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There are 58 items in Shire books
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Victorian Undertaker

by Trevor May
The Victorians were, were relatively at ease with death and there is much in this book to interest social historians, those interested in historical costume and transport enthusiasts, as there is a section on the development of the horse-drawn hearse
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Victorian Workhouse

by Trevor May
This book looks at the design and construction of workhouses, and at the lives of those who entered them. If you had ancestors who were in the workhouse this is useful background on their lives.
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WAAF

by Beryl Escott
Excellent overview introduction to the history of the Women's Auxiliary Air Force in the Second World War.
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Wartime Britain

by Mike Brown
Wartime Britain takes a look at what the Second World War meant for families: how they coped when parents went to fight and children were evacuated; how pets were fed during rationing; the rise in road accidents during the blackout; and ‘shelter coug
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Wartime Childhood

by Mike Brown
This book recounts the British child’s experience of the War, with photographs, objects and ephemera.
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Women in the First World War

by Neil Storey & Molly Housego
This book looks at the realities and the myths of the role of women in the war effort. Illustrated with archive photographs, this is an ideal introduction for anyone wanting to know more about the vital role played by women in the First World War.
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Women In The Second World War

by Neil R Storey & Molly Housego
Illustrated with contemporary black-and-white and some rare colour photographs, documents and ephemera, this poignant and moving book tells the stories of the women of WWII both those serving in military units abroad and in home-front organisations i
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Women's Institute

by Susan Cohen
Traces the story and evolution of the Women's Institute.
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