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Tom O'Meara "A Miscellany of Britain: People, Places, History, Culture, Customs, Sport"

This is a fun book to dip in and out of and the ideal buy for visitors to this country. "A Miscellany of Britain" puts you left about many truths and half-truths, from Nelson's eyepatch and the number of wives Henry VIII had, to where the word 'curry' comes from and the origins of the police helmet back in the nineteenth century. It is illustrated throughout with black and white prints and line drawings.

A Miscellany of Britain is a unique collection of entertaining information from many different sources, which adds up to an illuminating snapshot of the country and its people.

Where else in one place could you discover the origins of driving on the left, advice for making the perfect cup of tea, a list of sports the Brits invented and when the faggot was at its most popular as a foodstuff?

A Miscellany of Britain covers the geography, history and culture of the British Isles, taking you from the speeches of Winston Churchill via Dolly the sheep, the Sunday Roast, Alfred Hitchcock's darkest thoughts and strange folk customs that have survived the centuries. This is the ideal book for anyone interested in Britain and all things British.

Contents

Introduction

This is Britain

National Emblems

A Potted Timeline of British History

Great Brits

The Great British Poll

Bad Brits

Worse Brittons

Celebrity

The Beckhams

Great British Women

The Virigin Queen

The Rose

Royal Oddities

Monarchs of England

Henry VIII

Elizabeth II

Prime Ministers

Winston Churchill

Britian at War

Horatio Nelson

The Union Jack

National Rivals

The British Empire

Brits Abroad

Sir Franics Drake

Explorers and Adventurers

Charles Darwin

Animal Britain

Rivers and National Parks

Robin Hood

British Inventions

British Pub

Boose Britain

A Nice Cup of Tea

Curried Britain

Traditional British Food

Haggis

Fish and Chips

British Seaside

British Slang

Rhyming Slang

The English Language

William Shakespeare

Books and Writers

Oxbridge

The BBC

Classic British TV

Carry on Films

Alfred Hitchcock

Sherlock Holmes

British Hats

British Killers

Selected British Riots

London

Edinburgh

Cardiff

The Tower of London

British Buildings

Westminster Abbey

Patron Saints

National Songs

Music

The Beatles

Sport

Bizarre Bets

British Arts

Nude and Rude Britain

No Sex Please, We're British

The Routemaster Bus

The London Underground

Weird Britain

Auld Lang Syne

Famous Last Words

Covers

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