Book description
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. Walking in England, Scotland, Ireland
and Wales, Charlie journeys alongside Boudicca's ghost in Norfolk,
relives Bonnie Prince Charlie's flight to Skye disguised as Flora
MacDonald's maid and takes the same 32-mile round trip as the starving
Louisburgh famine walkers. He suffers broken toes, becomes trapped in
the Scottish Parliament and encounters dead poets and a surprisingly
high number of mad old women in woolly hats. Told with Charlie's
customary charm and wit, And Did Those Feet will reveal the historical
secrets hidden in the much-loved coastal, country and urban landscapes
of Britain. As well as writing bestselling travel books such as
ATTENTION ALL SHIPPING and IN SEARCH OF ELVIS, Charlie Connelly is also
a broadcaster for Radio 4 and presenter for BBC1's The Holiday
Programme.
