Great tales from British history : was Queen Victoria ever amused? and 39 other intriguing historical questions answered
Gambles, Robert, 1923-2013
Books, Manuscripts
Did King Cnut really believe that he could turn back the tide? Was Robert Bruce inspired by the perseverance of a spider? Was Queen Victoria never amused? In the 2,000 years of recorded British history, numerous stories have emerged and been passed down through the generations. Here, Robert Gambles traces the origins and tests the truth of forty of these enduring yarns of human strengths and weaknesses, of mystery, catastrophe and agonising dilemma.
Main title:
Author:
Gambles, Robert, 1923-, author
Imprint:
Stroud : Amberley, 2013.
Collation:
256 pages : illustrations
Notes:
Originally published: as Breaking butterflies. Cambridge: Vanguard, 2006.Includes QR code.
ISBN:
9781445613376 (pbk)1445613379
Dewey class:
941942
Local class:
941
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
893200