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Author
Series
Publisher
Abdo Kids, a division of ABDO
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
This title takes readers through the grounds, halls, and history of Windsor Castle in England. Readers will learn about who lived and still lives there, including kings and queens, what purposes the castle served, and what visitors can expect when they explore Windsor today.
Author
Series
Publisher
HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The damage caused by the Great Fire still overshadows the capital. When a man's brutally disfigured body is discovered in the ruins of an ancient almshouse, architect Cat Hakesby is ordered to stop restoration work. It is obvious he has been murdered, and Whitehall secretary James Marwood is ordered to investigate. It’s possible the victim could be one of two local men who have vanished – the first, a feckless French tutor connected to the almshouse's...
Author
Series
Publisher
Jump!
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the beauty of Buckingham Palace, while learning about its history, location, many rooms, current inhabitants, and art. Vibrant, full-color photos and carefully leveled text will engage young readers as they learn more about the palace's cultural history. A Take a Look! infographic aids understanding, sidebars present interesting, supplementary information, and an activity offers readers an opportunity...
4) Manor house
Publisher
PBS Home Video
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
"Following in the tradition of Upstairs, Downstairs and Robert Altman's 2001 Edwardian comic feature Gosford Park, Manor House takes a fascinating look at the grand and grueling British class system of the early 1900s"--Container.
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Takes us into every room of Hampton Court Palace-the stage of some of the most important events in British history, such as the commissioning of King James's version of the Bible and Queen Elizabeth II's coronation ball, illustrating what was at play politically, socially and economically at the time.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Take a spectacular tour of four of Britainâs most beautiful stately homes with this gorgeous DVD and book presentation: Highclere Castle, Hampton Court Palace, Althorp, and Chatsworth. And in Secrets of the Manor House, discover the realities of 'upstairs-downstairs' life and what it was like behind the 'green baize door.' Be transported back in time to the sumptuous world of Britainâs greatest treasure houses!
Author
Series
Odditorium volume 1
Publisher
Disney-Hyperion
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
In Victorian England Grubb, an orphan about twelve years old, escapes his life of drudgery as a chimney sweep's apprentice and finds himself in a very strange house filled with magical objects and creatures, but soon he learns that there are dark forces seeking his new master.
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