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-14%A 1950s Holiday in Bognor Regi...Bognor Regis is situated on the south coast of Britain, overlooking the Englis... Bognor Regis is situated on the south coast of Britain, overlooking the English Channel. On 18 January 1787 the resort's founder, Sir Richard Hotham, laid the first stone marking the town as a 'public bathing place', a description moreDetails
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-17%A 1950s Southampton ChildhoodThe 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children ... The 1950s was a time of regeneration and change for Southampton. For children growing up during this decade, life was changing fast. They still made their own toys and earned their own pocket money, but, on new television sets, An moreDetails
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-27%Atlanta Pop in the '50s, '60s ...Discover the people and places that made Atlanta the pop music capital of the ... Discover the people and places that made Atlanta the pop music capital of the United States in the second half of the twentieth century.Former DJ Bill Lowery attracted a galaxy of talent and created an empire of music publ moreDetails
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-20%A History of Women in the Gard...From the early misfortunes of Eve, condemning her descendants to a dubious rep... From the early misfortunes of Eve, condemning her descendants to a dubious reputation for fruit management, to the acclaimed successes of plant breeders such as the eccentric Ellen Willmott who combined bankruptcy with iris breeding, the f moreDetails
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-17%The Woman Who Censored Churchi...During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American c... During the Second World War, the only way Winston Churchill and his American counterpart Franklin D. Roosevelt could communicate was via a top secret transatlantic telephone link. All other Atlantic telephone cables had been disco moreDetails
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-23%A History of the World with th...'Who says that daughters cannot be heroic?' Once upon a time, history was writ... 'Who says that daughters cannot be heroic?' Once upon a time, history was written by men, for men and about men. Women were deemed less important, their letters destroyed, their stories ignored. Not any more. This is the story of moreDetails
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-23%A History of Women in 100 Obje...The history of the world has been told in objects. But what about the objects ... The history of the world has been told in objects. But what about the objects that tell the history of women? What are the items that symbolise the journey of women from second-class citizens with no legal rights, no vote and no o moreDetails
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-23%Woman with the Iceberg Eyes: O...Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic, the most famous story of explorat... Captain Scott's expedition to the Antarctic, the most famous story of exploration in the world, played out on the great ice stage in the south. Oriana Wilson, wife of Scott's best friend and fellow explorer Dr Edward Wilson, was w moreDetails
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-17%Amelia Earhart: Daring Women o...A pioneering aviator and advocate of women's equality, Amelia Earhart was, and... A pioneering aviator and advocate of women's equality, Amelia Earhart was, and continues to be, an inspiration to people the world over. Her fierce determination to break records and push the boundaries of aviation led her to beco moreDetails
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-20%Votes for Women: Cheltenham an...In 1918, after years of campaigning, many British women over the age of 30 gai... In 1918, after years of campaigning, many British women over the age of 30 gained a parliamentary vote. Cheltenham was the hub of activity in the Cotswolds, and before the First World War it had a number of vigorous societies and moreDetails
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-23%The Families of Eleanor of Aqu...The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her dau... The lives of the sons of Eleanor of Aquitaine are the stuff of legend. Her daughters, however, are less well known, and the fascinating personalities of her daughters-in-law have been almost entirely overlooked, as have those of the daught moreDetails
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-23%Women in Policing: A History t...The history of policing in Britain is a considerably under-researched subject,... The history of policing in Britain is a considerably under-researched subject, and the advancement of women within that history even more so. This book seeks to fill that gap, by tracking the progress of women in policing - a stor moreDetails
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-27%The Sisterhood: The Secret His...Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency reli... Created in the aftermath of World War II, the Central Intelligence Agency relied on women even as it attempted to channel their talents and keep them down. Women sent cables, made dead drops, and maintained the agency's secrets. D moreDetails
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-14%A Derby BoyA biographical account of growing up in Derby in the 1940s and '50s from local... A biographical account of growing up in Derby in the 1940s and '50s from local author and columnist Anton Rippon. moreDetails
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-17%Odette: World War Two's Darlin...Odette Brailly entered the nation's consciousness in the 1950s when her remark... Odette Brailly entered the nation's consciousness in the 1950s when her remarkable - and romantic - exploits as an SOE agent first came to light. She had been the first woman to be awarded the GC, as well as the Legion d'Honneur, moreDetails
