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Focuses particularly on how fiction for the young has shaped readersâ understanding of the wars
Considers how changes in historiography and cultural shifts influence the way historical events are interpretedsee more benefits
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This book considers the English Civil Wars and the civil wars in Scotland and Ireland through the lens of historical fictionâprimarily fiction for the young. The text argues that the English Civil War lies at the heart of English and Irish political identities and considers how these identities have been shaped over the past three centuries in part by the childrenâs literature that has influenced the popular memory of the English Civil War. Examining nearly two hundred works of historical fiction, Farah Mendlesohn reveal
A vertical mulcher machine is used to clear trees during the restoration of an ancient bog near Kielder Water in Northumberland. The ancient habitat, known as the Border Mires, is under threat from encroaching trees which are being removed as part of a A TIMBER harvester that chips a tree from top to bottom in just a few seconds is being used by Forestry England to speed up restoration of one of the UK’s most important peat habitats. The Border Mires is a network of 55 sphagnum bogs covering 2,800 hectares of Kielder Forest and now, cutting edge technology is playing its part in the form of a so called “vertical mulcher”.
IN just a few sentences, Dr John Scally can discuss travel novels and 15th century trade links and still have time to mention Steve Jobs, Muriel Spark and Abraham Lincoln. It’s a body of knowledge that gives a taste of the world-class collections he’s been guarding and growing at the National Library of Scotland (NLS) for the past seven years as a transformation programme has made it bigger and more accessible than ever. The Edinburgh institution is the largest library in Scotland and a major European research site. Since 2015 it has beaten international rivals to acquire antique treasures, opened its Moving Image Archive in Glasgow’s historic Kelvin Hall and undertaken an ambitious digital shift that’s helped readers all over the country and the world get their eyes on popular and significant works.