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Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered - Softcover

Bunbury, Turtle

 
9780500296363: Ireland's Forgotten Past: A History of the Overlooked and Disremembered
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0500296367 ISBN 13: 9780500296363
Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd, 2021

Inhaltsangabe

Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and entertaining glimpse into 36 lesser-known tales from Irish history, from the eruption of a massive volcano in County Armagh sixty million years ago to more recent events that have made Ireland the vibrant place it is today. In his inimitable sparkly style, Bunbury explores the people and events from high to low that played major roles in Ireland’s fascinating past but have since been overlooked. These alternative annals include tales of spymasters and scientists, battlefields and brothels, tailors and traitors. Ireland’s Forgotten Past paints a surprising, witty and engaging new portrait of an Ireland you thought you knew.

With 37 illustrations

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Turtle Bunbury, interiors specialist, historian and travel writer, was educated in Dublin and Scotland. He was also a co-presenter of The Genealogy Roadshow on RTÉ television, and appeared on BBC1¿s Wogan¿s Ireland and episodes of the American and Irish versions of the 'Who Do You Think You Are?' TV series.

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Why did the Romans never try to conquer Ireland? Why did the King of Spain give his name to an Irish county? And how did brandy change the course of Irish history? Turtle Bunbury explores unexpected corners of the past to offer an informative and entertaining glimpse into 36 lesser-known tales from Irish history, from the eruption of a massive volcano in County Armagh sixty million years ago to more recent events that have made Ireland the vibrant place it is today. In his inimitable sparkly style, Bunbury explores the people and events from high to low that played major roles in Ireland’s fascinating past but have since been overlooked. These alternative annals include tales of spymasters and scientists, battlefields and brothels, tailors and traitors. Ireland’s Forgotten Past paints a surprising, witty and engaging new portrait of an Ireland you thought you knew.

With 37 illustrations

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Verlag
Thames & Hudson Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum
2021
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0500296367
ISBN 13 
9780500296363
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
224
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