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A pilgrim path that offers a wonderful long-distance route, on
footpaths and quiet lanes, across the glorious east of England.
London to Walsingham Camino guidebook is a full colour guide to
walking the re-established pilgrimage route from the Church of St
Magnus the Martyr, with its shrine to Our Lady of Walsingham to the
Anglican and Catholic shrines at Walsingham in Norfolk. The
experience of walking the route is described in this illustrated
book with the step by step walking directions and gpx files being
downloaded from the Trailblazer website. The whole 177.8 mile
pilgrimage could be accomplished by a fit walker in a fortnight or
less. But maybe you want to walk for fewer miles each day, or just
at weekends, or on odd days when you have the time and energy. This
guide caters for multiple approaches. Walsingham was England’s
Nazareth. A fantastical tale brought pilgrims – kings,
queens, and commoners alike – to Walsingham in the Middle
Ages. In 1061 a Walsingham noblewoman, Lady Richeldis de Faverches,
had a vision in which the Virgin Mary transported her soul to
Nazareth and showed her the house where the Holy Family once lived,
and in which the Annunciation of Archangel Gabriel, foretelling
Jesus’s birth, occurred. She was told to build a replica of the
house in Walsingham, and did so. The Holy House, initially a simple
wooden structure, later richly decorated with gold and precious
jewels, became a shrine and attracted pilgrims to Walsingham from
all over Europe. Numerous kings travelled as pilgrims to
Walsingham. Walsingham was by far the most important pilgrim shrine
in England until Henry VIII outlawed pilgrimage and the veneration
of saints in 1538. It was much more popular than Canterbury. Not
only that: in the whole of the Christian world it was eclipsed by
just three other places: Jerusalem, Rome, and Santiago de
Compostela. Those places have enjoyed an unbroken tradition
of pilgrimage and veneration stretching back a millennium or more.
Not Walsingham. It reverted to being just a village in Norfolk once
the pilgrims stopped coming. The road from London ceased to be the
most important route in England, and faded into obscurity. For 400
years, no pilgrims walked to Walsingham. Since the 1930s, when both
Catholic and Anglican shrines were re-established here, Walsingham
has undergone a revival. It draws around 300,000 pilgrims each
year, but hardly any of them walk much more than the final Holy
Mile, and only a few church and other groups trace the full route
from London. The London to Walsingham Camino guidebook is part of
an attempt to change that: to re-establish a walking route which,
while being as true to the original way as possible, takes account
of the modern realities on the ground. A pilgrim path that offers a
wonderful long-distance route, on footpaths and quiet lanes, across
the glorious east of England. A truly pleasurable and uplifting
walking experience.
Multimedia Journalism: A Practical Guide, Second edition builds on
the first edition's expert guidance on working across multiple
media platforms, and continues to explore getting started, building
proficiency and developing professional standards in multimedia
journalism. The second edition features new chapters including:
getting started with social media live reporting building
proficiency with Wordpress building apps for smartphones and
tablets building a personal brand and developing a specialism
long-form video journalism, audio and video news bulletins and
magazine programmes. The new edition also includes an extensive
range of new and updated materials essential for all aspects
multimedia journalism today. New areas explored include editing
video and slideshows for mobile and tablet devices, the advanced
use of mobile devices for reporting, location-specific content
creation and delivery, the use of video and audio slideshows, and
live blogging. Other updates include more material on
photojournalism as a storytelling technique, using and transferring
digital images and sound, the use of Google Analytics, and
practical guides to storytelling through infographics, timelines,
interactive graphics and maps. The book fully engages with
multimedia journalism in relation to range of social media and web
publishing platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr,
Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
SoundCloud, AudioBoom and iTunes. The book is also be supported by
fully updated online masterclasses at
www.multimedia-journalism.co.uk.
Responding to the newly-emerging trend of organisations hiring
journalists to create content on their behalf, Brand Journalism is
the first comprehensive, practical guide to this hybrid form of
traditional journalism, marketing and public relations. This
textbook takes a direct and practical approach to the subject,
showing journalists and journalism students how they can apply
their skills to working for a brand, and showing those who work for
non-media organisations how their organisation can acquire the
skills necessary to become a multimedia publisher. Areas covered
include: * Establishing the audience your brand wants to engage
with * Identifying your organisation's business goals * Developing
a brand journalism strategy to help deliver those business goals *
Measuring the results of your brand journalism strategy The book
also features a wealth of case studies on the subject and offers an
invaluable companion website - www.brand-journalism.co.uk.
