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Sarn Helen. Through Wales on foot

Sarn Helen is a Roman route which travels Wales from South to North, and the book uncovers the various facets of the country's identity.

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Surprise at Stonehenge

Archaeologists have puzzled about the origins of the stones at Stonehenge. But progress in knowledge brought a surprise.

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Between Britain: A Review

Between Britain is a thoughtful book that reflects on British identities from the standpoint of a borderer

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The Granite Kingdom: a Cornish Journey

Author Tim Hennigan explores his Cornish identity by walking an original route through the Cornish landscape.

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The Wreck of the SS Politician

The film Whisky Galore is a hilarious comedy, the truth is more prosaic

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Reformation Divided: a review

Professor Eamonn Duffy has written an outstanding insight into the English Reformation that is informative and interesting.

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The Origins of the Irish: a review

This is a well-written book that delivers its message in a concise style, and is interesting to read.

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Traces of the Past. Oft overlooked signs of farming in the Landscape

Agricultural activity leaves traces in the land, which observant people can understand.

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The Harpole Burial

Archaeologists have stumbled upon an important Anglo-Saxon burial in eastern England. It is the remains of a very important Anglo-Saxon woman, maybe a princess.

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Simone Weil, a short-lived genius

Simone Weil died young, but left a legacy of philosophical and mystical writings that have influenced many thinkers.

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Rushes

People have traditionally used rushes and other water plants for building and making utensils.

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English Identities

Britain's long and turbulent history has resulted in several regional identities besides the four that appear on maps.

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Britain's Drowned History

Much of the early story of Britain has been lost to the sea.,but archaeology is working to recover it.

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Macclesfield Treacle Fair

The Treacle Fair held every month in Macclesfield has a tradition that goes back for a century

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The Frayed Atlantic Edge: a review

David Gange's book, The Frayed Atlantic Edge, is an original work that combines historical thinking with an element of adventure.

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Saving the Toddbrook Dam

For a few days Northern England has held its breath as engineers strove to prevent a dam collapse.

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The mystery of Flannan Isle

There is a simple solution to the disapparance of three lighthouse keepers in 1900.

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The Potato Famine

Ireland's potato famine of the 1840s was the product of a long history of bad agriculural practice caused by social neglect and oppression.

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