Amberley Publishing

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Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 1

An important and meticulous insight with our #BookoftheMonth for July: Raise the Flag! The 18th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division 'Horst Wessel' by James O'Brien. Enjoy an extra 10% off RRP, for this month only. mvnt.us/m2440735 #NewBook #HistoryBook #WorldWarTwo #WWII

amberleybooks's tweet image. An important and meticulous insight with our #BookoftheMonth for July:
Raise the Flag! The 18th Waffen SS Panzergrenadier Division 'Horst Wessel' by James O'Brien.
Enjoy an extra 10% off RRP, for this month only.
mvnt.us/m2440735
#NewBook #HistoryBook #WorldWarTwo #WWII

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Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 11 h

6,000-Year-Old Ancient Venus Figurine Discovered in the Polish Baltic, Rewriting History. mvnt.us/m2440507 #Neolithic #StoneAge #VenusFigurine #Poland #PolishHistory #Archaeology #StoneAgeArt #Art #NeolithicArt #NeolithicReligion

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 12 h

Opening storied doors to the past with our fascinating #NewBook Ilkley and Around in 50 Buildings by Kim Revill. Discover the remarkable & varied histories of a compelling selection of buildings and landmarks from around #Ilkley @BBCLeeds mvnt.us/m2440303 #WestYorkshire

amberleybooks's tweet image. Opening storied doors to the past with our fascinating #NewBook Ilkley and Around in 50 Buildings by Kim Revill.
Discover the remarkable &amp; varied histories of a compelling selection of buildings and landmarks from around #Ilkley @BBCLeeds
mvnt.us/m2440303
#WestYorkshire

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 13 h

Archaeologists In Turkey Unearth Stunning Floor Mosaics In The Ancient City Of Olympos. mvnt.us/m2440504 #Turkiye #TurkishHistory #Archaeology #TheByzantineEmpire #EasternRomanEmpire #Antiquity #EarlyMiddleAges #AncientHistory #Mosaic #Olympos

amberleybooks's tweet card. An inscribed mosaic has been discovered at the entrance of a fifth-century church in the ancient city of Olympos, located in southern Turkey.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 14 h

Coastal South African Cave Stone Tools Show Human Interaction at the End of the Ice Age. mvnt.us/m2440477 #SouthAfrica #IceAge #StoneAge #Paleolithic #EarlyHumans #Archaeology #SouthAfricanHistory

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 15 h

A compelling historical portrait of the transformation that #Derby has undergone through the ages with our sublime #NewBook Derby: A Potted History by Michael Smith. Discover the city's storied & diverse past. @derbyshire_live mvnt.us/m2440243 #HistoryBook #Derbyshire

amberleybooks's tweet image. A compelling historical portrait of the transformation that #Derby has undergone through the ages with our sublime #NewBook Derby: A Potted History by Michael Smith.
Discover the city's storied &amp; diverse past. @derbyshire_live
mvnt.us/m2440243
#HistoryBook #Derbyshire

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 16 h

Medieval gold ring found in castle in Slovakia has rare purple sapphire imported from Sri Lanka. mvnt.us/m2440474 #Slovakia #SriLanka #MedievalHistory #MiddleAges #Archaeology

amberleybooks's tweet card. An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · 17 h

New Study Suggests That The Constant Flow Of Beer Kept The Pre-Incan Wari Culture Stable For Half A Millennia. mvnt.us/m2440471 #Beer #Chicha #Peru #PeruvianHistory #WariCulture #SouthAmerica #SouthAmericanHistory #Archaeology #Brewing

amberleybooks's tweet card. Researchers believe that the local ancient brewery was capable of producing 400 to 500 gallons of beer at a time.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

Who were the Denisovans, archaic humans who lived in Asia and went extinct around 30,000 years ago? mvnt.us/m2440456 #Denisovans #ArchaicHumans #Humans #EarlyHumans #StoneAge #Paleolithic #HumanHistory #Evolution #NaturalHitory #Archaeology #Paleoarchaeology

amberleybooks's tweet card. These now-extinct humans lived as far back as 200,000 years ago.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

Journey's End: The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World by Gordon Edgar. With an extraordinary array of images, our #NewBook is a captivating global tour in search of the last vestiges of everyday working steam locomotives. @modelrailUK mvnt.us/m2440342 #SteamLocomotives

amberleybooks's tweet image. Journey's End: The Vanishing Steam Era Around the World by Gordon Edgar.
With an extraordinary array of images, our #NewBook is a captivating global tour in search of the last vestiges of everyday working steam locomotives. @modelrailUK
mvnt.us/m2440342
#SteamLocomotives

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

The lost chapter of Sitting Bull’s exile in Canada. mvnt.us/m2440387 #SittingBull #NativeAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory #Canada #CanadianHistory #Lakota

amberleybooks's tweet card. After the Battle of Little Bighorn, Sitting Bull spent four years in exile in Canada. Find out more about the how, where and why here.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

