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Released in 1969, Let it Bleed was The Rolling Stones' eighth studio album (tenth in the USA). The second in a sequence of four consecutive records that comprised their creative peak, it is considered by many to be their best. After a period of turmoil culminating in drug busts, the enforced departure and sudden death of founding member Brian Jones, they delivered a powerful set of nine tracks that encompassed hard rock, blues, country, folk, ...

Recounts the lives of the four women who married into the Victorian royal family: Alexandra of Denmark, Grand Duchess Marie of Russia, Louise of Prussia and Helen of Waldeck-Pyrmont.

This book portrays the life and character of 'Good King Billy', one of Britain's most endearing sovereigns.

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This book examines the downfall of James II, how the monarch came to forfeit the goodwill of the nation within three years.

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This biography of the last king to lead British troops into battle and his able wife provides intriguing insight into 18th century war and politics.

Formed in 1969 as a traditional folk group, they gradually moved into folk-rock territory, with their disdain for the more purist elements, and a love of mixing original material with traditional songs and ambitious musical arrangements. This biography examines the music, line-up changes, highs and lows, and periods of their commercial success.

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A unique and charming look at Dartmoor, through a fascinating collection of beautiful photographs.

Containing over 2500 questions, this book covers all kinds of music. While the emphasis is on pop, rock and in fact all genres that have been the mainstay of the charts since 1952, classical, opera and musicals are also covered. A couple of 'Big Mix' rounds of 100 questions each include folk, blues and jazz s well as pop and the classics, while there are also plenty of specialist rounds on rock'n'roll, Tamla Motown, prog rock, Britpop, artist-...

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By the autumn of 1918 Germany was on the verge of starvation-the result of four years of war and blockade. Sailors led a revolt in Wilhelmshaven on 29 October 1918, followed by the Kiel mutiny in the first days of November cascading eventually to Germany's capitulation and the Kaiser's abdication. The Hohelzollern family's rule had come to an end.

A collection of well-known lives and personalities from the county of Cornwall

Since the brutal slaying of the Rev'd John Hay, vicar of South Brent, dragged from his church and slaughtered in 1436, Devon has had its fair share of 'murder most foul'. This book recounts several notable cases from around the county.

Taking you through the year day by day, The Plymouth Book of Days contains a quirky, eccentric, amusing, or important event or fact from different periods of history. Find out when Plymothians elected the first woman to take her seat at Westminster, when Sir Francis Chichester sailed back into the city at the end of his global voyage in Gipsy Moth IV, when Laurel and Hardy made their last ever appearance onstage, and what became of Casper the ...