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This book explains why it was important to keep pigeons and describes the wide variety of buildings that were constructed to house them over the years.

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This book explains the reasons for building dry stone walls, the story of their development, technical details of their construction, regional styles and the state of the craft today.

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A duel could result from any challenge to a gentleman's honour, from minor insult to major accusation. This title examines the evolution from Norman trials-by-combat to the formalised duel, analysing the custom's decline in England by Victorian times and its final disppearance from Europe by the twentieth century.

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Offers a summary of the history of European firearms, from the earliest designs which appeared during the Middle Ages through to the mechanised weapon production of the Industrial Revolution. This book is suitable for both military historians and firearms collectors, and includes an array of illustrations of rare firearms.

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Developments in microelectronics in the early 1970s meant that computers at home seemed about to become commonplace. This title tells about the story of first commonplace home computers - the Sinclairs, Commodores, Amstrads, and the earliest versions of Microsoft Windows - that helped to make the computer an indispensable item in the British home.

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"Early Railways: 1569-1830".

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The son of a piano tuner who became the most famous British composer of his generation. This new illustrated biography charts his turbulent life and extraordinary achievements.

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This book shows the variety of subjects and techniques of embroidered pictures in the Georgian period in Britain (1714-1830).

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Of the millions of enamel advertising signs produced between 1850 and 1950, only a few thousand survived and the authors describe and illustrate over 100 samples from their own collection.

An introduction pointing out the basic characteristics which help in the naming and dating of Windsor chairs.

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The fascinating story of the entertainment used to keep up the troops' spirits in the Second World War.

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Since the early Middle Ages, the royal families of Europe have rewarded loyal service with a wide range of Orders of Knighthood and Chivalry. This book describes the range of European Orders conferred before 1945, some of which stretch back hundreds of years.

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Presents the history of British evacuation during the Second World War, including the unimaginable upheaval suffered by the inhabitants of the Channel Islands and Gibraltar, who were evacuated to mainland Britain. This book looks at the experience of evacuation up to the homecomings of 1945 and the aftermath.

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Traces the history of falconry, providing guidance as to how it is practised. This book describes the equipment required for the sport and, using photographs of the popular species, and explains the characteristics that make them ideal hunting birds.

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The 1970s were critical years for the British motor industry. British family motorists carried on buying British as long as they could, and the industry produced an array of cars which entered the public consciousness as symbols of their times. This title illustrates the history of these workhorses.

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Traces the history of fans from biblical times to the present day.

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With world markets upset and economies in recession, the 1920s and '30s were not an easy time for farmers, who required great resilience to survive. This title examines the challenges that farmers faced and the ways in which they responded.

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Explains the various elements that shaped British fashion in the 1920s, including the strong influences of Paris and Hollywood and looking not only at the clothes worn by the rich and famous but also at those of the common people - and at those who chose to dress conservatively in this age of 'anything goes'.

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Reveals the impact of wartime and austerity on British fashion and tells the story of how a spirit of patriotism and make-do-and-mend unleashed a wave of new creativity among women who were starved of high fashion by shortages and rationing.

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This is a definitive overview of fashion in the 1970s, featuring platform heels, hotpants, punks, and New Romantics.

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From the etiquette of courtly dress to the evolution of the Elizabethan ruff, this title explores the sartorial world of the late-16th century, why people wore the clothes they did, and how the dizzyingly eclectic range of fashions (including ruffs, rebatos and French farthingales) transformed over time.

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Although tanks have become a symbol of military power, the first tanks were created as a temporary solution to the deadlock created by trench warfare. This book covers the design and development of tanks during the First World War, describing the types that were used in action and the most important battles in which they fought.