ENGLAND'S FORGOTTEN PAST

Sub-titled 'The Unsung Heroes and Heroines, Valiant Kings, Great Battles and Other Generally Overlooked Episodes in Our Nation's Glorious History'. Here is a charming, lively and often funny tour of the overlooked episodes, people and places of English history. Who was the first crowned King of England? Who invented the idea of 'the English'? What was England's bloodiest battle? Who was the only English Pope? Which English city fell into the sea? Packed with glorious nuggets of historical information such as that Caroline of Brunswick was none too fond of washing and that when she turned up for George IV's coronation she was denied access by a bodyguard of bare-knuckle boxers hired for the occasion and died just three weeks later. Here is royalty remembered, lost landscapes, the blast of war, fading fame, believe it or not, England as perceived from abroad, the first celebrity chef, Civil War and civilisation in the 1640s, the Royal Society, linguistic challenges, new fields of archaeology, new forests and more. 192 well illustrated pages with pull quotes and interesting graphic design and timelines. Paperback.