Author: Edwin Beresford ChancellorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
The History of the Squares of London
Author: Edwin Beresford ChancellorPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : London (England)
Languages : en
Pages : 594
Book Description
Royal Blue Book
Author: Sermons
Author: Alfred Williams (Rector of Culmington.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 478
Book Description
The Royal Court Guide, and Fashionable Directory, 1842, with a list of subscribers to Finden's Ports, Harbours, and Watering-Places
Author: Secrets of Central London's Squares
Author: David BrandonPublisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445656655
Category : Photography
Languages : en
Pages : 195
Book Description
Delves into the strange, quirky and curious histories of London's famous squares.
Parliamentary Papers
Author: Great Britain. Parliament. House of CommonsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bills, Legislative
Languages : en
Pages : 882
Book Description
The Campbell Divorce Case
Author: Lord Colin CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Divorce
Languages : en
Pages : 174
Book Description
Defending London
Author: Mike OsbornePublisher: The History Press
ISBN: 0752479318
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 293
Book Description
For two thousand years London has been at the heart of Britain's development as a nation, providing a focus for its political life. The military element is now usually visible only through the pageantry which attends royal occasions, but this masks a more serious underlying intent. Frequently the target for both foreign invaders and domestic factions, it has been required to defend itself against everything from seaborne raiders to aerial bombardment and the threat of nuclear war. At the same time, the direction of military affairs has been centred on London, along with the military infrastructure of barracks, depots, magazines, dockyards and munitions factories. The evidence for much of this can be seen in the landscape, from the mediaeval Tower of London and the underground nuclear citadels in the urban centre, to the royal palaces, moated sites, airfields and anti-invasion defences in the suburbs and the green belt. This book describes the various elements of London's military heritage, and places them in their historical and social context. From the castles and strong-houses of the mediaeval and Tudor monarchs and statesmen, to the pseudo-fortresses of the Victorian militia and rifle volunteers; the airfields of the anti-Zeppelin fighters of the Royal Flying Corps, and the Battle of Britain bases of the RAF, to the pillboxes of the defences against invasion in 1940, and the anti-nuclear defences of the Cold War and beyond.
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