History of England
History has until now tended to be written by historians. This, Graham Clarke claims, has lead to a rather biased view of events. In an effort, therefore, to get closer to the truth - or at least to suggest that alternative explanations should be considered - Graham now presents his own History of England.
Uncluttered by commonplace knowledge and well-worn facts this remarkable work offers a genuinely new account of some of the major events of the past. It explains, for instance, why Stonehenge was never completed and the roof not put on; what terrified the Romans so much about the Haggis; why there are no references to real ale, cricket or Lady Godiva in the Domesday Book; who actually wrote the works of the six Shakespeare brothers; and what Sir Christopher Wren's exact motives were for starting the Great Fire of London. Eighteen dramatic episodes are recounted in all.
History has until now tended to be written by historians. This, Graham Clarke claims, has lead to a rather biased view of events. In an effort, therefore, to get closer to the truth - or at least to suggest that alternative explanations should be considered - Graham now presents his own History of England.
Uncluttered by commonplace knowledge and well-worn facts this remarkable work offers a genuinely new account of some of the major events of the past. It explains, for instance, why Stonehenge was never completed and the roof not put on; what terrified the Romans so much about the Haggis; why there are no references to real ale, cricket or Lady Godiva in the Domesday Book; who actually wrote the works of the six Shakespeare brothers; and what Sir Christopher Wren's exact motives were for starting the Great Fire of London. Eighteen dramatic episodes are recounted in all.
History has until now tended to be written by historians. This, Graham Clarke claims, has lead to a rather biased view of events. In an effort, therefore, to get closer to the truth - or at least to suggest that alternative explanations should be considered - Graham now presents his own History of England.
Uncluttered by commonplace knowledge and well-worn facts this remarkable work offers a genuinely new account of some of the major events of the past. It explains, for instance, why Stonehenge was never completed and the roof not put on; what terrified the Romans so much about the Haggis; why there are no references to real ale, cricket or Lady Godiva in the Domesday Book; who actually wrote the works of the six Shakespeare brothers; and what Sir Christopher Wren's exact motives were for starting the Great Fire of London. Eighteen dramatic episodes are recounted in all.