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Chepstow Castle
A detailed colour illustrated guidebook for Chepstow Castle on the river Wye. The Cadw guidebooks are fully illustrated with a combination of stunning photographs, reconstruction drawings, historical documents, maps, and plans.
£4.99
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Edward I and Wales, 1254-1307
This study of the Welsh wars of Edward I will draw upon untranslated archive material, allowing a fresh insight into military and political events. Edward's relationship with Welsh leaders is also reconsidered. The conquest is dated to the fall of Llywelyn in December 1282, but this book will argue that Edward was not truly the master of Wales until 1294. In the years between those two dates he broke the power of great Marcher lords and crushed two further large-scale revolts against crown authority. After 1294 he was able to exploit Welsh manpower on a huge scale. His successors followed the same policy during the Scottish wars and the Hundred Years War. Edward enjoyed support among the 'uchelwyr' or Welsh gentry class, many of whom served him as diplomats and spies as well as military captains. This aspect of the king's complex relationship with the Welsh will also feature.
£25.00
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Wales' Unknown Hero
The astonishing story of Henry Coombe-Tennant (1913-89), who served in the British Army in World War II, escaping from a POW camp, joining Special Forces and aiding the French Resistance, before working for the British Secret Service in Baghdad and ending his days as a Benedictine monk! Over 30 photographs and maps.
£12.99
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Towers of Defiance
An extremely comprehensive, fully illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the castle under Wales' native rulers (c.1066-1283). Spectacular aerial photography, plans and reconstruction drawings examine the various architectural designs and layouts that created the distinctive form of the Welsh castle.
£19.99
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History Of Wales
Stretching from the Ice Ages to the present day, this account traces the political, social and cultural history of the land that has come to be called Wales.
£18.99
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Chepstow Town Trail
Chepstow Town TrailUPDATED VERSION 2020This follows the heritage trail around the town centre, with information on its historic buildings.
£3.99
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Observations on the River Wye
William Gilpin's travel writing on the River Wye, foundational for the picturesque, the romantic movement and modern tourism, illustrated with Gilpin's aquatints and introduced by Richard Humphreys.
£14.99
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£24.99
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Tewdric of Wales: Saint, King, Warrior, Martyr
The Times of Tewdric - Britannia Slides into 'The Dark Ages'
£11.95
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Severn Tsunami
On 30 January 1607 a huge wave, over 7 meters high, swept up the River Severn, flooding the land on either side. The wall of water reached as far in land as Bristol and Cardiff. It swept away everything in its path, devastating communities and killing thousands of people in what was Britain's greatest natural disaster. Historian and geographer Mike Hall pieces together the contemporary accounts and the surviving physical evidence to present, for the first time, a comprehensive picture of what actually happened on that fateful day and its consequences. He also examines the possible causes of the disaster: was it just a storm surge or was it, in fact, the only recorded instance of a tsunami in Britain.
£14.99
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Compact Wales: Apples of Wales
The apple. A familiar, comforting fruit. And a fruit that has a long history in Wales. Apples of Wales tells the untold story of apple growing in Wales, a story that extends from the mists of time into the twentieth century. Fully illustrated.
£6.95
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Story Of Wales
Covering from earliest settlements to the present day, 'The Story of Wales' explores a country constantly on the move and connected with the wider world, and a people who have reacted with energy and invention to changing times and opportunities.
£20.00
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Portrait of the Wye Valley
A plethora of ancient and historical settlements, castles and churches blend in with the open and wooded landscapes of the Wye Valley, which are also a rich source of wildlife and natural beauty. This photographic tour of the valley showcases just why this area is so loved.
£14.99
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Highlights from Welsh History
A book full of fascinating, little-known facts about Wales. Stories about the huge contribution of this small nation to the world are presented, such as the most advanced laws in the Middle Ages, Britain's only effective royal dynasty and its most effective prime minister.
£4.99
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Welsh Folk Tales
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£14.99
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The Children of Aberfan
The story of a tragedy never forgotten, and a community who came together to mourn a generation of childrenIn October 1966, a small Welsh mining village was hit by disaster. Heavy rain had been pounding the village for days and over time filled a tip containing coal waste, situated high above the village. Within minutes, the coal tip had slid down the mountain, engulfing a farm, several houses and a school, and ultimately killing 28 adults and 116 children. It was a man-made disaster, the likes of which had not seen before, and which attracted the attention of the world's media. Aberfan would become synonymous with tragedy as the small, close-knit village mourned the loss of an entire generation of children.In The Children of Aberfan those who were actually there - rescuers, parents, teachers, neighbours and children - tell the full story of the tragic event. Moving and simply told, in the voices of the people on the ground, it is a story about a grieving community, about a disaster long foretold but ignored by those in power; and about the heroism and dignity of those who were left behind.
