Iron Britannia

Author : Anthony Barnett
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 254 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2012-04-17
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780571290673

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Iron Britannia by Anthony Barnett Pdf

On April 2 1982 Argentine forces seized the British-dependent Falkland Islands. Within 48 hours a British task force was sailing for the South Atlantic. One in five Britons opposed this war; but Argentina's surrender 74 days later set Margaret Thatcher on course for her second election victory. Anthony Barnett's Iron Britannia, first published in 1982, turned down the din of war and diagnosed something rotten in the British state. This new edition offers a new extended preface by Barnett, addressing UK foreign policy post-Falklands; plus additional texts Barnett wrote at the time. 'A furious, sometimes gleeful and often witty polemic against the decaying British political system which the conflict revealed.' Neal Ascherson, London Review of Books 'Anthony Barnett makes a variety of telling points... Most tellingly of all, the concept he puts forward of 'Churchillism', the rhetoric of national unity which overrides party and class considerations.' Geoffrey Wheatcroft, Times Literary Supplement 'Done with almost Swiftian vigour. I warmly recommend it.' John Fowles, Guardian

Author : Anthony Barnett
Publisher : Schocken
Page : 94 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : History
ISBN : 0805281495

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Iron Britannia by Anthony Barnett Pdf

Discusses the causes of the Falkland Islands War and examines the lack of political opposition in England to the war

Author : Anthony Barnett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 1982
Category : Falkland Islands War, 1982
ISBN : OCLC:26247737

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Iron Britannia by Anthony Barnett Pdf

Author : Lauren Goffigan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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The Iron Queen by Lauren Goffigan Pdf

You'll love The Iron Queen because it's the true story of a fierce ancient queen... 47 CE, Britannia. Boudica, the daughter of a tribal chief, wants nothing more than to be a warrior, though duty mandates she wed and have sons for her tribe. When the mighty Roman Empire betrays her people, she must make a choice... Avoid bloodshed for the sake of peace, or stand up to the most powerful enemy in the known world. Will Boudica's bloody defiance liberate her people from tyranny, or risk the very freedom she fights for? Grab your copy today! This book will be of interest to readers seeking the following: Boudica, Boudicca, Roman history, celtic history, historical fiction, ancient Rome, ancient Britain, celts, discount books, discount historical fiction, biographical fiction, historical biographical fiction, ancient world, ancient Roman history, rebellions, military history, women in history, books like Circe, books like A Song of Achilles, books like The Last Kingdom

Author : John Creighton
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 193 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2006-01-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781134318407

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Britannia by John Creighton Pdf

Completely re-evaluates evidence for the rule of the kings of Late Iron Age Britain

Author : Michael R. Lane
Publisher : Cimino Publishing Group
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UVA:X002520682

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The Story of the Britannia Iron Works by Michael R. Lane Pdf

Author : Miranda Aldhouse-Green
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-05-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317866305

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Boudica Britannia by Miranda Aldhouse-Green Pdf

When Roman troops threatened to seize the wealth of the Iceni people, their queen, Boudica, retaliated by inciting a major uprising, allying her tribe with the neighbouring Trinovantes. The ensuing clash is one of the most important - and dramatic - events in the history of Britain, standing testament to what can happen when an insensitive colonial power meets determined resistance from a subjugated people head-on. In this fascinating account of a legendary figure, Miranda Aldhouse-Green raises questions about female power, colonial oppression, and whether Boudica would be seen today as a freedom fighter, terrorist or martyr.

