I Never Knew That About the English - Hardcover

Winn, Christopher

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9780091926731: I Never Knew That About the English

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091926734 ISBN 13: 9780091926731

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2008

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In which English county are the world's oldest film studios? Where was the only English pope born? In this county-by-county tour, 'trivia collector' Christopher Winn introduces places and traditions which illustrate different aspects of the country's history and character. He also discusses our best-known historical figures, such as Charles Darwin and William Hogarth, alongside a range of less familiar local heroes.

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A wonderful miscellany of great stories and interesting facts about the English

Synopsis:

This wonderful book takes an affectionate, entertaining and perceptive look at the English people. Here are their traditions, foibles, quirks, customs, humour and achievements, triumphs and failures, peccadilloes and passions. Travel through England from coast to coast and learn how every county contributes in unique and different ways to the distinct English personality. Marvel at crooked black and white halls in Cheshire and soft golden stone cottages in Midland villages. Go cheese rolling in Gloucestershire, discover the origins of cricket in Hampshire, savour a hot pot in Lancashire and a pudding in Yorkshire. Gasp at the glories of stately homes and the families that create them, upstairs and down, enjoy a pint. Listen to the memories and tales of ordinary folk from every walk of life and find out from them what it means to be English. This irresistible book will entertain and inform for hours on end.

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