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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

Entre a dor e o orgulho é mais do que um livro: é um testemunho visceral de uma mulher que atravessou os bastidores da segurança pública, enfrentando crimes brutais, investigações intensas e conflito

Um hino à vida – A história real de Gisèle Pelicot, a mulher que denunciou o marido e mais de cinquenta abusadores na França.A impressionante história de Gisèle Pelicot, narrada por ela mesma, que co

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.

Un hilarante viaje (nunca mejor dicho) por los excesos, delirios y resacas que marcaron el rumbo de la historia.¿Sabías que Alejandro Magno era un borracho empedernido, que Shakespeare fumaba marihuana y que George Washington tomaba opio como quien se toma un rooibos? ¿Y que Freud le daba a la cocaina como Van Gogh a la pintura amarilla?Lejos de lo que te contaron en el cole, la historia esta marcada por los estupefacientes, porque los protagonistas de las grandes hazañas de la humanidad no iban precisamente sobrios.El historiador Sam Kelly nos invita a descubrir el lado mas irreverente (y divertido) de la historia: desde la Antigua Grecia hasta nuestros dias, pasando por la China imperial, la epoca victoriana y la fundacion de Estados Unidos, descubriras que el agua con misterio y las sustancias alucinogenas jugaron un papel mucho mas importante de lo que te imaginas.A que no sabias que * Alejandro Magno solia ir como las grecas. * Shakespeare era un experto liador de porros. * George Washington tenia una infusion favorita: el opio. * La Reina Victoria fue una de las mayores traficantes del siglo XIX. * Freud recetaba cocaina a sus pacientes de tanto que le gustaba. * Nixon tenia debilidad por las pastis de colorines. * Andy Warhol y la metaanfetamina eran mejores amigos. * Elvis Presley predicaba contra las drogas, pero iba puesto mientras cantaba Hound Dog. * Los Beatles consumian mas hierba que una vaca frisona en un pasto suizo. * Steve Jobs y el LSD eran compañeros de viaje inseparables.La critica ha dicho: Sam Kelly no glorifica el consumo de drogas ni de alcohol. Lo que hace es mostrar, con honestidad y mucho sentido del humor, como estas sustancias han influido en la historia. El lector se quedara boquiabierto ante algunas historias, sonreira con otras y se reira a carcajadas con las mas disparatadas e increibles.The Bookworm SezVibrante y sorprendente. Mas alla de la avalancha de anecdotas entretenidisimas, Sam Kelly ofrece una interesante reflexion sobre los usos medicos y espirituales de los psicodelicos. Absolutamente brillante.Publishers Weekly Nunca volveras a mirar la historia con los mismos ojos. Ramses II era un fumeta hace revivir a personajes y epocas como nunca antes los habiamos visto. Harlan Coben, autor del New York Times Un viaje en el tiempo tan entretenido como revelador a traves de las puertas de la percepcion.Kirkus Reviews Un libro divertido y unico que repasa a cuarenta personajes historicos y su aficion por colocarse, emborracharse o perderse en los efectos de distintas sustancias.New York Post

La emocionante crónica arqueológica de uno de los mayores descubrimientos sobre nuestros antepasados.Tras veinticinco años de excavaciones en una cueva del sur de Francia, Ludovic Slimak descubre los restos de un neandertal conservados intactos en el tiempo. Este hallazgo, analizado por equipos cientificos de todo el mundo, revela un punto de inflexion en la historia de la humanidad y obliga a reescribir los ultimos capitulos de nuestra evolucion. ¿Podrian pertenecer esos huesos a uno de los ultimos neandertales? ¿Que nos dicen sobre la llegada del Homo sapiens a Europa y sobre el destino de nuestros parientes mas cercanos?Narrado en primera persona por el artifice del descubrimiento, El ultimo neandertal combina la emocion de una aventura arqueologica con la profundidad de una reflexion sobre lo que significa ser humano. Entre hallazgos imprevistos y dilemas cientificos, Slimak nos guia por un viaje fascinante a los confines del tiempo, en el que se cruzan la ciencia y la intuicion, la evidencia y el misterio. Un relato apasionante que desafia nuestras certezas y nos enfrenta a una pregunta tan antigua como vigente: ¿es asi como desaparecen los hombres?SobreElneandertal desnudo: Reflexiones que trascienden lo cientifico para tocar el arte, la psicologia, la antropologia, incluso la filosofia. Su idea central es usar a los neandertales como un espejo en el que mirarnos e identificar pulsiones que pueden aniquilarnos.El Pais En este esplendido libro, magnificamente escrito, Slimak nos habla con detalle de ese nivel remoto de la civilizacion, protagonizado por unos hominidos casi tan fascinantes como lo seria una cultura extraterrestre.The Objective Slimak ha dado con la piedra de Rosetta del mundo neandertal. Este libro se propone liberar a esta especie extinta de los prejuicios que le hemos impuesto, y el resultado es un exito rotundo.The New Scientist Este buscador de neandertales ha dado con la pieza que faltaba y que modifica radicalmente nuestra comprension no solo de los neandertales, sino de la propia humanidad.The Observer

¿Cómo surge un tirano? ¿Por qué las sociedades antiguas o contemporáneas aceptan —e incluso celebran— que una sola persona acapare el poder? El rostro de la tiranía nos propone una inmersión en la an