Questa serie approfondisce la ricca e variegata storia della Gran Bretagna. Esplora gli eventi cruciali, le figure influenti e le pietre miliari culturali che hanno plasmato la nazione. I lettori intraprenderanno un viaggio nel tempo, dalle epoche antiche all'era moderna. Offre un'esplorazione affascinante dell'eredità duratura che definisce la nazione insulare.
Part garden history, part social history, this is the first book to celebrate the story of the British tea garden, born in the eighteenth century, at its height in the Edwardian era, and now undergoing a serious revival.
More popular now than ever, the allotment is part of the fabric of British life. This is the ideal story of this phenomenon by the subject's leading historian.
Railway stations are among Britain's most special buildings. The start and end point of the daily commute and the magical holiday, they vary hugely in style and size. This book is the perfect introduction to the subject.