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Author : Henry Vollam Morton
Release : 1930
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Book Synopsis In Search of England by : Henry Vollam Morton
Download or read book In Search of England written by Henry Vollam Morton. This book was released on 1930. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : H.v. Morton
Release : 2009-07-21
Genre : Travel
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Book Rating : 849/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis In Search Of London by : H.v. Morton
Download or read book In Search Of London written by H.v. Morton. This book was released on 2009-07-21. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: H. V. Morton turns his traveler's intuition and his reporter's eye for detail to the city that has fascinated him since childhood—London past, present, and timeless. He explores the City and the Temple, Covent Garden, SoHo, and all the "submerged villages beneath the flood of bricks and mortar," uncovering layer upon layer of London's history. Morton follows the thread of imagination back and forth across the city, tracing unforgettable scenes: the Emperor Claudius leading his war elephants across the Thames. . .the grisly executions at the Tower. . .the world of Shakespeare, Dickens, and Queen Victoria. . .and the shattered yet defiant city of the Blitz as well as the postwar London of "ruins and hatless crowds." Morton's quest for London’s heart reveals how its daily life is rooted in a past that is closer and more familiar than we might think, making the book as informative, entertaining, and rich in human color today as when it was written fifty years ago.
Author : Michael Wood
Release : 2010-09-30
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 155/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Story of England by : Michael Wood
Download or read book The Story of England written by Michael Wood. This book was released on 2010-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A VILLAGE AND ITS PEOPLE THROUGH THE WHOLE OF ENGLISH HISTORY The village of Kibworth in Leicestershire lies at the very centre of England. It has a church, some pubs, the Grand Union Canal, a First World War Memorial - and many centuries of recorded history. Bought in the thirteenth century by William de Merton, who founded Merton College, Oxford, it also lodges 750 years of village history. Michael Wood tells the extraordinary story of one English community over fifteen centuries - from the moment that the Roman Emperor Honorius sent his famous letter in 410 advising the English to look to their own defences to the village as it is today. He builds on this unique archive, enlisting the help of Kibworth's inhabitants in a village-wide archaeological dig and the first complete DNA profile of an English village. The story of Kibworth is the story of England itself, a Who Do You Think You Are? for the entire nation. 'Better than any historian for decades, Wood brings home not just the ways in which buildings, landscapes and written texts may be read, but the sensual beauty of encounters with them' TLS
Author : Jordan Marxer
Release : 2019-08
Genre : Design
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Book Rating : 707/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Our Hearts Are in England by : Jordan Marxer
Download or read book Our Hearts Are in England written by Jordan Marxer. This book was released on 2019-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our Hearts Are in England offers an impassioned salute to our most cherished destinations.
Author : Michael Wood
Release : 2001
Genre : History
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Book Rating : 181/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis In Search of England by : Michael Wood
Download or read book In Search of England written by Michael Wood. This book was released on 2001. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In a rich unfolding of history and legend, the author of "Conquistadors" explores the character and origins of the Anglo-Saxon world, a culture that has had a significant impact worldwide. 30 illustrations, 16 in color.
