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The bright yellow of a marigold and the cheerful red of a geranium, the evocative fragrance of a lotus or a saffron-infused paella – there is no end of reasons to love flowers. Ranging through the centuries and across the globe, Kasia Boddy looks at the wealth of floral associations that has been passed down in perfumes, poems, and paintings; in the design of buildings, clothes, and jewelry; in songs, TV shows, and children’s names; and in nearly every religious, social, and political ritual.
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A vibrant history of English landscape preservation over the last 150 years, told through the lives of four remarkable women
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A thrilling journey through 100,000 years of art, from the first artworks ever made to art’s central role in culture today.Â
“A fresh take on art history as we know it.” (Katy Hessel, The Great Women Artists Podcast)
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A vibrant history of the castle in England, from the early Middle Ages to the present day
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The extraordinary story of St. Paul’s Churchyard-the area of London that was a center of social and intellectual life for more than a millennium
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The Gunpowder Plot, the Civil Wars, Charles I’s execution, the Plague, the Great Fire, the Restoration, and then the Glorious Revolution: the 17th century was one of the most momentous times in the history of Britain, and Londoners took centre stage. In this fascinating account, Margarette Lincoln charts the impact of national events on an ever-growing citizenry with its love of pageantry, spectacle, and enterprise. Lincoln looks at how religious, political, and financial tensions were fomented by commercial ambition, expansion, and hardship. In addition to events at court and parliament, she evokes the remarkable figures of the period, including Shakespeare, Bacon, Pepys, and Newton, and draws on diaries, letters, and wills to trace the untold stories of ordinary Londoners.
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A bold new history of the rise and expansion of the Norman Dynasty across Europe from Byzantium to England
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The history of London is a history of immigration. Two millennia ago, Roman invaders founded the city. Since then, it has developed into a global financial capital and multicultural hub in which over three hundred languages are spoken. Panikos Panayi here explores the rich and vibrant history of London’s immigration scene. Ranging from Jewish and German immigrants in the Victorian period to the Windrush generation invited from Caribbean countries in the twentieth century, as well as earlier continental financiers and more recent European Union citizens, Panayi shows how migration has been fundamental to London’s economic, social, political and cultural development.
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A comprehensive history of the Georgians, comparing past views of these exciting, turbulent, and controversial times with our attitudes today.
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In the dramatic years between 1870 and the end of World War II, a number of prominent French Jews – pillars of an embattled community – invested their fortunes in France’s cultural artifacts, sacrificed their sons to the country’s army, and were ultimately rewarded by seeing their collections plundered and their families deported to Nazi concentration camps. In this rich, evocative account, James McAuley explores the central role that art and material culture played in the assimilation and identity of French Jews in the fin-de-siècle.
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A groundbreaking introduction to the photographic work of an iconic modern artist
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In this third Why I Write volume, Eileen Myles addresses the social, political, and aesthetic conditions that shape their work