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-25%This I Believe: PhiladelphiaAn essay collection highlighting guiding principles, containing 30 works from ... An essay collection highlighting guiding principles, containing 30 works from the contemporary Philadelphia radio series, and 30 from the 1950s original.This I Believe is an international project engaging people i moreDetails
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-23%Queen's Park: A HistoryDismissed by planners in the 1950s as fit only for demolition and replacement ... Dismissed by planners in the 1950s as fit only for demolition and replacement with tower blocks, Queen's Park is now one of London's most vibrant and thriving communities: culturally diverse, with a vigorous campaigning spirit as moreDetails
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-20%Scotland's Castles: Rescued, R...Scotland's Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the... Scotland's Castles is a beautifully illustrated celebration and account of the renaissance of Scottish castles that has taken place since 1950. Over 100 ruined and derelict buildings - from tiny towers to rambling baronia moreDetails
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-23%Mrs Pankhurst's Bodyguard: On ...'Beautifully told, this book brings a fascinating and compelling story to a wi... 'Beautifully told, this book brings a fascinating and compelling story to a wider public. A "must read" for those interested in women's lives in the past.' - June Purvis, Professor (Emerita) of Women's and Gender History, moreDetails
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-17%Madams: Bawds and Brothel-Keep...At a time when there were almost no career openings for women a group of intre... At a time when there were almost no career openings for women a group of intrepid and gifted females scaled the heights of what was literally a man's world - they became bawds. Mother Clap - women bawds were often known as Mother moreDetails
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-20%From Suffragette to Fascist: T...Mary Allen, once a window-smashing suffragette, went on to become a pioneer po... Mary Allen, once a window-smashing suffragette, went on to become a pioneer policewoman, helping create Britain's first female police force. Honoured for her work policing munitions factories and bombed towns during the First Worl moreDetails
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-20%England from a Side-Saddle: Th...In 1697, a 34-year-old woman mounted her horse and set off on a 3,000-mile jou... In 1697, a 34-year-old woman mounted her horse and set off on a 3,000-mile journey which over two summers would take her to every county in England. Her name was Celia Fiennes. It was a time when women didn't do such things. It co moreDetails
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-14%Royal Witches: From Joan of Na...'An important and timely book.' - Philippa Gregory Joan of Navarre was the ric... 'An important and timely book.' - Philippa Gregory Joan of Navarre was the richest woman in the land, at a time when war-torn England was penniless.Eleanor Cobham was the wife of a we moreDetails
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-27%Confinement: The Hidden Histor...'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARIST... 'An important, fascinating and frequently shocking read.' - BERNARDINE EVARISTO, author of Girl, Woman, Other Covering a fascinating period of population growth, high infant mortality and deep soci moreDetails
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-20%The Royal Heritage Cookbook: R...During the eighteenth century, ladies of high society kept handwritten notes o... During the eighteenth century, ladies of high society kept handwritten notes on recipes and it became fashionable to exchange the most successful with friends and neighbours. This charming book is a compilation of fifty of the bes moreDetails
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-20%Heroes and Villains of Worcest...The great, the good, and the very, very bad from Worcestershire's past live ag... The great, the good, and the very, very bad from Worcestershire's past live again in this informative, lively and entertaining collection of more than 700 mini-biographies of county men and women from across the centuries. All of moreDetails
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-20%The Little Book of Warwickshir...Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and the legendary Lad... Warwickshire, home to William Shakespeare, Rupert Brooke and the legendary Lady Godiva, boasts a rich and engaging history. Revealed within is a plethora of entertaining facts about Warwickshire's famous and occasionally infamous moreDetails
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-17%Queen Victoria: Essential Biog...Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. In this co... Queen Victoria was the longest reigning monarch in British history. In this concise biography, Lady Longford, long recognised as an authority on the subject, gives a full account of Queen Victoria's life and provides her moreDetails
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-14%Carole Lombard: Twentieth-Cent...Carole Lombard was the very opposite of the typical 1930s starlet. A no-nonsen... Carole Lombard was the very opposite of the typical 1930s starlet. A no-nonsense woman, she worked hard, took no prisoners and had a great passion for life. As a result, she became Hollywood's highest-paid star.Fro moreDetails
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-17%Haunted Bishop's StortfordFrom a spectral horse and carriage heard galloping along Church Street to unex... From a spectral horse and carriage heard galloping along Church Street to unexplained sightings of the market town's mysterious Grey Lady, this collection of hauntings from Bishop's Stortford is guaranteed to make your blood run c moreDetails
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