And did those feet : walking through 2000 years of British and Irish history by Connelly, Charlie instant download

And did those feet : walking through 2000 years of British and Irish history by Connelly, Charlie instant download

308 pages : 22 cm, \"The landscape of the British Isles is filled with history, much of which we miss as it flashes past the car window. Do we even realise that we're following the same path as the Tolpuddle Martyrs, or that we're driving past the exact spot where King Harold was killed, shot through the eye with an arrow? As a lover of both history and the British countryside, Charlie Connelly decided to rectify this, and set out on a series of walks that recreate famous historical journeys. En route he retells the story of the original trip while discovering who and what now inhabit these iconic routes.\"--Global Books in Print, Includes bibliographical references, AD60-61: Boudica's revolt -- 1066: King Harold, Stamford Bridge to Hastings -- c.1150: On the trail of Olaf the Dwarf, King of Man -- 1403: Owain Glyndwr rises up against the English -- 1568: Mary, Queen of Scots escapes from Loch Leven -- 1746: Bonnie Prince Charlie and Flora MacDonald -- 1849: the Doolough Famine Walk