Multimedia Journalism: A Practical Guide, Second edition builds on
the first edition's expert guidance on working across multiple
media platforms, and continues to explore getting started, building
proficiency and developing professional standards in multimedia
journalism. The second edition features new chapters including:
getting started with social media live reporting building
proficiency with Wordpress building apps for smartphones and
tablets building a personal brand and developing a specialism
long-form video journalism, audio and video news bulletins and
magazine programmes. The new edition also includes an extensive
range of new and updated materials essential for all aspects
multimedia journalism today. New areas explored include editing
video and slideshows for mobile and tablet devices, the advanced
use of mobile devices for reporting, location-specific content
creation and delivery, the use of video and audio slideshows, and
live blogging. Other updates include more material on
photojournalism as a storytelling technique, using and transferring
digital images and sound, the use of Google Analytics, and
practical guides to storytelling through infographics, timelines,
interactive graphics and maps. The book fully engages with
multimedia journalism in relation to range of social media and web
publishing platforms, including Wordpress, Blogger, Tumblr,
Twitter, Facebook, Google+, YouTube, Instagram, Pinterest,
SoundCloud, AudioBoom and iTunes. The book is also be supported by
fully updated online masterclasses at
www.multimedia-journalism.co.uk.
The seaside town of Broadstairs lies on the Isle of Thanet in East
Kent. Situated on the cliffs above the bay, the town gained its
name from the stairs that were cut into the chalk cliffs down to
the shore. Fishing and smuggling were the mainstays of Broadstairs
until much-improved transport connections to London in the
nineteenth century led to the development of Broadstairs as a
modern seaside resort, though still retaining its historical
character. In this book author Andy Bull delves into the
fascinating history of Broadstairs, including characters associated
with the town such as the scandalous eighteenth-century politician
Charles Fox, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins and Oscar Wilde, as
well as the creators of Billy Bunter and The Clangers. The tales of
the town include the country's oldest lighthouse, the smuggler
presented to Queen Victoria and the preserved German shell hole in
the house of the proprietor of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror,
which was intended for Lord Northcliffe himself, and many more
remarkable stories. Secret Broadstairs explores the lesser-known
episodes in the history of the town through the years. With tales
of remarkable people, unusual events and tucked-away or disappeared
historical buildings and locations, it will appeal to all those
with an interest in the history of this seaside town in Kent.
Responding to the newly-emerging trend of organisations hiring
journalists to create content on their behalf, Brand Journalism is
the first comprehensive, practical guide to this hybrid form of
traditional journalism, marketing and public relations. This
textbook takes a direct and practical approach to the subject,
showing journalists and journalism students how they can apply
their skills to working for a brand, and showing those who work for
non-media organisations how their organisation can acquire the
skills necessary to become a multimedia publisher. Areas covered
include: * Establishing the audience your brand wants to engage
with * Identifying your organisation's business goals * Developing
a brand journalism strategy to help deliver those business goals *
Measuring the results of your brand journalism strategy The book
also features a wealth of case studies on the subject and offers an
invaluable companion website - www.brand-journalism.co.uk.
The town of Richmond grew around the Tudor royal palace by the
River Thames. Much of the land was used by the royals for hunting,
first in the Old Deer Park and then in Richmond Park, but in the
eighteenth and nineteenth centuries the area became a fashionable
place of residence close to London, particularly around Richmond
Hill. The Hill has also been home to rock and roll royalty
including Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton and Pete Townshend. The town
expanded into a municipal borough in 1890 and is now part of
London, a thriving shopping and cultural centre for the area. This
book explores the lesser-known episodes and characters in the
history of Richmond through the years, from its royal beginnings,
the establishment of a tapestry works at Mortlake, the connection
with the River Thames through boatbuilding and the ferry before
Richmond Bridge was built, home of the artistic and other famous
people including three leading explorers, to the secret
nineteenth-century plot to destroy Kew Gardens and the story behind
the establishment of the Poppy Factory in 1922. With tales of
remarkable characters, unusual events and tucked-away or
disappeared historical buildings and locations, Secret Richmond
upon Thames will appeal to all those with an interest in the
history of this corner of south-west London.
