Song of the sparrow

In fifth-century Britain, nine years after the destruction of their home on the island of Shalott brings her to live with her father and brothers in the military encampments of Arthur's army, seventeen-year-old Elaine describes her changing perceptions of war and the people around her as she becomes increasingly involved in the bitter struggle against the invading Saxons.

Kings & queens of the British Isles

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

00766589x

Collation

208 p. ; ill. ; photos

Series Title

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Call Number

R 941.0099 CUS k

Cut-throat Celts

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9781407104263

Collation

139 p. ; ill.

Series Title

Horrible Histories

Call Number

936.202 DEA c

The terrible tudors

History with the nasty bits left in. Grizzly details of Tudor life from horrendous beheadings to mysterious murders and cruel kings and queens. History has never been so horrible!

The rotten Romans

All the foul facts about the Rotten Romans are ready to uncover, including what Roman soldiers wore under their kilts and how ancient Britons got their hair nice and spiky.

The stormin' Normans

Awful information about Bill the Conqueror and his bully-boys at the Battle of Hastings and the Crusades. Includes top tips on how to avoid a poisonous plot and more.

Dark knights and dingy castles

This horrible history takes you charging back in time to days of chivalry, when knights clanked about in Armour waving weapons, peasants cleaned up the mess afterwards, and everyone lived in dark, dingy, horrible homes. Find out about dreadful dungeons, ghastly ghosts, and the famous Saint George.

Vile Victorians

Edition

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ISBN/ISSN

9780439944045

Collation

141 p. ; ill.

Series Title

Horrible Histories

Call Number

941.081 DEA v

Britain, 1625-1642: The failure of absolutism?

Provides a focused look at key events in British history during 1625-1642 and enables students to gain a greater understanding of the period and evaluate the key issues.

Britain, 1906-1951

Provides a focused look at key events in Britain from 1906-1951 and enables students to gain a greater understanding of the period and evaluate the key issues.

She rises

Louise Fletcher, a young dairy maid on an eighteenth-century Essex farm, has long been warned of the lure of the sea - after all, it stole away her father and brother. But when she is offered work as a maid in the naval port of Harwich, she leaps at the chance to see more of the world. Fifteen-year-old Luke has been press ganged and sent to sea on board the warship Essex. Aching for the girl he…

horrible history of Britain and Ireland / Terry Deary ; illustrated by Martin…

Another lavish production for Xmas - this time the Wicked History of Britain in full colour. Re-using material from the entire series (approx 70%), Terry weaves together a tale of rottenness, rioting and revolution to give readers a one-stop shop of horror. The histories of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland are retold in one volume, complete with new material from Terry and Martin.

Amazing grace : the story of William Wilberforce and his fight to end slave t…

Amazing Grace tells the story of the remarkable life of the British abolitionist William Wilberforce (1759-1833). This accessible biography chronicles Wilberforce's extraordinary role as a human rights activist, cultural reformer, and member of Parliament. At the center of this heroic life was a passionate twenty-year fight to abolish the British slave trade, a battle Wilberforce won in 1807, a…