Graham Clarke's history of England /

"Uncluttered by commonplace knowledge and well-worn facts this remarkable work offers a genuinely new account of some of the major events of the past. It explains, for instance, why Stonehenge was never completed and the roof not put on; what terrified the Romans so much about the Haggins; why...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Clarke, Graham, 1941-
Otros Autores: Briggs, Assa, 1921- (ed.)
Formato: Libro
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Surrey : Third Millennium Publishing, 1999.
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504 |a Incluye referencias bibliográficas (p. 80)  
505 0 |a I. Dunroamin' -- II. Romans do -- III. Darthur -- IV. Hastings job -- V. Keep your saxon -- VI. The Rufus Spratling chronicle -- VII. Jolly good Robin hood -- VIII. Canters Chaucerbury -- IX. Men of Kent -- X. Hampton tennis court -- XI. Ready Sir? -- XII. The Wooden 'O' -- XIII. Going west -- XIV. Fireworkers -- XV. Good Lord! -- XVI. Waterloo volunteers -- XVII. Steamers -- XVIII. Albert all.  
520 |a "Uncluttered by commonplace knowledge and well-worn facts this remarkable work offers a genuinely new account of some of the major events of the past. It explains, for instance, why Stonehenge was never completed and the roof not put on; what terrified the Romans so much about the Haggins; why there are no references to real ale, cricket or Lady Godiva in the Domesday Book; who actually wrote the work of the six Shakespeare brothers; and what Sir Christopher Wren's motives were for starting the Great fire of London. Collectors of Graham Clarke's work will marvel at his endless invention: studens of history will never trust a fact again." --contratapa.  
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