Author : George Drysdale Dempsey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1850
Category : Bridges
ISBN : IBNF:CF005699300

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Tubular and Other Iron Girder Bridges by George Drysdale Dempsey Pdf

Author : Sheppard S. Frere
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 432 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1969
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Britannia by Sheppard S. Frere Pdf

Author : Cathy Marie Buchanan
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781443452687

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Daughter of Black Lake by Cathy Marie Buchanan Pdf

By the bestselling author of The Painted Girls When a remote, ancient settlement is threatened, it is up to one girl to save her family and her community It’s the season of Fallow, the first century AD. In a misty northern bog surrounded by woodlands and wheat fields, lies a settlement far beyond the reach of the Roman invaders, who are still hundreds of miles to the southeast. Here, life is simple, or so it seems to the tightly knit community. Sow. Reap. Honour Mother Earth, who will provide at harvest time. A girl named Devout comes of age. She flirts sweetly with the young man who has tilled the earth alongside her all her life, envisioning a future of love and abundance. Seventeen years later, however, the settlement is a changed place. Famine has brought struggle, and outsiders, with their military might and foreign ways, have arrived at the doorstep. For Devout’s young daughter, life is more troubled than her mother ever anticipated. But this girl has an extraordinary gift. As worlds collide and peril threatens, it will be up to her to save her family and her community. Immersing readers in a lost world of pagan traditions, Daughter of Black Lake is a transporting story of love, family, survival and the sublime power of the natural world.

Author : Trade Board of
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1881
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555078064

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The Mercantile navy list. 1848 [4 issues], 49 [2 issues], 50-53,57-61,64-71,80,81,92-1939 by Trade Board of Pdf

Author : John Creighton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2000-07-06
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781139431729

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Coins and Power in Late Iron Age Britain by John Creighton Pdf

Cunobelin, Shakespeare's Cymbeline, ruled much of south-east Britain in the years before Claudius' legions arrived, creating the Roman province of Britannia. But what do we know of him and his rule, and that of competing dynasties in south-east Britain? This book examines the background to these, the first individuals in British history. It explores the way in which rulers bolstered their power through the use of imagery on coins, myths, language and material culture. After the visit of Caesar in 55 and 54 BC, the shadow of Rome played a fundamental role in this process. Combining the archaeological, literary and numismatic evidence, John Creighton paints a vivid picture of how people in late Iron Age Britain reacted to the changing world around them.

Author : Miles Russell,Stuart Laycock
Publisher : The History Press
Page : 301 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2011-09-30
Category : History
ISBN : 9780752469294

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UnRoman Britain by Miles Russell,Stuart Laycock Pdf

When we think of Roman Britain we tend to think of a land of togas and richly decorated palaces with Britons happily going about their much improved daily business under the benign gaze of Rome. This image is to a great extent a fiction. In fact, Britons were some of the least enthusiastic members of the Roman Empire. A few adopted roman ways to curry favour with the invaders. A lot never adopted a Roman lifestyle at all and remained unimpressed and riven by deep-seated tribal division. It wasn't until the late third/early fourth century that a small minority of landowners grew fat on the benefits of trade and enjoyed the kind of lifestyle we have been taught to associate with period. Britannia was a far-away province which, whilst useful for some major economic reserves, fast became a costly and troublesome concern for Rome, much like Iraq for the British government today. Huge efforts by the state to control the hearts and minds of the Britons were met with at worst hostile resistance and rebellion, and at best by steadfast indifference. The end of the Roman Empire largely came as 'business as usual' for the vast majority of Britons as they simply hadn't adopted the Roman way of life in the first place.

Author : Samuel GRIFFITHS (Editor of “The London Iron Trade Exchange.”.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 586 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1873
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0022042956

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Griffiths's Guide to the Iron Trade of Great Britain, with plates and illustrations, etc by Samuel GRIFFITHS (Editor of “The London Iron Trade Exchange.”.) Pdf

Author : Harry Turtledove
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 576 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2002-11-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781101212516

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Ruled Britannia by Harry Turtledove Pdf

The year is 1597. For nearly a decade, the island of Britain has been under the rule of King Philip in the name of Spain. The citizenry live under an enforced curfew—and in fear of the Inquisition’s agents, who put heretics to the torch in public displays. And with Queen Elizabeth imprisoned in the Tower of London, the British have no symbol to unite them against the enemy who occupies their land. William Shakespeare has no interest in politics. His passion is writing for the theatre, where his words bring laughter and tears to a populace afraid to speak out against the tyranny of the Spanish crown. But now Shakespeare is given an opportunity to pen his greatest work—a drama that will incite the people of Britain to rise against their persecutors—and change the course of history.