Delivered fully assembled Suitable for stationery, paperwork, toys etc 6 Drawer unit in beech with silver handles as pictured W1015 x D750 x H780mm Compartment...... more

Delivered fully assembled Suitable for stationery, paperwork, toys etc 6 Drawer unit in beech with silver handles as pictured W1015 x D750 x H780mm Compartment size: W900 x D680 x H80mm, Manufacturer: Monarch Education Furniture

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This beautiful book documents the history of the great ocean liners, starting from accounts of the early ocean-crossing vessels such as the Mayflower to the...... more

This beautiful book documents the history of the great ocean liners, starting from accounts of the early ocean-crossing vessels such as the Mayflower to the state-of-the-art cruise liners used exclusively for holiday travel nowadays. Ocean liners have always been icons of national pride and humankind's victory over the seas. They have also long been associated with the exclusive lifestyles of the rich. Kurt Ulrich has compiled a spectacular history of these Monarchs of the Sea that beautifully charts the metamorphosis of these vessels from workhorses to floating palaces. The great ships--including Imperator, Ile de France, Normandie, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth--are portrayed as ambassadors for their countries of origin. For this reason, each ship epitomised the designs and fashions of its age as they competed for elegance, luxury, technology and speed. Monarchs of the Sea is well documented and full of interesting facts, figures and personal accounts. Wonderful photographs, plans, and cutaways have been included. This is a book that anyone with an interest in maritime history should have.

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Delivered fully assembled Suitable for stationery, paperwork, toys etc 6 Drawer unit in beech with silver handles as pictured W1015 x D750 x H780mm Compartment...... more

Delivered fully assembled Suitable for stationery, paperwork, toys etc 6 Drawer unit in beech with silver handles as pictured W1015 x D750 x H780mm Compartment size: W900 x D680 x H80mm, Manufacturer: Monarch Education Furniture

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Clash of Monarchs lets two to four players recreate the titanic struggle that raged across Europe and the world, pitting Frederick the Great's Prussia...... more

Clash of Monarchs lets two to four players recreate the titanic struggle that raged across Europe and the world, pitting Frederick the Great's Prussia and its British allies against Maria Theresa's Coalition of Austrian, French, Russian, Saxon, Swedish, and Holy Roman Empire forces.Each player directs the effort of one or more of the major powers, plus their minor allies, using the card-driven operations and point-to-point movement system of many of GMT's most highly-regarded games. The cards help players enact Frederick's pre-war invasion planning, the operational ascendancy of Prussian and Hanoverian light troops, formation of the Austrian General Staff, huge financial loans, court intrigue at Versailles, Vienna, and St. Petersburg, and dozens of other key political, economic, and military events.Clash of Monarchs also uses split decks, which foster play of each power's events in two phases -- Early War (usually through mid-1758), and Wider War (1758 to conclusion) -- and allow a multi-player game to use exactly the same rules as a 2-player contest.

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After Nearly A Year Of Planning, Design, And Production, We Invite You To Experience Monarch Playing Cards. Monarch Playing Cards Express...... more

After Nearly A Year Of Planning, Design, And Production, We Invite You To Experience Monarch Playing Cards. Monarch Playing Cards Express Elegance, Clarity, And Pride.Simply Put, Monarchs Define Excellence. We'Ve Pioneered New And Fascinating Ways To

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Have a Perfect Polka Picnic or Party Planning a picnic or party? Look no further...... the Polka Sorbet set sophisticated complementing design is ideal for any...... more

Have a Perfect Polka Picnic or Party Planning a picnic or party? Look no further...... the Polka Sorbet set sophisticated complementing design is ideal for any event. The pack contains enough for a 24 Person party as listed below, with plenty of spare cutlery and added cups. 24 x Polka Plates Large 24 x Polka Plates Small 40 x Napkins 24 x Polka Cups 100 x Knives Fork and Spoons 100 x Plastic Cups

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This beautiful book documents the history of the great ocean liners, starting from accounts of the early ocean-crossing vessels such as the Mayflower to the...... more

