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From a Scottish waterfall three times the height of Niagara Falls to the last foreign invasion of Britain and the birthplace of the first Oscar-winning Welshman, The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer brings together hundreds of remarkable facts and feats each pertaining to a different location from across Britain and Ireland. As much an accessible and informative reference book as it is an entertaining miscellany, it aims to expand our knowledge of these extraordinary islands while uncovering and celebrating some of their most remarkable people and places.
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(The Lady)'Lovers of Britain and British miscellany are sure to appreciate this collection of fascinating facts about the nation, its people, places and politics, culture, language and history.'
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(The Field Magazine)'this handy book has more than 1000 individual entries full of fascinating anecdotes and interesting trivia, and is ideal for anybody interested in the history and geography of the United Kingdom and Ireland.'
(The Good Book Guide)Paul Anthony Jones conceived The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer during his postgraduate studies.
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- PublisherSummersdale
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1849533229
- ISBN 13 9781849533225
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