Backbone of the Nation Mothers Day A CHILLING MUST-READ

A CHILLING MUST-READ

Frida Kahlo Impressionism: Mary Cassat

this guide places key figures - from Alfred the Great to Winston Churchill - and major events - from the Roman invasion to the Battle of Britain - in their wider context

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Backbone of the Nation Mothers Day A CHILLING MUST-READA powerful new history of the Great Strike in the miners own voices, based on more than 140 interviews with former miners and their families Forty years ago, Arthur Scargill led the National Union of Mineworkers on one of the largest strikes in British history. A deep sense of pride existed within Britains mining communities who thought of themselves as the backbone of the nations economy. But they were vilified by Margaret Thatchers government and