Jane Peyton
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Brilliant Britain ebok
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Brilliant Britain is an entertaining journey through the quirks, oddities and idiosyncrasies that define our nation and preserve us from the mundane and predictable, such as:• the royal pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament and the less well-known swan-upping;• unusual sports and pastimes, from bog snorkelling to worm charming; • annual countrywide events including the May Day fes…
Brilliant Britain is an entertaining journey through the quirks, oddities and idiosyncrasies that define our nation and preserve us from the mundane and predictable, such as:• the royal pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament and the less well-known swan-upping;• unusual sports and pastimes, from bog snorkelling to worm charming; • annual countrywide events including the May Day festivities and the beating of the bounds;• dialects and slang, provincial foods and a recipe for the perfect chip butty.This book lifts the lid on a rich heritage of eccentricity and diversity, exploring all that makes Britain brilliant.
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Forlag
Summersdale
Utgitt
05.09.2012
Sjanger
Dokumentar og fakta, Politikk og samfunn
Språk
English
Format
epub
DRM-beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780857657909
Brilliant Britain is an entertaining journey through the quirks, oddities and idiosyncrasies that define our nation and preserve us from the mundane and predictable, such as:
• the royal pomp and pageantry of the State Opening of Parliament and the less well-known swan-upping;
• unusual sports and pastimes, from bog snorkelling to worm charming;
• annual countrywide events including the May Day festivities and the beating of the bounds;
• dialects and slang, provincial foods and a recipe for the perfect chip butty.
This book lifts the lid on a rich heritage of eccentricity and diversity, exploring all that makes Britain brilliant.
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