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This fascinating and beautifully photographed guidebook follows
Cambridgeshire's waterways from leafy Huntingdon to the wide-sky
Fens, along the lovely Nene Valley down to the busy port town of
Wisbech and travels beside the gentle stream of the Cam into the
architectural glories of the university city of Cambridge. The
narrative explores the history of Cambridgeshire through its
vanished castles and abbeys, and traces the draining of the wild
marshes. Cambridgeshire is a county that is different to any other
in England, and the watery landscapes of the Fens are unique. From
the bizarre Straw Bears that lead the hosts of morris dancers
through the heart of Whittlesey every January, to the sedate Rose
Fair that graces Wisbech church and gardens every June,
Cambridgeshire has something to offer everyone.
This is the history of the ancient town of Bury St Edmunds as
you've never read it before. Starting with the Saxons and moving
swiftly on to the vicious murder of King Edmund by a Viking horde
(though he quickly got his revenge on his killer when he returned
as a weapon-wielding spectre), the attack on Abbot Lofestan (whose
hands were withered in an act of holy retribution) and a whole host
of battles, riots, plagues and scandals, this is a shortened
history of the town with all the boring bits snipped out. With more
than 70 illustrations (plus a grim and gruesome colour section),
you'll never look at local history in the same way again!
Death, Danes and disaster in Dark Age Ipswich! The castles are
burning! Attacks, rebellions, battles and wars in ancient Suffolk!
Queen of Blood and Fire! The dark days of Bloody Mary revealed! Sea
of blood! Smugglers, sea battles, U-Boats and invasions along the
Suffolk coast! The Zeppelins are coming! Bombs and bodies in the
First World War! Suffolk has one of the most amazing histories of
any British county. Betrayals, conspiracies and invasions have left
their mark on this eastern frontier. Discover how vicious power
struggles between the Danes and the Vikings shaped the history of
not just the county, but the United Kingdom as a whole. Read of the
troublesome Bigod dynasty, the Suffolk city under the sea and the
strange story of the thousands of burnt corpses that washed up on
the county's beaches during the Second World War. Discover the dark
truth inside!
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Discovery Miles 2 250
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