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This is a beautifully illustrated and well-researched Pitkin Guide. Taking costume though the ages from 1500 to the present day, it shows how we can relate our own experience of fashion to that of our ancestors. Look out for more Pitkin Guides on the very best of British history, heritage and travel.

Branded one of the greatest villains of all time, the name Guy Fawkes is synonymous with a spectacular crime that never was.

Divorced, beheaded, died; divorced, beheaded, survived. This attractive guide tells the fascinating story of Henry VIII's six wives and their fates, along with photographs, paintings and illustrations to bring it to life.

A concise, informative history, of Britain's 56 sovereigns from Alfred the Great in the 9th century to our reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II. Beautifully illustrated, this book also includes family trees and details of where and when each monarch was born, where they were crowned, the dates they reigned and where they are buried.

Drawing on recent excavation and field surveys, the author reinterprets many aspects of the settlement history of this marginal arid zone that was once made prosperous.