RADICALS, REBELS & ROYALS

Sub-titled 'A Pub Crawl Through British History', we uncover the lineage hidden in pub names and signs from the origins of The Red Lion's divided loyalties, the real reason why there are so many Royal Oaks with not a tree in sight, pubs that have changed their names after the eagle had landed to the Man on the Moon, the story begins 300 million years ago in the rocks with the oldest fossil of a dragonfly giving the name to a pub in Bolsover, The Pillar of Rock. There is trivia about Dennis Skinner who adopted the title The Beast of Bolsover and what to visit nearby for each entry, a beautiful full page colour illustration and details about the pub and history, symbolism and meaning of the pub's name, mysterious bones found on the site, gun-flint manufacture, druids, Vikings, kings, greyhounds, stars and garters, virgin queens and Shakespeare's head, the Samuel Pepys and the Captain Kidd, kings and queens, the Great Eastern designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel, the Dirty Duck and the Black Swan, generals and vagabonds, monsters and madmen. This is the changing face of Britain told through her pub signs leaving you drunk on general knowledge, here are over 70 pubs and no excuse not to impress at your next pub quiz. 192 very colourful pages, this is the most beautifully illustrated alternative history book covering England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.