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Unexpected Britain: A Journey Through Our Hidden History
Stuart Laycock
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Description for Unexpected Britain: A Journey Through Our Hidden History
Paperback. Experience the fascinating but less well-known aspects of our country's amazing history Num Pages: 304 pages, 30. BIC Classification: 1DBK; HBJD1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 127 x 197 x 30. Weight in Grams: 288.
Many Britons like to think they have a basic understanding of Britain's amazing history. The Roman invasion, Alfred and the Danes, 1066, Magna Carta, Bannockburn, Agincourt, the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII and his wives, the Reformation, etc., etc. The trouble is that concentrating on just a few over-familiar landmarks like these can give a distorted picture of the land we live in. What would our history look like if, instead of looking at all the bits everybody knows, we started telling it through some of the bits everybody doesn't knows? We set off to find ... Read more
Many Britons like to think they have a basic understanding of Britain's amazing history. The Roman invasion, Alfred and the Danes, 1066, Magna Carta, Bannockburn, Agincourt, the Wars of the Roses, Henry VIII and his wives, the Reformation, etc., etc. The trouble is that concentrating on just a few over-familiar landmarks like these can give a distorted picture of the land we live in. What would our history look like if, instead of looking at all the bits everybody knows, we started telling it through some of the bits everybody doesn't knows? We set off to find ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445651163
SKU
V9781445651163
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-49
About Stuart Laycock
Stuart Laycock has a degree from Cambridge University. He has worked in advertising, marketing and TV. Stuart has authored or co-authored a number of history books in the UK, including All the Countries We've ever Invaded and the Few we Never Got Round To and Unexpected Britain. Philip Laycock has a degree in History from St Andrews University, where he ... Read more
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