England&Apos S Forgotten Past: The Unsung Heroes And Heroines Valiant Kings Great Battles Other Generally Overlooked Episodes In Our Nation&Apos

Richard Tames The Well-Known Popularizer Of English History Offers An Entertaining Exploration Bits That Have Been Sidelined Lost Or Somehow Overlooked Written In Engaging Easy-To-Read And Often Humorous Style Brings To Life Various Colourful Characters Famous Their Day Who Now Sunk Into Obscurity From St Cuthbert Nicholas Breakspear (The Only Pope) Octavia Hill Marquis Granby Also Covers Such Diverse Areas As Sports Villages Forgotten War Heroes Inventors Did You Know For Example Barking Was Once Home Largest Fishing Fleet World? Coffee Houses Were Known ‘Penny Universities’? Peppered With Quotes Anecdotes Arranged Concise Sections This Book Is Ideal Dipping Reading Cover Σελίδες: 192 Έτος Έκδοσης: 0301 Διαστάσεις: 13X13Cm