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Derek J. Taylor

England From a Side-Saddle

The Great Journeys of Celia Fiennes

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In 1697, a 34-year-old woman mounted her horse and set off on a 3,000-mile journey which over two summers would take her to every county in England. Her name was Celia Fiennes. It was a time when women didn't do such things. It could be gruelling, unhealthy and dangerous. As she discovered, most roads were unsigned, marshy tracks, lodgings could be filthy and vermin-ridden, and highwaymen lay in wait for the unwary.Luckily for us, Celia Fiennes kept a detailed diary about the places she saw and the people she met. She reports on the brutal justice system and political shenanigans of the time, and is fascinated by industry and commerce - works… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-7509-9821-5
  • EAN: 9780750998215
  • Produktnummer: 36697631
  • Verlag: The History Press
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2021
  • Seitenangabe: 320 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB

Über den Autor


Derek J. Taylor is a best-selling history writer and former international TV news correspondent. He studied law and history at Oxford before joining Independent Television News of London. As an on-screen correspondent, he reported from Northern Ireland, Rome, South Africa and the United States, and became ITN's first Middle East correspondent. He is the author of Who do the English Think They Are (THP, 2017) and Fayke Newes (THP, 2018).

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