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This book of British Historical Documents covers the period from 325 B.C. to 2006 A.D. with a selection of over one hundred documents from Pytheas of Massalia to Tony Blair's farewell speech to the Labour Party in 2006.Whilst concentrating on the written word, examples of paintings, coins, cartoons, inscriptions and photographs are included as examples of the historians' sources.Each item is briefly introduced and then a selection made from the key points of the document. The book is intended for use in schools and colleges or for the historian who wants a ready source of the key documents to hand.Alan Avery studied history at King's College London. He is the author of several books on local history and is the general editor of the Blackthorn Press.