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R. J. Unstead (1921–1988)

Author of A Castle (See Inside)

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Includes the names: Unstead RJ, R.J. Unstead

Series

Works by R. J. Unstead

A Castle (See Inside) (1977) 192 copies
See Inside an Egyptian Town (1977) 127 copies
Looking at History: Britain from cavemen to the present day (1953) 72 copies
The Story of Britain (1656) 53 copies
Looking At Ancient History (1959) 50 copies
Looking at History Book 2: The Middle Ages (1961) 39 copies
People in History - From Caractacus to Alexander Fleming ( Books. 1-4 in 1 volume ) (1957) 32 copies
Years of the sword: A pictorial history, 1300-1485 (1972) 29 copies
Invaded island,: A pictorial history: the Stone Age to 1086 (1971) 28 copies
Looking at History Book 3: Tudors and Stuarts (1957) 25 copies
Struggle for power: A pictorial history, 1485-1689, (1972) 24 copies
How They Lived in Cities Long Ago (1975) 23 copies
See Inside a Submarine (1980) 23 copies
Looking at History Book 1: From Cavemen to Vikings (1961) 22 copies
The twenties;: An illustrated history in colour, 1919-1929, (History of the modern world) (1973) 21 copies
See Inside a Space Station (See Inside) (1978) 21 copies
The Thirties (1974) 20 copies
Living in a Medieval City (1971) 20 copies
Kings, barons & serfs;: A pictorial history, 1086-1300 (1971) 20 copies
Living in a Medieval Village (1971) 19 copies
The Medieval scene, 787-1485 (A History of Britain / R.J. Unstead) (1962) 17 copies
Freedom & revolution;: A pictorial history, 1763-1815 (1972) 17 copies
Emerging Empire: A Pictorial History, 1689-1763 (1972) 16 copies
Story of Britain: Before the Norman Conquest (Carousel Books) (1971) 15 copies
Incredible Century: A Pictorial History, 1901-1970 (1600) 15 copies
Age of machines: A pictorial history, 1815-1901 (1974) 15 copies
R.J. Unstead's Dictionary of History (1976) 14 copies
Story of Britain: William of Orange to World War Two (Carousel Books) (1971) 14 copies
See Inside an Abbey (1978) 13 copies
Looking at History Book 4: Queen Anne to Queen Elizabeth II (1961) 12 copies
Living in a Castle (1971) 12 copies
A History of the World (1983) 12 copies
Living in a Crusader Land (1971) 12 copies
Crown and Parliament, 1485-1688 (A History of Britain / R.J. Unstead) (1962) 11 copies
Castles (Junior Reference Books) (1970) 11 copies
Story of Britain: Stuart and Tudor Times (Carousel Books) (1971) 11 copies
World Literature Today (1992) 10 copies
Discoverers and Adventurers (1965) 10 copies
QUEEN ANNE TO QUEEN VICTORIA [LOOKING AT HISTORY BOOK FOUR] (1974) 10 copies
Monasteries (Junior Reference Books) (1961) 10 copies
Travel by road through the ages (1963) 9 copies
People in History: From Caractacus to Alfred Bk. 1 (Carousel Books) (1975) 9 copies
Royal adventurers (1967) 9 copies
Some Kings and Queens (Carousel Books) (1967) 8 copies
Story of Britain: In the Middle Ages (Carousel Books) (1971) 8 copies
R.J. Unstead's book of kings & queens (1978) 8 copies
Heroes and Saints (1967) 7 copies
British Castles (1970) 7 copies
History of Houses (Junior Reference Books) (1960) 6 copies
England Book 4: A Century of Change (1900) 6 copies
People in History: From William the Conqueror to William Caxton Bk. 2 (1955) 6 copies
The Rise of Great Britain, 1688-1837 (1978) 5 copies
People in History: Great People of Modern Times Bk. 4 (1962) 5 copies
Princes and Rebels (1967) 4 copies
Pioneer Home Life in Australia (Australian Social Studies) (1971) 4 copies
Ruines spreken leven in de eerste steden (1982) 4 copies
Egypte en Mesopotamië (1977) 4 copies
Britain In The 20th Century đź“š (SERIES: Unstead's History Of Britain ; 005 Of ...) (1966) 4 copies
The Twentieth Century (Looking at History Book 5) (Bk.5) (1974) 3 copies
Transport in Australia (1970) 3 copies
Homes in Australia (Black's Australian social studies) (1969) 3 copies
Tudors & Stuarts 3 copies
Kings & Queens in world history 3 copies
Living in POMPEII (1976) 3 copies
Times Past (Stories from History) (1991) 2 copies
THE MIDDLE AGES BOOK 2 (1964) 2 copies
Teaching History In The Junior School (1956) 2 copies
See Inside a Television Studio (1977) 2 copies
Living in the Elizabethan Court (The 'Living in' series) (1974) 2 copies
Houses (Junior Reference Books) (1972) 2 copies
Kings and Queens in World History (1974) 2 copies
Un castillo (1978) 1 copy
The Medieval scene, 787-1485 (A History of Britain / R.J. Unstead) 1 copy
Greece and Rome (1977) 1 copy
England, a history in four books, Book One the Medieval Scene 787-1485 1 copy
Living in Aztec Times (The "living in" series) (1974) 1 copy
Great Leaders (1973) 1 copy
England - Book Two In The Series - Crown And Parliament 1485-1688 (1963) 1 copy
Una ciudad romana 1 copy
The Egyptians (1980) 1 copy
Galleon, A 1 copy
The Assyrians (1980) 1 copy
England a History in Four Books Book One the Medieval Scene 787-1485 (1963) 1 copy
Living in Samuel Pepys' London (The 'Living in' series) (1974) 1 copy
An Abbey 1 copy
Men and Women in History: Bks. 1-3 in 1vol (1967) 1 copy
The Story of Britain - Complete 4 Book Box Set (The Story of Britain) (1971) 1 copy
The Tudors & Stuarts (1964) 1 copy
My Story Book of Long Ago (1983) 1 copy
Monasteries ... Illustrated by J. C. B. Knight (Black's Junior Reference Books.) 1 copy
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Associated Works

See Inside a Roman Town (1977) — Editor, some editions — 152 copies
See Inside an Ancient Greek Town (1979) — Editor, some editions — 151 copies
World War One: An Illustrated History in Colour, 1914-1918 (1973) — Editor, some editions — 33 copies
Turn of the Century (History of the Modern World) (1975) — Editor, some editions — 15 copies

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Common Knowledge

Legal name
Unstead, Robert John
Birthdate
1921-11-21
Date of death
1988-05-05
Gender
male
Nationality
UK
Country (for map)
England, UK
Place of death
Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK
Cause of death
heart failure
Education
Dover Grammar School, Dover, Kent, England, UK

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Members
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Rating
4.0
Reviews
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ISBNs
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Languages
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