This beautiful book documents the history of the great ocean liners, starting from accounts of the early ocean-crossing vessels such as the Mayflower to the state-of-the-art cruise liners used exclusively for holiday travel nowadays. Ocean liners have always been icons of national pride and humankind's victory over the seas. They have also long been associated with the exclusive lifestyles of the rich. Kurt Ulrich has compiled a spectacular history of these Monarchs of the Sea that beautifully charts the metamorphosis of these vessels from workhorses to floating palaces. The great ships--including Imperator, Ile de France, Normandie, Queen Mary, and Queen Elizabeth--are portrayed as ambassadors for their countries of origin. For this reason, each ship epitomised the designs and fashions of its age as they competed for elegance, luxury, technology and speed. Monarchs of the Sea is well documented and full of interesting facts, figures and personal accounts. Wonderful photographs, plans, and cutaways have been included. This is a book that anyone with an interest in maritime history should have.

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AMERICA'S GREATEST ASSET. Robin Monarch, the CIA's top field operative, stumbles across a US governmental conspiracy during a mission in Istanbul. What...... more

AMERICA'S GREATEST ASSET. Robin Monarch, the CIA's top field operative, stumbles across a US governmental conspiracy during a mission in Istanbul. What he sees is enough to make him go rogue. IS NOW ITS GREATEST THREAT. Monarch becomes an international fugitive, hunted by the powers wishing to buy his secret, and by those wanting it buried. Yet Robin Monarch is not perturbed: he has plans of his own. THINK BOURNE. THINK BOND. THINK BAUER. THINK BETTER.

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AMERICA'S GREATEST ASSET. Robin Monarch, the CIA's top field operative, stumbles across a US governmental conspiracy during a mission in Istanbul. What...... more

AMERICA'S GREATEST ASSET. Robin Monarch, the CIA's top field operative, stumbles across a US governmental conspiracy during a mission in Istanbul. What he sees is enough to make him go rogue. IS NOW ITS GREATEST THREAT. Monarch becomes an international fugitive, hunted by the powers wishing to buy his secret, and by those wanting it buried. Yet Robin Monarch is not perturbed: he has plans of his own. THINK BOURNE. THINK BOND. THINK BAUER. THINK BETTER.

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The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green...... more

The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Free roam through an expansive lego-ized Gotham City, commandeering vehicles and interacting with citizens.  Explore iconic locations like never before, on the ground or in the air, including Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Ace Chemicals, Monarch Theatre and Wayne Manor. LEGO Batman shows Batman and Robin doing what they do best: fighting crime and thwarting villains in the iconic Gotham City. Within the game, a few of Gothams most dangerous and mentally unstable criminals have escaped from Arkham Asylum, and are set on wreaking havoc and destruction within the city. These criminals have split up into three groups of five, each group with a mastermind leader, a multitude of thugs and henchmen, and each with their own vindictive plot to bring Gotham to its knees. The Riddler seeks the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves, Penguin plans to control the city with an army of remote-controlled penguin robots, and the Joker is plotting to blow up the cathedral and let loose his deadly laughing gas all across the city.There are six acts within LEGO Batman. The first three acts allow you to play as the superheroes Batman and Robin, whereas the second three acts put you on the side of the baddies, allowing you play as the super villains. Batman and Robin have a host of super power suits that give each of them special superhero abilities; for example Robin has a magnetic suit that allows him to walk up metal walls, and Batman has a demolition suit that gives him the power to blow things up. The criminals also have their own super powers; for instance, Poison Ivy can make enemies sick with a kiss, and the Riddler can control Gotham civilians. This means that every character or suit y

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The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green...... more

