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Lädt ... The Story of the British Isles in 100 Placesvon Neil Oliver
   Keine Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch.   ) Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |  Neil Oliver is the historian I aspire to be! His love of this island of ours and the historic stories he likes to tell are second to none. With this book he has highlighted places that some people may not consider and that is what makes this book so special. As someone who has studied the history of Manchester and Lancashire in depth, I was surprised at first that he wrote a chapter on The Rutherford Building at Manchester University. Named after the father of modern nuclear physics, and former member of staff of the University. While telling Rutherford’s story, how he came to discover the atom while at Manchester, before his move to Cambridge. A story most Mancunians know but never really consider, but this makes us stop and think yes, big things do happen in the strangest of places. Even if this is a very personal list of places to Neil Oliver, many will have visited some of the places on this list. Some are also special to me that I have visited a number of times such as the Creswell Crags on the Derbyshire-Nottinghamshire border and the Great Orme out in Llandudno. The there is the rockery on the A303, which is currently an excellent parking spot during the traffic delays especially during the summer. Site of the summer solstice Stonehenge is to me a wonder of the world, and engineering! Or one of the places that garnered my interest and passion in history as a child, Harlech Castle. All the places the Neil Oliver has used to tell the story of the British Isles are special, some are very well known and well visited others are not. This is a fantastic book that it helps you to view British history in a different light, and like me you will now have a new list of places to visit. While all of us will have our own list of places that can tell the history of these Isles and this is the opening of a historical debate. This really is a fantastic book. (  ) atticusfinch1048 | Dec 21, 2018 | Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
"Everyone should have two copies - one for the car and one for the house to plan journeys. . . a reminder to think more about the places you pass and less about your route, because every British journey is through rich history." (Edward Stourton) From much-loved historian Neil Oliver, comes this beautifully written, kaleidoscopic history of a place with a story like no other. The British Isles, this archipelago of islands, is to Neil Oliver the best place in the world. From north to south, east to west it cradles astonishing beauty. The human story here is a million years old, and counting. But the tolerant, easygoing peace we enjoy has been hard won. We have made and known the best and worst of times. We have been hero and villain and all else in between, and we have learned some lessons. The Story of the British Isles in 100 Places is Neil's very personal account of what makes these islands so special, told through the places that have witnessed the unfolding of our history. Beginning with footprints made in the sand by humankind's earliest ancestors, he takes us via Romans and Vikings, the flowering of religion, through civil war, industrial revolution and two world wars. From windswept headlands to battlefields, ancient trees to magnificent cathedrals, each of his destinations is a place where, somehow, the spirit of the past seems to linger. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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