ENGLISH

English history: strange but true

By Richard , Smyth

Book information

Publisher
The History Press
Year
2014
ISBN
9780750954976, 9780752499703, 075249970X
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
3 MB (3189543 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
History;Trivia and miscellanea;Great Britain -- Hi

Description

This book is a treasure trove of English oddities, crammed with the most curious stories, remarkable facts and unexpected goings-on from the country's long and convoluted history. From frogs' legs at Stonehenge to knicker elastic in the Blitz, this is England – the unauthorised biography.

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