Book description
Bestselling author Christopher Winn explores Britain's royal past,
unearthing a rich legacy of castles and palaces, cathedrals and
country retreats, battlefields and monuments where kings and queens
lived and died.
In this exploration of royal British history, discover whose heart
is buried near the Tower of London; which palace was built on top of a
mulberry garden; the world's oldest and largest occupied castle and
the first building in Britain to have latrines.
From the Palace of Scone to the Palace of Westminster, from Pembroke
Castle, the birthplace of Henry VII, to Pontefract Castle, where
Richard II starved to death, and from banqueting halls to beheading
sites, this gem of a book is guaranteed to inform and amuse in equal measure.
Christopher Winn's first book was the bestselling
I Never Knew
That About England
. Volumes on Ireland, Scotland, Wales, London, the English, Irish and
Scottish followed and he has recently published books on the Lake
District, Yorkshire and the River Thames alongside an illustrated
edition of
I Never Knew That About England
. A freelance writer and collector of trivia for over 20 years, he has
worked with Terry Wogan and Jonathan Ross and sets quiz questions for
television as well as for the Daily Mail and the Daily Telegraph. He is
married to artist Mai Osawa, who illustrates all the books in the
series. His website is www. i-never-knew-that. com
