A Traveller's History of England
This compact volume . . . delivers a solid, comprehensive and entertaining overview of Englands history . . . a delightful source.
Full Unlimited e-Books Library
This compact volume . . . delivers a solid, comprehensive and entertaining overview of Englands history . . . a delightful source.
Richard Tames skilfully weaves into his narrative thread glorious anecdotes and portraits of the eccentrics who have thrived in the town.For visitors there are tips on how to explore five of the great Oxford colleges, suggestions for ...
... England's history ... a delightful source . " -Library Journal he Traveller's History series is for travellers Tand students who feel they need more historical background information on a country than can be found in a guide . All the ...
We think of Queen Elizabeth I as 'Gloriana': the most powerful English woman in history.
This delightful book by John Stoye allows us to accompany the seventeenth-century traveler on his journeys into France, Italy, Spain, and the Netherlands
A Traveller's History of Italy moves from Italy's pre-historic and Etruscan civilizations, through the Roman Empire and the Renaissance, the creation of modern Italy, fascism and World War II, and the role of Italy in today's Europe, up to ...
This book will unlock the secrets of Spain's vibrant and colorful past, its people and culture for the interested traveler.
"More than a thousand places are given historical context--and cross-referenced to a Gazetteer that locates each one and evaluates its attractiveness for the traveller"--Back cover.
What would you wear? Where might you be suspected of witchcraft? Where would you be welcome? This is an up-close-and-personal look at Britain between the Restoration of King Charles II in 1660 and the end of the century.