Timeline of Britain - Hardcover

Gordon Kerr

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 095379766X ISBN 13: 9780953797660

Publisher: Canary Press, 2008

Synopsis

The first Britons did very little to impose upon or alter the landscape they inhabited,
and the gods they worshipped were those of nature itself. From as early as 5000
BC, farm tools, stone axes, pottery and antler combs were in common use by a
nomadic community who lived entirely off the land and disposed of their dead
using a burial rite known as `corpse exposure', which means simply leaving a body
in the open air to be devoured by animals and birds.
It goes without saying that much has changed in Britain throughout the
centuries, from the building of Stone Henge for ritual or astronomical purposes
in 2500 BC, to the industrial revolution and the invention of the power loom by
James Kay in 1733. The Timeline of Britain charts the rich history of our green and
pleasant land, from its birth in prehistory to the present day.
Follow the lives and careers of British folk heroes from King Arthur and the
Warrior-Queen Boudicca, to William Wallace, Robin of Sherwood, John Lennon
and Sid Vicious. Read about the introduction of tea-drinking to British society
in the mid 17th century and the first UK based tea clippers, the most famous of
which was the Cutty Sark - named after the revealing dress worn by the ship's
figurehead. Timeline of Britain will reconnect the reader with our collective past,
inspire minds of all ages, and remind a few of us what it actually means to be a
Brit.

About this title

About the Author

Gordon Kerr has worked in book selling, publishing and the wine trade. His
journalism includes a regular column on book jacket design for Publishing
News and he is a contributing editor to The Book Magazine. His book The Time
Traveller's Guide to Georgian London (Watling Street) is published in Autumn
2007. He is the editor of the annual Poetry Writers' Yearbook and a limited
edition of his poetry, You Can't Get to East Kilbride From Here, illustrated by
Ralph Steadman, was published in 2004. He lives in Hampshire and south west
France and is married with two children.

Edition details

• Publisher: Canary Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 095379766X
• ISBN 13: 9780953797660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Language: English
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160