Interesting, fascinating, enlightening, important and humorous events in British History brought to life in this modern version 'Book of Days.' Compiled after raiding archives, libraries, newspapers and the deepest recesses of the author's somewhat over filled mind, this is the ideal book to dip in and out of on the beach, in bed or on a cold rainy day. Guiding you through a calendar year on a day by day basis the fully illustrated book is full of fascinating facts and figures covering a wide range of Britain's social, political, religious and industrial history along with technology, the arts, sport and recreation and much more. It will delight those with a love of history or indeed those who just want to know a little more about what shaped the land we know as home. AUTHOR: John Heywood is an experienced professional local historian, writer and speaker living in West Yorkshire. With a passion for history stretching back over forty years his most recent well acclaimed book 'Beside the Seaside' told the story of Yorkshire's East Coast holiday resorts. He is a regular contributor to several history and nostalgia magazines and has recently collaborated on a book and exhibition examining the home-front in Wakefield during the Great War. Away from writing John loves being by the coast and walking. 75 b/w illustrations
