Results for "Breverton, Terry"

Breverton's Nautical Curiosities is arranged into thematic chapters: 1) 1) The ocean environment - animals, geography, geology, weather, coasts, islands 2) 2) Ship types and parts - from the first boat to the latest cutting-edge technology 1) 3) People - heroes, heroines, pirates, sailors, captains... Read More about Breverton's Nautical Curiosities: A Book of the Sea

A superbly illustrated guide to the mysteries of myth, legend, and--gulp --real life.... Read More about Breverton's Phantasmagoria: A Compendium of Monsters, Myths and Legends

Nicholas Culpeper's The English Physitian: or an Astrologo-physical Discourse of the Vulgar Herbs of This Nation is more commonly known as "Culpeper's Complete Herbal." It was first printed in September 1653 (Culpeper died in January 1654) and immediately became a classic reference that is as fascin... Read More about Breverton's Complete Herbal: A Book of Remarkable Plants and Their Uses

Who flew before the Wright Brothers? How was plastic surgery invented? Did Leonardo da Vinci design the first robot? When was the first email sent? Where was beer first brewed? Who invented zero? From the fish hook to fibre optics, the pyramids to postage stamps, and from gunpowder to GPS, this ecle... Read More about Breverton's Encyclopedia of Inventions: A Compendium of Technological Leaps, Groundbreaking Discoveries, and Scientific Breakthroughs

100 Greatest Welsh Women - Did you know that the Britons can boast hundreds of female saints, one of whom has the oldest continuously worshipped well in Europe, as well the female Valentine, Arthur's queen, an unknown Queen of England, the first woman poet, the inspiration for The Bible Society, the... Read More about 100 Greatest Welsh Women

Did you ever wonder what the Tudors ate and drank? What was Elizabeth I's first meal after the defeat of the Spanish Armada? Which pies did Henry VIII gorge on to go from a 32 to a 54-inch waist? The Tudor Kitchen provides a new history of the Tudor kitchen, and over 500 sumptuous – and more everyda... Read More about The Tudor Kitchen: What the Tudors Ate & Drank