England: 1000 Things You Need to Know

by Nicholas Hobbes

Book Overview

This essential and timely guide to all things England and English is now available in paperback. Despite a thousand years of glorious history, the people of England know surprisingly little about the facts and fables, people and places and events and emblems that have shaped their country and its heritage. Where did John Bull come from? What is the Long Man of Wilmington? Who abolished Christmas? When did roast beef become a national dish? From the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 184354542X
• ISBN13: 9781843545422
• Release Date: March 2009
• Publisher: Atlantic Books (UK)
• Length: 464 Pages
• Weight: 1.32 lbs.