How did Ramesses II die — and did his more than 100 children fight for the throne? mvnt.us/m2440381 #RamessesII #RamessestheGreat #AncientEgypt #Egyptology #EgyptianHistory #AncientHistory #Archaeology #BronzeAge

amberleybooks's tweet card. Ramesses II was around 90 years old when he died, an astonishing age for ancient Egypt.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

The Vanishing Age of Sail: The Illustrated Journals of Kelsick Wood, Shipbuilder by Simon Francis Brown. Our #NewBook is a visually striking insight into the #Cumbrian shipwright's iconic works. A captivating & colourful read. @BBC_Cumbria mvnt.us/m2440276 #MaritimeHistory

amberleybooks's tweet image. The Vanishing Age of Sail: The Illustrated Journals of Kelsick Wood, Shipbuilder by Simon Francis Brown.
Our #NewBook is a visually striking insight into the #Cumbrian shipwright's iconic works. A captivating &amp; colourful read. @BBC_Cumbria
mvnt.us/m2440276
#MaritimeHistory

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

Churches of Bristol by Maurice Fells. Our #NewBook looks at a range of the #Bristol churches, from early examples to recent years, telling the compelling story of how they were built alongside some of the colourful history of the city. @BristolLive mvnt.us/m2440318

amberleybooks's tweet image. Churches of Bristol by Maurice Fells.
Our #NewBook looks at a range of the #Bristol churches, from early examples to recent years, telling the compelling story of how they were built alongside some of the colourful history of the city. @BristolLive
mvnt.us/m2440318

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Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 21

The Remarkable Life Of Duke Kahanamoku, The Olympic Swimmer And Surfing Icon mvnt.us/m2440378 #DukeKahanamoku #Hawaii #HawaiianHistory #Surfing #OlympicSwimming #TheOlymics #AmericanHistory #ModernHistory

amberleybooks's tweet card. Duke Kahanamoku won three Olympic gold medals for swimming and popularized surfing around the world.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

Harriet Jacobs, One Of The First Enslaved Women To Write An Autobiography About Her Experience mvnt.us/m2440390 #HarrietJacobs #AmericanHistory #AfricanAmericanHistory #Abolitionists #CivilRightsHistory #AmericanCivilRights #History #AmericanWriters

amberleybooks's tweet card. Harriet Jacobs published "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl" in 1861.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

A decade of immense highs & lows in the illustrious history of #LUFC with our accessible & entertaining #NewBook Leeds United in the 1970s by @DaveMightyLeeds From heady heights in Europe to heart-breaking decline. @LeedsNews mvnt.us/m2440294 #LeedsUnited #Football #Leeds

amberleybooks's tweet image. A decade of immense highs &amp; lows in the illustrious history of #LUFC with our accessible &amp; entertaining #NewBook Leeds United in the 1970s by @DaveMightyLeeds From heady heights in Europe to heart-breaking decline. @LeedsNews
mvnt.us/m2440294
#LeedsUnited #Football #Leeds

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Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

This Prehistoric Cult’s Mysterious Death Ritual Might Have Sparked A Revolution In Neolithic Art. mvnt.us/m2440384 #Jordan #StoneAge #Neolithic #EarlyNeolothic #Prehistory #Archaeology #Art #NeolithicArt

amberleybooks's tweet card. Researchers discovered over 100 human figurines carved from flint buried near the gravesite.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

4 strongest warrior pharaohs from Ancient Egypt. mvnt.us/m2440393 #AncientEgypt #Egypt #Pharaohs #Egyptology #Archaeology #AncientHistory #BronzeAge #IronAge

amberleybooks's tweet card. Ancient Egypt had many impressive pharaohs, but which of them were especially fearsome warriors? Here are just some who strengthened Egypt’s empire.

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

East Coast Fishing by John Worrall. This extraordinary #NewBook is a visual portrait of east coast fishers still trying to maintain a remarkable & essential way of life, whilst facing unprecedented pressures @coastmag mvnt.us/m2440309 #UKFishing #TheUKFishingIndustry

amberleybooks's tweet image. East Coast Fishing by John Worrall.
This extraordinary #NewBook is a visual portrait of east coast fishers still trying to maintain a remarkable &amp; essential way of life, whilst facing unprecedented pressures @coastmag
mvnt.us/m2440309
#UKFishing #TheUKFishingIndustry

Amberley Publishing@amberleybooks · Jul 18

'Dragon Man' Skull Unearthed in China Confirms First Glimpse and Existence of Denisovan Individual. mvnt.us/m2440372 #DragonMan #Denisovans #China #ArchaicHumans #EarlyHumans #HumanHistory #Archaeology #Paleoarchaeology #StoneAge #Paleolithic