The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Free roam through an expansive lego-ized Gotham City, commandeering vehicles and interacting with citizens.  Explore iconic locations like never before, on the ground or in the air, including Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Ace Chemicals, Monarch Theatre and Wayne Manor. LEGO Batman shows Batman and Robin doing what they do best: fighting crime and thwarting villains in the iconic Gotham City. Within the game, a few of Gothams most dangerous and mentally unstable criminals have escaped from Arkham Asylum, and are set on wreaking havoc and destruction within the city. These criminals have split up into three groups of five, each group with a mastermind leader, a multitude of thugs and henchmen, and each with their own vindictive plot to bring Gotham to its knees. The Riddler seeks the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves, Penguin plans to control the city with an army of remote-controlled penguin robots, and the Joker is plotting to blow up the cathedral and let loose his deadly laughing gas all across the city.There are six acts within LEGO Batman. The first three acts allow you to play as the superheroes Batman and Robin, whereas the second three acts put you on the side of the baddies, allowing you play as the super villains. Batman and Robin have a host of super power suits that give each of them special superhero abilities; for example Robin has a magnetic suit that allows him to walk up metal walls, and Batman has a demolition suit that gives him the power to blow things up. The criminals also have their own super powers; for instance, Poison Ivy can make enemies sick with a kiss, and the Riddler can control Gotham civilians. This means that every character or suit y

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The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green...... more

The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Free roam through an expansive lego-ized Gotham City, commandeering vehicles and interacting with citizens.  Explore iconic locations like never before, on the ground or in the air, including Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Ace Chemicals, Monarch Theatre and Wayne Manor. LEGO Batman shows Batman and Robin doing what they do best: fighting crime and thwarting villains in the iconic Gotham City. Within the game, a few of Gothams most dangerous and mentally unstable criminals have escaped from Arkham Asylum, and are set on wreaking havoc and destruction within the city. These criminals have split up into three groups of five, each group with a mastermind leader, a multitude of thugs and henchmen, and each with their own vindictive plot to bring Gotham to its knees. The Riddler seeks the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves, Penguin plans to control the city with an army of remote-controlled penguin robots, and the Joker is plotting to blow up the cathedral and let loose his deadly laughing gas all across the city.There are six acts within LEGO Batman. The first three acts allow you to play as the superheroes Batman and Robin, whereas the second three acts put you on the side of the baddies, allowing you play as the super villains. Batman and Robin have a host of super power suits that give each of them special superhero abilities; for example Robin has a magnetic suit that allows him to walk up metal walls, and Batman has a demolition suit that gives him the power to blow things up. The criminals also have their own super powers; for instance, Poison Ivy can make enemies sick with a kiss, and the Riddler can control Gotham civilians. This means that every character or suit y

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The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green...... more

The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Free roam through an expansive lego-ized Gotham City, commandeering vehicles and interacting with citizens.  Explore iconic locations like never before, on the ground or in the air, including Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Ace Chemicals, Monarch Theatre and Wayne Manor. LEGO Batman shows Batman and Robin doing what they do best: fighting crime and thwarting villains in the iconic Gotham City. Within the game, a few of Gothams most dangerous and mentally unstable criminals have escaped from Arkham Asylum, and are set on wreaking havoc and destruction within the city. These criminals have split up into three groups of five, each group with a mastermind leader, a multitude of thugs and henchmen, and each with their own vindictive plot to bring Gotham to its knees. The Riddler seeks the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves, Penguin plans to control the city with an army of remote-controlled penguin robots, and the Joker is plotting to blow up the cathedral and let loose his deadly laughing gas all across the city.There are six acts within LEGO Batman. The first three acts allow you to play as the superheroes Batman and Robin, whereas the second three acts put you on the side of the baddies, allowing you play as the super villains. Batman and Robin have a host of super power suits that give each of them special superhero abilities; for example Robin has a magnetic suit that allows him to walk up metal walls, and Batman has a demolition suit that gives him the power to blow things up. The criminals also have their own super powers; for instance, Poison Ivy can make enemies sick with a kiss, and the Riddler can control Gotham civilians. This means that every character or suit y

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The Mouse That Roared, originally released in 1959, is mostly remembered as a tour-de-force from peerless comic actor Peter Sellers, playing all three of the...... more

