Bloody British History: Winchester
Winchester has one of the darkest and most fascinating histories on record—more than 2,000 years of death, disease, and destruction. Containing dozens of true stories, including the tale of William Walker, the diver who spent five years in pitch-black water under the cathedral; the Queen who walked on fire;  with ‘sufferings she could not describe’ concerning the life and dolorous death of Miss Jane Austen; and the secret histories of Winchester’s most famous buildings. You’ll never see the city in the same way again!
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Bloody British History: Winchester
Winchester has one of the darkest and most fascinating histories on record—more than 2,000 years of death, disease, and destruction. Containing dozens of true stories, including the tale of William Walker, the diver who spent five years in pitch-black water under the cathedral; the Queen who walked on fire;  with ‘sufferings she could not describe’ concerning the life and dolorous death of Miss Jane Austen; and the secret histories of Winchester’s most famous buildings. You’ll never see the city in the same way again!
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Bloody British History: Winchester

Bloody British History: Winchester

Bloody British History: Winchester

Bloody British History: Winchester

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Winchester has one of the darkest and most fascinating histories on record—more than 2,000 years of death, disease, and destruction. Containing dozens of true stories, including the tale of William Walker, the diver who spent five years in pitch-black water under the cathedral; the Queen who walked on fire;  with ‘sufferings she could not describe’ concerning the life and dolorous death of Miss Jane Austen; and the secret histories of Winchester’s most famous buildings. You’ll never see the city in the same way again!

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780752493268
Publisher: The History Press
Publication date: 02/01/2014
Series: Bloody History
Pages: 96
Product dimensions: 6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)

About the Author

Clare Dixon is a Blue Badge Guide whose tours include the Gory History of Winchester and "Ghastly Goings-On." Don Bryan, also a Blue Badge Guide, taught A Level archaeology at Eastleigh College for many years, and currently teaches local history at Henry Beaufort. Gerladine Buchanan, a History teacher for twenty years, has worked for English Heritage and the Winchester Museum Service. She is now a Winchester City Tourist Guide, specializing in Jane Austen. James King is a Blue Badge Guide for Winchester, and an expert on the area’s country houses and churches.
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