The Isle of Wight, lying off the south coast of England, has been a
popular tourist destination for 200 years but has played an
important role in the history of Britain for centuries. It was
settled by Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, and following
the Norman Conquest it became a kingdom in its own right for two
centuries. After the Reformation the Worsley family became
governors of the island, transforming Appuldurcombe Priory into the
family home, but misfortune was to haunt them and the house over
ensuing centuries. The island was transformed by royal patronage,
George IV supporting the Royal Yacht Club and Victoria making
Osborne her favoured retreat, and the island was home to many
famous names in the Victorian world including Tennyson. The island
has also been at the forefront of technology and defence with the
world's first radio station, established by Marconi, and the
development of Britain's Black Knight ballistic missile and Black
Arrow space rocket. As well as all this, the island's story
includes the remarkable tale of how Bob Dylan was persuaded to play
the Isle of Wight Festival instead of Woodstock and much more. With
tales of remarkable characters, unusual events and tucked-away or
vanished historical buildings and locations, Secret Isle of Wight
will appeal to all those with an interest in the history of this
unique island across the Solent.
The National Council for the Training of Journalists (NCTJ) Guide
to Careers in Journalism is the essential resource to securing a
job as a journalist on a newspaper or magazine, on radio and
television, or online. The book contains: full details of over 60
highly-respected, NCTJ-accredited courses which give you exactly
the qualifications you need comprehensive outlines of what it will
be like as a trainee journalist on newspapers, magazines, TV, radio
or a website day-in-the-life accounts from a wide range of young
journalists advice, quotes, comments and warnings from over 100
working journalists a comprehensive listing of potential sources of
work experience, traineeships, and jobs.
WINNER OF THE TIMES BIOGRAPHY OF THE YEAR AT THE BRITISH SPORTS
BOOK AWARDS In the 1930s, as the world hurtled towards terrible
global conflict, speed was all the rage. It was described by Aldous
Huxley as 'the one genuinely modern pleasure', and one of the
fastest and most thrilling ways to attain it was through the new
sport of bobsledding. Exotic, exciting and above all dangerous, it
was by far the most popular event at the Lake Placid Winter
Olympics. It required an abundance of skill and bravery. And the
four men who triumphed at those Games lived the most extraordinary
lives. Billy Fiske was an infamous daredevil, blessed with a
natural talent for driving. He would later become the first
American airman to die in the war - flying for the RAF. Clifford
Gray was a notorious playboy and a player on both Broadway and
Hollywood. Or was he? His identity was a mystery for decades. Jay
O'Brien was a gambler and a rogue who, according to one ex-wife,
forced women to marry him at gunpoint. And Eddie Eagan, a
heavyweight boxer and brilliant lawyer, remains the only man to win
gold at both the Summer and Winter Olympics. This is their story,
of loose living, risk-taking and hell-raising in an age of
decadence, and of their race against the odds to become the fastest
men on ice. We will never see their like again. Especially after
the world did descend into that second, terrible global conflict.
Bexhill may have one of the highest percentages of retired people
in the country, but this fascinating town does not deserve its
reputation as God's waiting room. The town was developed by the 7th
Earl of Sackville as a seaside resort in the late nineteenth
century and gained a reputation for health and longevity, as well
as becoming home to around 300 independent schools before the
outbreak of the Second World War. It has always been a pioneering
place: the birthplace of British motor racing, the first resort to
allow mixed bathing, the town where colour television was invented,
and the venue for Bob Marley's first gig in the UK. A wonderful
array of fascinating characters, and a fair few true eccentrics,
have called Bexhill home, including pioneering motorcycling rector
Canon Basil Davies, and a hoax inventor of a death ray. The town
has been immortalised in a Goon Show sketch by Spike Milligan, who
trained with the army there in the Second World War, and celebrated
by native Eddie Izzard, who put a replica of the coach from The
Italian Job on the roof of the town's art gallery. A-Z of
Bexhill-on-Sea reveals the history behind Bexhill, its streets and
buildings and the people connected with the town. Alongside the
famous historical connections are unusual characters, tucked-away
places and unique events that are less well-known. Readers will
discover tales of smuggling, the town's link to Agatha Christie and
its connection with the US state of Delaware among many other
fascinating facts in this A-Z tour of Bexhill's history. Fully
illustrated, this book will appeal to all those with an interest in
this historic East Sussex seaside town.
