History as you have never read it. This book, quite extraordinary in its richness and anecdotal detail, narrates the history of the British isles, its inhabitants and their prodigious achievements often at the furthest ends of the earth after immense hardship. In a series of short articles, there are facts in this book never before read about, and there is something new and strange on every page.
Adrian Sykes was born in Quetta, Baluchistan (British India, now Pakistan) in October 1945. Educated in Britain, he served in the British Army then worked in the City of London, with appointments overseas, for 40 years. He lives in East Anglia.
A splendidly informative & entertaining guide to a dazzling cast of
great Britons whom everybody in this island should recognise &
celebrate, yet in these days often does not
*Max Hastings*
This is an unforgettable book, with a new idea on every page
*Paul Johnson*
A real treasure trove - an erudite, essential, original &
thoroughly entertaining collection of stories, facts & characters
that everyone should know about British history
*Simon Sebag Montefiore, author of Jerusalem: the biography*
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