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River kings

Jarman, Cat2021
Books
A history that reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Jarman exposes the unexpected routes that Viking travel and trade took - and how these kings of the river were frequent travellers of the Middle East and the Silk Road.
[36 copies, 32 available]
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River kings

Jarman, Cat2021
Books
A history that reassesses how far the Viking world extended. Dr Cat Jarman exposes the unexpected routes that Viking travel and trade took - and how these kings of the river were frequent travellers of the Middle East and the Silk Road.
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Kings of the Yukon : an Alaskan River journey

Weymouth, Adam2019
Books
The Yukon river is over 2,000 miles long, flowing northwest from Canada through the Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of King salmon migrate the distance of this river to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest s...
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Kings of the Yukon : an Alaskan River journey

Weymouth, Adam2018
Books
The Yukon river is over 2,000 miles long, flowing northwest from Canada through the Yukon Territory and Alaska to the Bering Sea. Every summer, hundreds of thousands of King salmon migrate the distance of this river to their spawning grounds, where they breed and die, in what is the longest s...
List view record 5: The keepers of the king's peace : a 'Sanders of the river' bookList view anchor tag for record 5: The keepers of the king's peace : a 'Sanders of the river' book
List view record 6: The lost king : the search for Richard IIIList view anchor tag for record 6: The lost king : the search for Richard III
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The lost king : the search for Richard III

Langley, Philippa, 1962-2022
Books
On 22 August 1485, Richard III was killed at Bosworth Field, the last king of England to die in battle. His victorious opponent, Henry Tudor, went on to found one of our most famous ruling dynasties. Fifty years later, the king's grave was lost, its contents believed to be emptied into the riv...
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The king with dirty feet

Clayton, Sally Pomme2020
Books
There once was a king who hated bath time so much that he never washed. He was a very smelly king! The king is finally persuaded to bathe in the river but no matter how clean the rest of him is, his feet stay dirty. The people sweep away all the dirt in the land - but the air is choked with dus...
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King's Shilling [electronic resource]

Lunnon-Wood, Mike2018
eAudioBook
As a powerful insurgent army closes on Liberia's capital, London is forced to act, and HMS Beaufort is dispatched to West Africa to pull British nationals from the teeth of encroaching danger. But when the volatile situation ashore unravels, the frigate's crew must draw deep on reserves of skill,...
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Twice royal lady [text(large print)]

Green, Hilary, 1937-2023
Large Print
Destined from childhood to be an important piece in the intricate chess game of power, Matilda is the granddaughter of William the Conqueror but also descended, through her mother, from the ancient line of Anglo-Saxon kings. Betrothed to Emperor Henry of Germany at the age of 8, she is married ...
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Royal animals : an illustrated history

Golding, Julia2023
Books
Why do the three lions on the British crest look so much like leopards? When did the first elephant set foot on British soil? Was there really a polar bear who fished in the river Thames? Full of bizarre and astounding facts and amazing true animal stories, learn all about King Charles's spanie...
List view record 11: House Arrest [electronic resource] : Pandemic DiariesList view anchor tag for record 11: House Arrest [electronic resource] : Pandemic Diaries
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House Arrest [electronic resource] : Pandemic Diaries

Bennett, Alan2022
eBook
4 March. HMQ pictured in the paper at an investiture wearing gloves, presumably as a precaution against Coronavirus. But not just gloves; these are almost gauntlets. I hope they're not the thin end of a precautionary wedge lest Her Majesty end up swathed in protective get-up such as is worn at th...
List view record 12: The Hanging Tree [electronic resource]List view anchor tag for record 12: The Hanging Tree [electronic resource]
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The Hanging Tree [electronic resource]

Doherty, Paul2022
eBook
Brother Athelstan must solve a theft from the royal treasure chamber and the murders of six executioners in this gripping medieval mystery.London. January, 1382. The Crown's treasury has been robbed. Tens of thousands of silver and gold coin mysteriously lifted from the most secure chamber in the...
List view record 13: Viking London [electronic resource] : Unabridged editionList view anchor tag for record 13: Viking London [electronic resource] : Unabridged edition
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Viking London [electronic resource] : Unabridged edition

Williams, Thomas2019
eAudioBook
The Vikings remoulded the world, changed the language, and upended the dynamics of power and trade. Monasteries and settlements burned, ancient dynasties were extinguished. And nowhere in these islands saw more aggression than London. Between 842 and 1016, the city was subjected repeatedly to ser...
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Council

Kristjansson, Snorri2019
Books
After five years on the road, Helga has finally settled near King Eirik's court in Uppsala, where she's well-regarded as a healer. She's even in a relationship, of sorts. But life is about to get a bit more exciting, for King Eirik has summoned all those who owe him fealty to the King's Council...
[7 copies, 7 available]
List view record 15: St Petersburg : three centuries of murderous desireList view anchor tag for record 15: St Petersburg : three centuries of murderous desire
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The scarlet thief [text(large print)]

Collard, Paul Fraser2014
Large Print
1854: The banks of the Alma River, Crimean Peninsular. The Redcoats stagger to a bloody halt. The men of the King's Royal Fusiliers are in terrible trouble, ducking and twisting as the storm of shot, shell and bullet tear through their ranks. Officer Jack Lark has to act immediately and decis...
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Crowner's Crusade [electronic resource]

Knight, Bernard2013
eBook
How a humble Devon knight became a king’s coroner: the thrilling prequel to the perennially popular Crowner John medieval mystery series.1192. Returning from the Holy Land at the end of the Third Crusade with Richard the Lionheart, King of England, Sir John de Wolfe, a Devon knight, finds Engla...
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Storm of arrows

Cameron, Christian, 1962-2009
Books
Kineas, the Athenian cavalry commander, together with his Scythian allies, has defeated a mighty Macedonian army at the Ford of the River God. But his destiny will not allow him to enjoy the fruits of victory for long. Far to the east, Alexander is threatening to crush the Scythian hordes once ...
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