The seaside town of Ramsgate in Kent developed as an important port
in medieval England, associated with the Cinque Port of Sandwich.
Close to the Continent, its harbour was a major embarkation point
for the Napoleonic Wars and during the Dunkirk evacuation in the
Second World War. In the nineteenth century Ramsgate became popular
as a seaside resort, and was the home of architect A. W. Pugin, who
built several buildings in the town, and later Vincent van Gogh
lived and worked as a teacher in Ramsgate. Today Ramsgate is the
major fishing port on the Kent coast and also attracts visitors to
its large marina and beaches. In this book author Andy Bull reveals
the hidden history of Ramsgate, from the landing of Roman invasion
forces, St Augustine's mission to bring Christianity to this
country, the famous writers who lived in or regularly visited the
town such as Wilkie Collins, Jane Austen, Karl Marx and Friedrich
Engels and how the future Queen Victoria almost died here and the
crucial role of a Ramsgate doctor in saving her life, to the
country's only royal harbour, the secret harbour built at
Richborough to transport munitions during the First World War and
the vast network of tunnels built to shelter 60,000 people during
the Second World War. With tales of remarkable characters, unusual
events and buildings lost or hidden, and fully illustrated
throughout, Secret Ramsgate will appeal to all those with an
interest in the history of this Kentish town.
Ealing is best known as the 'Queen of the Suburbs', but there is
far more to its rich history than that. In the Middle Ages Ealing's
market gardens supplied much of London's produce, and in later
centuries it has played an often colourful part in history, being
home to the royal mistresses of Edward III, George IV and Queen
Victoria's father, the Duke of Kent; and of Spencer Perceval, the
only British prime minister to be assassinated. A-Z of Ealing
reveals the history behind Ealing, its streets and buildings,
industries and the people connected with the borough. Alongside the
famous historical connections are unusual characters, tucked-away
places and unique events that are less well-known. Readers will
discover tales of the notorious highwayman Sixteen String Jack,
Ealing's connection with the British music scene in the 1960s and
Acton's history as a spa resort, among many other fascinating facts
in this A-Z tour of Ealing's history. It is fully illustrated and
will appeal to all those with an interest in this historic part of
West London.
The seaside town of Margate in Kent has based its livelihood on the
sea since its beginnings. It was one of the first places to be
developed as a seaside resort in the Georgian era. Margate's sandy
beaches became popular with Londoners first with the advent of
steam packets in 1815 and even more so after the railways arrived
later in the nineteenth century. The changing pattern of holidaying
in the UK led to a decline in the fortunes of Margate in the latter
years of the twentieth century, but in recent times the town has
seen an upsurge including new developments such as the Turner
Contemporary Gallery. In this book author Andy Bull reveals the
hidden history of Margate, from the foundation of the world's first
sea-bathing hospital and the playground of Regency royalty, to the
creation of Dreamland. This town has been the haunt of artists,
writers and actors, and boasts the most haunted theatre in the
country and the first modern bungalow. Secret Margate explores the
lesser-known episodes and characters of the town through the
centuries, and will appeal to all those with an interest in the
history of this town in Kent.
For centuries, Twickenham, Teddington, Whitton and the Hamptons
were bucolic places, a string of villages alongside the great
highway of the Thames. Hampton Court is most famous for its
connections with Henry VIII, Cardinal Wolsey and its royal palace,
but it was the river that offered a livelihood to many, through
fishing and boatbuilding and access to London, and also for its
many fruit, vegetable and flower gardens. Twickenham particularly
became a fashionable retreat for Londoners with pleasure gardens
and grand houses, many of which survive today, but the area later
became a hotbed of British R&B in the 1960s on Eel Pie Island.
Twickenham film studios produced many classics of British cinema
including The Italian Job, and Teddington Studios was the home of
Thames TV. Twickenham is also the home of English rugby and one of
the many fascinating stories revealed in this book is the
controversy around how the stadium nicknamed 'the cabbage patch'
came to be built here. Secret Twickenham Whitton, Teddington and
the Hamptons explores the lesser-known episodes and characters in
the history of Twickenham and the surrounding towns of Whitton,
Teddington and the Hamptons through the years. With tales of
remarkable characters, unusual events and tucked-away or
disappeared historical buildings and locations, it will appeal to
all those with an interest in the history of this corner of South
West London.
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