9780500293775

England's Forgotten Past

Format: Paperback

ISBN13: 9780500293775

Paperback|9780500293775


Overview

Richard Tames, the well-known popularizer of English history, offers an entertaining exploration of the bits of English history that have been sidelined, lost or somehow overlooked. Written in an engaging, easy-to-read and often humorous style, Tames brings to life the various colourful characters, famous in their day, who have now sunk into obscurity, from St Cuthbert and Nicholas Breakspear (the only English pope) to Octavia Hill and the Marquis of Granby. Tames also covers such diverse areas as sports, lost villages, forgotten war heroes and inventors. Did you know, for example, that Barking was once home to the largest fishing fleet in the world? Or that coffee houses were once known as 'penny universities'? Peppered with quotes and anecdotes, and arranged into concise sections, this book is ideal for dipping into or reading from cover to cover.

ISBN-13

9780500293775

ISBN-10

0500293775

Weight

0.40 Pounds

Dimensions

5.00 x 0.50 x 8.00 In

List Price

$16.95

Edition

1st Edition

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

192 pages

Publisher

Thames & Hudson

Published On

2019-04-23



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