Story of Britain

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Engelska, 2012

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Beskrivning

A definitive history of Britain which tells the story of two islands, Britain and Ireland, and all the people, Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English, who have lived in them.A comprehensive history of Britain that delves into some edgy and less well-known events as well as shining a light on the more traditional narratives of Scottish, Irish, Welsh and English history - William the Conqueror's arrival in 1066, Magna Carta, the Great Fire of London, the execution of Charles I, the abolition of slavery, the Battle of Britain and many more, as well as all the famous characters we know and love (or hate).This is an unillustrated edition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2012-05-03
Språk:Engelska
Filformat:EPUB
Kopieringsskydd:LCP
ISBN:9781406345919
Förlag:Walker Books Ltd

Utforska kategorier

Historia inom Barn och ungdom
Allmänbildning inom Barn och ungdom

Mer om författaren

Patrick Dillon is the author of two highly acclaimed history books for adults: The Last Revolution and The Much-Lamented Death of Madam Geneva. On writing The Story of Britain, he says, "I first fell in love with history through stories, and, thirty years later, found that they were stories my children loved too. I decided it was time to write a new history and take that journey again. I wanted The Story of Britain to show that what happened in the past happened to real people, to put across all the different things it means to be British, and to explain how the stories I loved made us who we are today." Patrick Dillon won a scholarship to Cambridge to read English but chose to read architecture at University College London, specializing in architectural history. He became an architect and has just completed the restoration of the Snape Maltings concert hall in Suffolk. Patrick lives in London with his wife and children.