Bloody British History: Winchester
Download or Read eBook Bloody British History: Winchester PDF written by Clare Dixon and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2013-11-01 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Clare Dixon |
| Publisher | : The History Press |
| Total Pages | : 161 |
| Release | : 2013-11-01 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780752497532 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0752497537 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (32 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Bloody British History: Winchester by : Clare Dixon
Book excerpt: The queen who walked on fire! Weird legends of St Swithin explored! The Vikings are coming! Death and destruction in ancient Winchester! ‘Sufferings she could not describe’: the amazing life and dolorous death of Miss Jane Austen! Fed to the dogs! Winchester’s most gruesome executions! The secret histories of Winchester’s most famous buildings revealed!Winchester has one of the darkest and most fascinating histories on record – more than 2,000 years of death, disease and destruction. With Georgian terrorists and legendary kings, trials, plagues and chilling true stories including the tale of William Walker, the diver who spent five years in pitch-black water under the cathedral, you’ll never see the city in the same way again
