Jill, Duchess of Hamilton whose books also appear under Jill Hamilton Author Conservationist Journalist Historian    Home | Biography | Books | Reviews | Other words | Links | Anzac Day poems | | Check out the free eBooks to download | Jill, Duchess of Hamilton Photograph by Patrick Douglas-Hamilton Her Latest Articles The man who put purgatory on the map - June 17, 2011  A N Wilson suggests that purgatory only became part of Church doctrine in 1274   guardian.co.uk - February 8, 2011 Pentecostals are quietly thriving in Jerusalem   guardian.co.uk - February 3, 2011 When sharing faith means sharing germs   The Catholic Herald - November 19, 2010 Prayers in ancient holy places have become a lively part of the Middle East economy   guardian.co.uk - November 12, 2010 Pilgrims fill Jerusalem's streets   Her Books  New updated edition God, Guns & Israel  The British, the First World War and the Jews in the Holy Land  Updated third edition £12.99 Includes new material analysing the current political situation in Israel and the Occupied Territories and relates the impact of religious Jewish nationalism on the West Bank and Gaza 1968-2009. Relevant for anyone wanting to understand the present situation of the conflict in the Middle East Read the prologue of God, Guns & Israel The British, the First World War and the Jews in the Holy Land  Native Trees and Shrubs For your garden  (Frances Lincoln) £9.99 This, the first full-length book on gardening with British native trees and shrubs, coincides with the fortieth anniversary of the Rev. William Keble Martin’s Concise Flora of the British Isles in Colour. Local native plants are the unsung heroes of any landscape. As the world becomes more and more homogenous, place names, dialects, food, architecture, and, most importantly, regional distinctiveness and the plants indigenous to an area, become more important. All reinforce the local identity of an area and the traditional character of the British landscape. Local trees especially convey a sense of place; are often a source of communal pride; they link gardens and countryside, and they let wildlife co-exist with people. Because they have evolved in certain areas over time and adapted to local conditions, local plants have the added attraction of being generally easy to grow, and are, therefore, suited to local soil and temperature profiles.  Read the introduction and preface of Native Trees and Shrubs God, Guns & Israel  The British, the First World War and the Jews in the Holy Land    The roots of the present conflict in the Middle East can be traced back to the very foundation of the Jewish Homeland in the First World War. God, Guns and Israel weaves two threads together, the military advance and the influences of Protestant Nonconformism and the Old Testament on the founding of the modern state of Israel.    Issued in paperback on 6 December, 2005     Printed in Italian 2006 Italian review   in il Giornale   The long-held Jewish dream of a homeland became a reality due to a remarkable military, political and theological confluence. For both Jews and Arabs there was a sense of betrayal as Western powers sliced up the Middle East, each pursuing its own policy. From today's perspective these decisions are overshadowed by suicide bombers and encroaching settlers. Jill Hamilton opens a new perspective on the ideals and realities of those who sought an answer to the more than thousand year old question of Jewish national identity. The Bible, the army and the secret service all had a role. Read the prologue of God, Guns & Israel The British, the First World War and the Jews in the Holy Land  Thomas Cook, the Holiday King  (Sutton £20) Tourism is now the world’s largest industry. Little, though, is generally known about its pioneer, Thomas Cook, the man who revolutionized travel, invented package holidays and brought mobility to the masses. The sex, alcohol, over-spending, indolent leisure and extravagance that are now so happily associated with much of the holiday industry would have horrified him.  Few people know of his pre-occupation with God, the East Midlands and the Holy Land, his determination to improve the lot of the working classes or his abhorrence of beer houses, pubs and gin palaces.  In the nineteenth century, no priest, no minister, in any country, did more than this diminutive former preacher to shape both Evangelical contact and Protestant attitudes to Palestine.  Read the preview and chapter one of Thomas Cook the Holiday King      These publications are listed under earlier releases The Gardens of William Morris   (published 1998 in UK, also in US,  Germany & Japan)         Beautifully presented book showing the world of William Morris and his adherence to the principles of a simpler Medieval past. The flowers he preferred are shown and his use of them in his textile designs. The scenery, his houses, gardens and business premises are all included.  eBooks to download and read (Out of Print) Marengo - The Myth of Napoleon's Horse (PDF File - 560kb) Napoleon, the Empress and the Artist (PDF File - 720kb) First to Damascus (PDF File - 746kb) Gallipoli to Gaza (PDF File - 743kb) *          These fine books are available from better bookshops and on-line in the UK, USA and Australia Recent releases   From Gallipoli to Gaza The Desert Poets of World War One $A29.95 First to Damascus The Story of the Australian Light Horse and Lawrence of Arabia (now in third reprinting since publication in March 2002) $A29.95      Also available The Gardens of William Morris   (published 1998 in UK, also in Germany & Japan) £25 English Plants for your Garden £20 Scottish Plants for Scottish Gardens £12.99      Out of print  Redouté's Flowers  (published UK 2001, published France 2001) The Flower Chain  The Early Discovery of Australian Plants  (Currently out of print) Marengo - The Myth of Napoleon's Horse (published 2000; paperback edition 2001)  (Currently out of print) Napoleon, the Empress & the Artist  The Story of Napoleon, Josephine's Garden at Malmaison, Redouté & the Australian Plants (Currently out of print)      published under maiden      name Jillian Robertson       prior to 1980 The Captain Cook Myth    Lizard Island  A Reconstruction of the Life of Mrs Watson The Royal Race  for the British Crown  1817 1819   These pages highlight the author and her books including abstracts, the story behind the stories, publishing details and where these books are available.