I Never Knew That About Royal Britain - Hardcover

Winn, Christopher

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0091945151 ISBN 13: 9780091945152

Publisher: Ebury Press, 2012

Synopsis

A charming compendium of facts and tales about Britain's rich royal history of kings, queens and castles.
     Bestselling author Christopher Winn explores Britain's royal past, unearthing a rich legacy of castles and palaces, cathedrals and country retreats, battlefields and monuments where kings and queens lived and died.

     Discover whose heart is buried near the Tower of London; which palace was built on top of a mulberry garden; the world's oldest and largest occupied castle and the first building in Britain to have latrines.

     From the Palace of Scone to the Palace of Westminster, from Pembroke Castle, the birthplace of Henry VII, to Pontefract Castle, where Richard II starved to death, and from banqueting halls to beheading sites, this gem of a book is guaranteed to inform and amuse in equal measure.

About this title

About the Author:

CHRISTOPHER WINN's first book was the bestselling I Never Knew That About England. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, the English, Irish and Scottish followed and he has recently published books on the Lake District, Yorkshire and the River Thames alongside an illustrated edition of I Never Knew That About England. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for television as well as for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He is married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the series.

Review:

 · "Packed full of fascinating facts and anecdotes, Christopher Winn's I Never Knew That About Royal Britain contains entertaining trivia about the UK's royal castles and palaces." --Saturday Daily Express

About this edition

• Publisher: Ebury Press
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0091945151
• ISBN 13: 9780091945152
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 224