This is the ultimate journey around England. Christopher Winn takes us to each county, to see where history happened, where people and ideas were born, where dreams took flight and where men and women now rest from their labours. To tread in their footsteps, to touch and experience some of what inspired and moved them is to capture some of the flavour of their lives and make their stories alive and real. Crammed with facts and information, I Never Knew That About England celebrates the places and people that make the country unique and includes history, legends, firsts, supremes, unusuals, inventions, birthplaces and gossip. You'll be able to visit the bridge where Pooh and Piglet played Poohsticks and see where Alfred burnt the cakes. In a small village in Bedfordshire you can visit the graveyard where Long John Silver and Wendy rest. These stories will bring any place that you visit to life (keep one copy in the car and one in the house!) and enable you to discover England's rich and surprising history.
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A glorious miscellany of good stories, legends and fascinating facts about England (20040624)
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Christopher Winn has been a freelance writer and trivia collector for over twenty years. A former link writer for Terry Wogan and question setter for The Weakest Link, he is also a regular quizmaster for the Daily Mail and the Daily Express. He also works in theatre and has recently toured with Hugh Massingberd's play, Ancestral Voices about James Lees-Milne.
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132 of 135 people found the following review helpful
By DavyA
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What a great read . Loads of interesting,obscure & little known facts about England.
There is a section on each English county & some of the towns & cities therein. The book covers each county's "claims to fame" (many of which were unknown to me - really interesting & enlightening) along with other fascinating historical snippets.
Dip in & out or read straight through, either way it's an entertaining & informative book.
It's the kind of book they must get pub quiz questions from !!
As the previous reviewer points out,a really excellent stocking filler - real value & a true "find" .
Top quality.
There is a section on each English county & some of the towns & cities therein. The book covers each county's "claims to fame" (many of which were unknown to me - really interesting & enlightening) along with other fascinating historical snippets.
Dip in & out or read straight through, either way it's an entertaining & informative book.
It's the kind of book they must get pub quiz questions from !!
As the previous reviewer points out,a really excellent stocking filler - real value & a true "find" .
Top quality.
143 of 149 people found the following review helpful
By chris Dobson
Format:Hardcover
I found this book to be a brilliant stocking filler, a really good 'toilet' read. I flicked through it at first, searching for locations from my childhood and teens, such as places I had visited on family holidays, etc. However, after an initial trawl I read it over a period of about 36 hours. There is not a place in England that doesn't have some obscure fact related to it.
A bloody good book, highly recommended.
55 of 59 people found the following review helpful
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Just got this as a Christmas present for someone, and looking through, it makes a very interesting read, with lots of unusual and entertaining nuggets of information and facts. The illustrations are good too.
However I was a bit disappointed to find 3 mistakes in the space of as many pages when I looked at my own local area (Suffolk), which could have been corrected by anyone with Google and an extra 30 seconds to check each one... It was Sir Robert Watson-Watt who was instrumental in the development of RADAR at Bawdsey just before WW2 (not Robin), it's the River Deben (not Debden), and Grimston Hall is in Trimley St Martin (not the adjacent parish of Trimley St Mary). Which just makes me slightly question the veracity of the rest of the book. But it's still a good read, and probably the rest of it's all true!
However I was a bit disappointed to find 3 mistakes in the space of as many pages when I looked at my own local area (Suffolk), which could have been corrected by anyone with Google and an extra 30 seconds to check each one... It was Sir Robert Watson-Watt who was instrumental in the development of RADAR at Bawdsey just before WW2 (not Robin), it's the River Deben (not Debden), and Grimston Hall is in Trimley St Martin (not the adjacent parish of Trimley St Mary). Which just makes me slightly question the veracity of the rest of the book. But it's still a good read, and probably the rest of it's all true!
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A must for the roamer.
Utterly fascinating. An author whose name eludes me at the moment is on record as saying "They little know of England who only England know". Read more
Published 3 months ago by Cyril N. Cowley
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A good book for dipping into...
I bought this as a present for my mother who tells me she has it on a coffee table and dips into it from time to time. The content is interesting and informative and well written. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Simon Binning
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interesting but names out of date
whats now cumbria is still westmorland and cumberland in the book .other facts are interesting.short snippets of places some places expected to see were not in the book. Read more
Published 7 months ago by the parapsychologist
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Constrained content - needs more depth
I thoroughly enjoyed 'I didn't know that about London' (reviewed on Amazon in 2008) and the more recent 'I didn't know that about the River Thames'. Read more
Published 16 months ago by C. Young
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Further Education
I had borrowed this book from a friend previously. So interesting was the history in it, that I had to buy a copy for myself.
Well worth the read!
Well worth the read!
Published 18 months ago by D. Chamberlin
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Excellent!
This is one of those books, no matter how many times you open it, you find yourself saying, "Wow! I didn't know that! Read more
Published 19 months ago by Naran Rathod
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Intriguing highlights from the past
This series of books was recommended to me by a good friend whom I meet over coffee from time to time. We enjoy having rich conversations about pertinent subjects. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Global Nomad
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I Never Knew that about England
Book arrived promptly, very good price, new condition as promised. Only problem: it was quite an old edition and did not match the recent (illustrated) edition that is currently in... Read more
Published on 17 May 2011 by Freddy the Fearless Fly
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fantastic read
already bought 'I Never Knew That About Yorkshire' this book is equabily amazing, fantastic info if you like traveling around England
Published on 7 Dec 2010 by Tina
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Christmas fare for all year
Christopher Winn's book, I Never Knew That About England, is a little classic. Yes, I, too, received it as a Christmas present but it's far too good to be confined to the festive... Read more
Published on 24 Aug 2010 by Patricia Olds
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