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The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places (Paperback)
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The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places (Paperback)
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List price R315
Loot Price R260
Discovery Miles 2 600
You Save R55 (17%)
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"Everyone should have two copies - one for the car and one for the
house to plan journeys. . . a reminder to think more about the
places you pass and less about your route, because every British
journey is through rich history." (Edward Stourton) From much-loved
historian Neil Oliver, comes this beautifully written,
kaleidoscopic history of a place with a story like no other. The
British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the
best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it
cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years
old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has
been hard won. We have made and known the best and worst of times.
We have been hero and villain and all else in between, and we have
learned some lessons. The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places
is Neil's very personal account of what makes these islands so
special, told through the places that have witnessed the unfolding
of our history. Beginning with footprints made in the sand by
humankind's earliest ancestors, he takes us via Romans and Vikings,
the flowering of religion, through civil war, industrial revolution
and two world wars. From windswept headlands to battlefields,
ancient trees to magnificent cathedrals, each of his destinations
is a place where, somehow, the spirit of the past seems to linger.
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