£9.99
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£20.00
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The Script of the Stones
The Script of the Stones follows a single half-mile clifftop walk on the Gower Peninsula in South Wales - one the author has been making his whole life. It takes fifteen minutes, if you keep moving. But one day Francis Gooding decides to stop and look down. What unfolds is a rare act of attention: to limestone laid down in tropical seas 350 million years ago, to the orchids and gorse and banded snails that have claimed the cliff for their own, to the rocks and caves that hold the bones of mammoths, bears and one ochre-stained man who slept here for thirty thousand years. But the cliff also holds something else: the deep, tangled roots of human history - imperial violence, ecological destruction - rising through the red earth like the old mole Shakespeare knew, unstoppable, asking to be acknowledged. A book about grief and deep time, about what it means to belong to a place and what it costs to pay attention, The Script of the Stones is nature writing of a rare and searching kind. An elegy, a field guide, a ghost story - and underneath it all, a love letter to one small patch of the world.
£18.99
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Seascape
Discover the power of our relationship with Y Môr (the sea) along the Wales Coast Path. Matthew Yeomans takes us on journeys along the official walking trail, which in its entirety covers 870 miles (1400 km) of the Welsh coastline. He uncovers how the sea has shaped our lives through history; how Wales's rich mythology, literature and culture has been influenced by this fluid force, and the growing role that the sea plays in our lives. Along the way, Seascape challenges us to face the realities of climate change and how we will need to adapt where and how we live. Only by recovering a healthy relationship with the sea can we meet our future challenges and unlock opportunities for better ways of living.
£10.99
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I Never Knew That About Wales
Praise for the I Never Knew That Series'I never knew there was so much I never knew!' - GYLES BRANDRETH'Winn's touch is always light, and unfailingly interesting' - THE GUARDIANEmbark on a spellbinding journey around Wales with bestselling author Christopher WinnDid you know…… The Gower peninsula was the first British landscape to be named an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty… The last invasion of Britain took place at Fishguard, Pembrokeshire, in 1797… The Menai Bridge connecting Anglesey to Bangor is the world's first iron suspension bridgeVisit St David's, Britain's smallest city with its own twelfth-century cathedral slumbering in a sleepy hollow near the sea. Explore castles and fortresses from Chepstow and Beuamaris to Caernarvon, birthplace of the first Prince of Wales. Or browse through the world famous 'town of books' Hay-on-Wye.This irresistible compendium of interesting facts and good stories will give you a captivating insight into the people, ideas and events that have shaped this beautiful country. Featuring amazing facts as well as illustrations by artist Mai Osawa, this entertaining guide is the perfect accompaniment to a trip to Wales.
£16.99
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100 Reasons to Celebrate Welsh History
What has the small nation of Wales given to the wide world?Well, to name but a few examples: the NHS, magical drama, mail order, sleeping bags, the basis of the internet, the 'Town of Books', the first powered flight, presidents, prime ministers and Nobel prize-winners.People of Welsh heritage have helped shape the culture and constitution of the United States; they have enriched British culture in innumerable ways through writing, acting, painting, poetry, singing and architecture; they have amassed a fantastic range of sporting achievements; and they made their own unique mark on history.Welsh history deserves to be rewritten in a manner that highlights and celebrates its achievements both past and present. The 100 reasons in this book do just that. They are pathfinders to a confident tomorrow - as the Royal Badge of Wales reads in translation: 'The Red Dragon points the way'.
£12.99
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The Hills of Wales
The hills of Wales have haunted Jim Perrin for six decades. They continue to do so still, inexhaustibly, always offering new perspectives, moods and experiences. This book records forays into both famed and forgotten upland, taking in Cadair Idris and the Carneddau, Corndon Hill and the Berwyn, Pumlumon Fawr and the little hills of Llyn, and so many others. These are accounts of personal explorations, journeyings and encounters, each fragment and footstep combining to form a peripatetic literary celebration.
£14.99
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