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London's Lost Battlefields (Paperback)
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London's Lost Battlefields (Paperback)
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List price R470
Loot Price R386
Discovery Miles 3 860
You Save R84 (18%)
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London's Lost Battlefields hides the ghosts of bloodshed and
rebellion from Boudicca to the devastating but little known
Zeppelin attacks of the First World War. The Peasant's Revolt of
1381 saw murder and plunder in central London, notably at The
Savoy, where the present day hotel is located laid claim to
thirty-two rebels who whilst drinking wine in the cellar were
trapped by fire and falling masonry and over several days died
there. St Albans was the site of two vicious battles during the
Wars of the Roses where an eyewitness said that the market place
ran with blood. One of the bloodiest battles of the Wars of the
Roses took place just north of Barnet. Under a nearby field lie the
bodies of between 3,000 and 4,000 forgotten soldiers of the Wars of
the Roses. This book suggests the location. The Wyatt Rebellion in
1544 saw London streets again awash with blood and gallows set up
all over London by Queen 'Bloody' Mary to take her revenge. 1642
saw two London English Civil Wars battles at Brentford and Turnham
Green. Many fleeing Parliamentarian soldiers jumped into the Thames
at Brentford and drowned. Some were buried anonymously on Hounslow
Heath. Parts of central London still bear the shrapnel marks and
memorials relating to Zeppelin attacks that killed 200 Londoners
and injured many more. London's Lost Battlefields tells you where
you will find them.
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