The Mouse That Roared, originally released in 1959, is mostly remembered as a tour-de-force from peerless comic actor Peter Sellers, playing all three of the principal roles. It's worth seeing for that alone, but the film is also one of the most memorable satires of nuclear geopolitics produced during the Cold War and, along with another Sellers vehicle, Dr Strangelove, provides an unbeatable illustration of the paranoia and helplessness engendered by that period. The Mouse That Roared tells the story of the fictional European principality of Grand Fenwick. Finding itself on the wrong end of a trade dispute with the United States, and noting America's generosity in rebuilding the countries it had fought in World War II, Grand Fenwick's rulers hit upon the idea of declaring war on the US, losing, and then reaping a Marshall Plan-style hand-out. The plan, proposed by Grand Fenwick's prime minister (played by Peter Sellers), is approved by the monarch (also played by Peter Sellers), who dispatches an invasion force of chain mail-clad archers under the command of Grand Fenwick's hapless Field Marshal (also played by Peter Sellers). Due to a series of happenstances and misunderstandings, Grand Fenwick's plan goes terribly wrong, and they inflict a surprising defeat on America, with curious consequences. On the DVD:The Mouse That Roared is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen; sound is mono. Soundtracks are available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, and subtitles in all those as well as most other major European languages, Hebrew and Arabic. Special features include a scene selector, and three theatrical trailers: one for this film (English audiences will get a kick out of the 1950s American announcer raving about "an hilarious new personality, Peter Sellers"), one for Sellers' much bleaker (and much funnier) Cold War satire Dr Strangelove, and one for his slight horror spoof Murder By Death. --Andrew Mueller

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1603 was the year that saw the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the accession of King James I. Marking the 400th anniversary of this momentous year, Christopher...... more

1603 was the year that saw the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the accession of King James I. Marking the 400th anniversary of this momentous year, Christopher Lee's 1603: A Turning Point in British History tells the story, embracing kings and queens as well as the ordinary people who made up the nation at this period. Lee's story centres on the passing of the Tudor dynasty with the death of Elizabeth, and the rise of "the often cataclysmic time of the Stuarts" in the figure of King James. Lee captures the decline and fall of the mortally ill Elizabeth, as she "hung on for grim death", while her old and tired courtiers jockeyed for political position, "a gallery of intellectual and political authority tiptoeing through the last and fading moments of Tudor history", prior to the arrival of the ambitious, bookish new Stuart King, James I. 1603 then explores the changes wrought by the new Scottish king--his attempt to unify Scotland and England, plans for a new bible, the reformation of the constitution, and the problem of what to do with Elizabeth's old favourite, Walter Raleigh. Lee concludes: "It was a trying time to become a monarch," before moving on to more popular concerns that defined 1603--witchcraft, Ireland, piracy, and religious matters. This was also a year when "the riches of India were coming back to England" and the East India Company had just begun to trade. It was also "a rich year for theatre and prose", although with surprisingly little discussion of Shakespeare.1603 is a rich, broad survey of one year in England's history, but Lee is hampered by the fact that beyond the change in royal rule, there is little to specifically define the year, which means the book does drift into episodic stories of events from the year that don't necessarily sustain the reader's interest. --Jerry Brotton

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1603 was the year that saw the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the accession of King James I. Marking the 400th anniversary of this momentous year, Christopher...... more

1603 was the year that saw the death of Queen Elizabeth I and the accession of King James I. Marking the 400th anniversary of this momentous year, Christopher Lee's 1603: A Turning Point in British History tells the story, embracing kings and queens as well as the ordinary people who made up the nation at this period. Lee's story centres on the passing of the Tudor dynasty with the death of Elizabeth, and the rise of "the often cataclysmic time of the Stuarts" in the figure of King James. Lee captures the decline and fall of the mortally ill Elizabeth, as she "hung on for grim death", while her old and tired courtiers jockeyed for political position, "a gallery of intellectual and political authority tiptoeing through the last and fading moments of Tudor history", prior to the arrival of the ambitious, bookish new Stuart King, James I. 1603 then explores the changes wrought by the new Scottish king--his attempt to unify Scotland and England, plans for a new bible, the reformation of the constitution, and the problem of what to do with Elizabeth's old favourite, Walter Raleigh. Lee concludes: "It was a trying time to become a monarch," before moving on to more popular concerns that defined 1603--witchcraft, Ireland, piracy, and religious matters. This was also a year when "the riches of India were coming back to England" and the East India Company had just begun to trade. It was also "a rich year for theatre and prose", although with surprisingly little discussion of Shakespeare.1603 is a rich, broad survey of one year in England's history, but Lee is hampered by the fact that beyond the change in royal rule, there is little to specifically define the year, which means the book does drift into episodic stories of events from the year that don't necessarily sustain the reader's interest. --Jerry Brotton

