits of both villains and so-called saints. Noble lords and ladies sampled the same pleasures and sometimes met the same ghastly fate as common criminals. Enemies of the state plotted and were plotted against, while a horrible fate awaited those found guilty of treason, hanged, drawn and quartered to the jeers of the mob. Assassins lurked in alleys, ghoulish body snatchers opened graves in the dead of night

Quando morreu tragicamente num acidente aéreo, em plena campanha presidencial, Eduardo Campos tinha acabado de completar 49 anos. Sua ausência interrompeu uma trajetória que parecia apontar para o Pl

El nuevo libro de Javier Cercas relata los últimos 50 años de la historia de España, que son los del diario El País, a través de un recorrido personal y una lúcida reflexión sobre los vínculos entre periodismo, literatura, politica y libertades.El diario El Pais salio a la calle el 4 de mayo de 1976, menos de seis meses despues de la muerte de Franco, cuando el camino a la democracia apenas empezaba a atisbarse. La idea del periodico se incubo entre un grupo de editores e intelectuales que, en las postrimerias del franquismo, buscaba un instrumento de reforma del regimen, de talante liberal y vocacion europeista, que contribuyera a suturar las heridas provocadas por la guerra civil y la dictadura y a hallar una salida sin traumas del franquismo. Su exito fue fulgurante. A los 50 años de ese momento fundacional de la historia reciente española, Javier Cercas asumio el reto de contar la historia de un pais a traves de la de su periodico de referencia; pero El periodico de la democracia no es solo una historia personal de ese periodo: es tambien una reflexion acerca de la relacion del periodismo con la literatura, una cronica de la formacion intelectual de un escritor y un homenaje a la importancia de la prensa en la construccion y la defensa de las libertades.Sobre el autor y su obra la critica ha dicho: Uno de los mejores escritores de nuestra lengua. Mario Vargas LlosaEl incontestable jefe de filas de su generacion de escritores hispanohablantes [...]. Uno de los escritores mas importantes de nuestro tiempo. Olivier Mony, Sud-OuestHa contribuido como muy pocos escritores de cualquier lengua a transformar la literatura actual. Jordi Gracia, El PaisEl mas grande escritor contemporaneo español. Yann Perreau, Les InrockuptiblesProbablemente el mas grande novelista español vivo. Duncan Wheeler, The White Review

El libro que ha cambiado la vida de generaciones de lectores sensibles, artistas, escritores, solitarios. En sus páginas late la intensidad de una voz que sigue hablándonos con la intimidad de una confesion y la claridad de una revelacion." El Pais (11/01/2004)Cartas a un joven poeta, de Rainer Maria Rilke, reune las misivas que el autor envio a Franz Xaver Kappus entre 1903 y 1908. Lo que comienza como la respuesta a un joven que busca consejo literario se transforma en una obra maestra sobre la introspeccion, la vocacion y la sensibilidad.Rilke no ofrece recetas, sino una mirada serena y profunda sobre los grandes temas humanos: el amor, la creacion, la soledad, el miedo, el tiempo. Con un lenguaje poetico, pero accesible, estas cartas son lectura imprescindible para quienes se sienten incomprendidos, para los que buscan en la escritura una forma de existencia y para los que necesitan confiar mas en su voz interior. Esta nueva edicion presenta una cuidada traduccion y un prologo contemporaneo que abren nuevas puertas al lector actual, adolescente o adulto, que desea volver al centro de si mismo en medio de la complejidad del mundo.

The brutal clearances which changed the face of much of rural Scotland in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries are most often associated with the Highlands. However, one of the most dramatic conflicts between tenant and landowner took place on the small Orcadian island of Rousay. When members of the Royal Commission tasked with assessing the conditions of tenant crofters arrived there, the islands owner, General William Frederick Traill-Burroughs, threatened to evict any islander who gave evidence. As tension mounted, a gunboat arrived to keep the peace, and it was only the belated passing of the Crofters Act of 1886 and a special Act of Parliament directed specifically against the general that saved the islands. This is the dramatic story of these events. At the end of it, Burroughs, once lauded as a national hero who had seen military action in Crimea and India, emerges as a much more complex and human figure that history has previously painted him.

From the Mangrove Nine to Notting Hill Carnival, writer and social commentator Chanté Joseph takes us through the formative, radical histories of Black British activism. When the Windrush generation arrived in Britain, the concept of Black Britishness or Black British Culture did not yet exist. Fast forward to the present day, where a distinct and influential Black British identity exists. This concise and informative book traverses the crucial topics within Black British history and culture: exploring community activism, protests, Notting Hill Carnival, the Black British Panthers, Women of the movement, the Mangrove Nine and the Black British Arts. Celebrating and chronicling the fusion of social, political and artistic elements within Black activism in Britain, A Quick Ting On: British Black Power provides an insightful look at how the British Black Power movement first emerged and has developed since.

Dois dos maiores intelectuais e autores brasileiros entrelaçam memória, história e reflexão para examinar o processo de formação — e deformação — de Belém e Manaus. Um panorama histórico-cultural ext