Discovery Walks in Warwickshire

Discovery Walks in Warwickshire
Author: Dennis Kelsall
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 168
Release: 1998
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850585800

Deals with 15 walks ranging from 2 to 10 miles, and which have been devised to suit the entire family. This book aims to illustrate the diversity which Warwickshire has to offer, exploring many of the lesser-known attractions of the county and encouraging walkers to discover more for themselves.

Discovery Walks in Worcestershire

Discovery Walks in Worcestershire
Author: Brian Conduit
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850587064

Features 30 circular walks that are evenly spaced across the varied terrain of the county. This book gives an introduction to Worcestershire's landscape. Each route visits a heritage site, market town or village which enables you to learn about the area's cultural life.

Discover UK Shoegaze and Dream Pop

Discover UK Shoegaze and Dream Pop
Author: Vernon Joynson
Publisher: Borderline Productions
Total Pages: 735
Release: 2023-10-20
Genre: Music
ISBN: 1899855254

Discover UK Shoegaze and Dream Pop is an excellent comprehensive guide to the development of both genres in the UK. It includes detailed discographies, personnel details, biographies, analysis of their music and, where applicable, rarity ratings for all the 80s and 90s acts featured. You’ll recognise some names but several less well known acts are included too. There’s also a detailed postscript section on the re-emergence of Shoegaze and Dream Pop in the UK in the 21st century and the bands involved in it. This book is the latest in a quartet of books Vernon has written about UK music commencing with the Two Volume Tapestry of Delights (2014), A Sharp Shock To The System (2019) and The Britpop Bible (2022). These three previous titles appeared in print but in view of the cost of living crisis Discover UK Shoegaze and Dream Pop has been published digitally to reduce the retail price and make it affordable for more of you. You will discover a lot about UK Shoegaze and Dream Pop from this book, which is profusely illustrated throughout. There is nothing similar out there!

Best Tea Shop Walks in the Clwydian Hills and Welsh Borderlands

Best Tea Shop Walks in the Clwydian Hills and Welsh Borderlands
Author: Dorothy Hamilton
Publisher: Sigma Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 2000
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 9781850587279

Features routes that explore splendid sections of the Offa's Dyke path. This work helps you visit the spectacular Eglwyseg escarpment or stroll through gentler countryside in the Vale of Clwyd or Glyn Ceiriog. It offers directions, sketch maps and photographs that are accompanied by notes on local history and wildlife.

From Roman Britain to Norman England

From Roman Britain to Norman England
Author: P.H. Sawyer
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2002-09-11
Genre: History
ISBN: 1134682468

This revised edition of the classic text of the period provides both the student and the specialist with an informative account of post-Roman English society. After a general survey of the main developments from the fourth century to the eleventh, the book offers analysis of: * social organization * the changing character of kingship, of royal government and the influence of the church * the history of settlement * the making of the landscape * the growth of towns and trade * the consequences of the Norman Conquest. The author also considers the various influences; British, Frankish, Viking and Christian that helped shape English society and contributed to the making of a united kingdom.

England For Dummies

England For Dummies
Author: Donald Olson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2008-05-12
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0470289783

England offers so many royal palaces, massive cathedrals, glorious gardens, world-class museums, and historical sites that you could be overwhelmed, but this guide helps you zero in on the things you want to see and do and plan the perfect trip for you! It gives you up-to-date info on: shopping and antiquing; side trips to attractions; where to pay homage to literary giants; important castles and palaces; central England, the picturesque Cotswolds region, and northern England.