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The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green...... more

The Highly-Anticipated Sequel to the Best-Selling LEGO® Videogame of All Time Returns with Help from Super Heroes including Superman, Wonder Woman and Green Lantern. Free roam through an expansive lego-ized Gotham City, commandeering vehicles and interacting with citizens.  Explore iconic locations like never before, on the ground or in the air, including Arkham Asylum, Wayne Tower, Ace Chemicals, Monarch Theatre and Wayne Manor. LEGO Batman shows Batman and Robin doing what they do best: fighting crime and thwarting villains in the iconic Gotham City. Within the game, a few of Gothams most dangerous and mentally unstable criminals have escaped from Arkham Asylum, and are set on wreaking havoc and destruction within the city. These criminals have split up into three groups of five, each group with a mastermind leader, a multitude of thugs and henchmen, and each with their own vindictive plot to bring Gotham to its knees. The Riddler seeks the city savings in the Gotham Gold Reserves, Penguin plans to control the city with an army of remote-controlled penguin robots, and the Joker is plotting to blow up the cathedral and let loose his deadly laughing gas all across the city.There are six acts within LEGO Batman. The first three acts allow you to play as the superheroes Batman and Robin, whereas the second three acts put you on the side of the baddies, allowing you play as the super villains. Batman and Robin have a host of super power suits that give each of them special superhero abilities; for example Robin has a magnetic suit that allows him to walk up metal walls, and Batman has a demolition suit that gives him the power to blow things up. The criminals also have their own super powers; for instance, Poison Ivy can make enemies sick with a kiss, and the Riddler can control Gotham civilians. This means that every character or suit y

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The Mouse That Roared, originally released in 1959, is mostly remembered as a tour-de-force from peerless comic actor Peter Sellers, playing all three of the...... more

The Mouse That Roared, originally released in 1959, is mostly remembered as a tour-de-force from peerless comic actor Peter Sellers, playing all three of the principal roles. It's worth seeing for that alone, but the film is also one of the most memorable satires of nuclear geopolitics produced during the Cold War and, along with another Sellers vehicle, Dr Strangelove, provides an unbeatable illustration of the paranoia and helplessness engendered by that period. The Mouse That Roared tells the story of the fictional European principality of Grand Fenwick. Finding itself on the wrong end of a trade dispute with the United States, and noting America's generosity in rebuilding the countries it had fought in World War II, Grand Fenwick's rulers hit upon the idea of declaring war on the US, losing, and then reaping a Marshall Plan-style hand-out. The plan, proposed by Grand Fenwick's prime minister (played by Peter Sellers), is approved by the monarch (also played by Peter Sellers), who dispatches an invasion force of chain mail-clad archers under the command of Grand Fenwick's hapless Field Marshal (also played by Peter Sellers). Due to a series of happenstances and misunderstandings, Grand Fenwick's plan goes terribly wrong, and they inflict a surprising defeat on America, with curious consequences. On the DVD:The Mouse That Roared is presented in 1.85:1 widescreen; sound is mono. Soundtracks are available in English, French, German, Italian and Spanish, and subtitles in all those as well as most other major European languages, Hebrew and Arabic. Special features include a scene selector, and three theatrical trailers: one for this film (English audiences will get a kick out of the 1950s American announcer raving about "an hilarious new personality, Peter Sellers"), one for Sellers' much bleaker (and much funnier) Cold War satire Dr Strangelove, and one for his slight horror spoof Murder By Death. --Andrew Mueller

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