This book tells the story of the Frontline Walk, a sponsored walk across the former battlefields of the Western Front supporting the work of ABF The Soldier's Charity. The service charity was estalised in 1944, working with army veterans of every conflict and to support future generations and their dependants. This book uncovers the stories ......
This highly illustrated gift book tells the stories of those who lived through Christmas in wartime, when wrapping paper was banned, rationing was in force and children were separated from their families. Also included are tips and tricks to create recycled presents and greetings cards, and recipes to cook a delicious wartime Christmas meal.
ISBN-13: 9781912423231
(Paperback)
Publisher: UNICORN PRESS Imprint: IMPERIAL WAR MUSEUM
An Anthology of Christian Currents in English Life since 550 AD
For many today the Church stands picturesquely in the background of modern life, but its time-honoured place has always been firmly in the foreground; it has been intimately woven into the unfolding fabric of English society and culture for one and a half thousand years. This may be largely lost to view, but the legacy is everywhere. The people ......
Laura Knight is described by art historians as the most important female artist of 20th-century Britain. In 1929 she was made a Dame, and in 1936 she became the first female to be elected to the exclusive Royal Academy - the first woman since its inception in 1768. She captured in oils and watercolours the world of theatre and ballet, became an ......
The Extraordinary Developments of Julia Margaret Cameron and Mary Hillier
When fourteen-year-old Mary Hillier delivered a message to photographer Julia Margaret Cameron's door, little did she know what her life would become... Julia Margaret Cameron received her first camera as a gift when she was forty-eight but her love affair with the medium had already spanned several decades and continents. An enthusiast for this ......
Chelsea at the turn of the last century attracted bearded bohemians, fragrant fops in fedoras, riff-raff, writers, architects, painters, musicians, madmen, gays, cartoonists, ne'er-do-wells, socialites from the beau monde popinjays, coxcombs, cocksmiths, dandiprants, or just prats, poets, toffs, tarts, lounge lizards, charlatans, the jeunesse ......
Laurence Stephen Lowry RBA RA is mostly thought about in terms of his people and their industrial setting but there is a great deal more to be read from the detail of his paintings. Throughout his artistic career, Lowry used street furniture to brilliant effect. He was a master of observation and composition. Lamp-posts, telegraph poles, flag ......
Blast off into outer space with this amazing sticker activity book! Solve intergalactic puzzles, colour and draw, and even get your first Teddy Space Agency certificate. This book is perfect for budding astronauts, and includes 100 stickers that are out of this world.
