Great tales from English history. [Vol III], The Battle of the Boyne to DNA 1690-1953 / Robert Lacey.
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TextPublication details: Bath, England : Windsor/Paragon, 2007Edition: Large print edDescription: 293 p. (large print) : illISBN: 9781405616669 (Windsor : hbk.); 9781405616676 (Paragon : pbk.)Other title: Battle of the Boyne to DNA 1690-1953Subject(s): Large type books | Great Britain -- History -- AnecdotesDDC classification: 941 Summary: This third volume of Great Tales from English History enters the twentieth century with a flourish. Starting in 1690, in the reign of King William III and Queen Mary, this collection of freshly researched stories recounts the modern history of England. Robert Lacey's gift for marrying great events with extraordinary individuals illustrates some familiar tales from new, often quirky and always entertaining angles. These centuries also offer milestones in social history. But perhaps most significantly these tales trace extraordinary changes in science and technology, from unbending belief in the book of Genesis to the scientific revolution in genetics.
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| wnor- Book | Wundowie Wundowie Large Print | 941 LAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 31111033517937 |
This third volume of Great Tales from English History enters the twentieth century with a flourish. Starting in 1690, in the reign of King William III and Queen Mary, this collection of freshly researched stories recounts the modern history of England. Robert Lacey's gift for marrying great events with extraordinary individuals illustrates some familiar tales from new, often quirky and always entertaining angles. These centuries also offer milestones in social history. But perhaps most significantly these tales trace extraordinary changes in science and technology, from unbending belief in the book of Genesis to the scientific revolution in genetics.
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