From the end of the last Ice Age (10,000 years ago) to the death of Winston Churchill in 1965, Adrian Sykes narrates the history and achievements of these islands, their inhabitants and their origins, through the stories of some 3000+ men & women who have shaped not just our history but the modern world. The story is interspersed with countless inventions, deeds of daring do and wickednesses, as well as the origins of innumerable words and phrases,often surprisingly early. From Nosey Parker - Elizabeth I of her Archbishop of Canterbury,to mayonnaise - the battle of Mahon,which the victo They Made Great Britain - Adrian Sykes od authora Adrian Sykes a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
Adrian Sykes |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
616 |
| Rok vydání |
2014 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
Everyman |
