Told by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents. With a wealth of experience between them on politics, military history and today's current affairs, Peter and Dan Snow are the perfect guides to appreciating the significance of each document. The documents have been researched from the collections of The National Archives, The British Museum, The British Library and the National Records of Scotland and are set alonside a commentary from the authors explaining their criteria for selection and providing the pertinent details of each document. From the Magna Carta and Elizabeth's Tide Letter, in which she begs her sister for her life, to the official design for the FA Cup, Churchill's Finest Hour speech following the Fall of France, a ticket stub to the Beatles' first concert, and the signatories of the Good Friday Agreement, this beautifully designed book is a must-have for all history enthusiasts.
Told by two of our most celebrated historians, this is a spirited journey of discovery of our nation's history seen through the examination of 50 key documents. With a wealth of experience between them on politics, military history and today's current affairs, Peter and Dan Snow are the perfect guides to appreciating the significance of each document. The documents have been researched from the collections of The National Archives, The British Museum, The British Library and the National Records of Scotland and are set alonside a commentary from the authors explaining their criteria for selection and providing the pertinent details of each document. From the Magna Carta and Elizabeth's Tide Letter, in which she begs her sister for her life, to the official design for the FA Cup, Churchill's Finest Hour speech following the Fall of France, a ticket stub to the Beatles' first concert, and the signatories of the Good Friday Agreement, this beautifully designed book is a must-have for all history enthusiasts.
Including:
Vindolanda Tablet Domesday Book Magna Carta Treaty of Perpetual
Peace Elizabeth Tide Letter Drake's letter to Elizabeth I on
victory over the Spanish Guy Fawkes confession Death Warrant of
Charles I Wren's drawing for the dome of St Paul's Map of Battle of
Blenheim Cook's chart of Botany Bay Bligh's Report on the Mutiny on
the Bounty Battle Map of Trafalgar Wellington's Waterloo Dispatch
Gladstone's slave compensation Penny Black Stamp Brunel's notebook
Ada Lovelace letter to Charles Babbage Design for the Great
Exhibition building Charge of the Light Brigade Order Rorke's Drift
Dispatch Design for the FA Cup Scott's last diary entry Telegram
from the Titanic Balfour's Declaration of Palestine Haig's 'backs
to the wall' order First edition of the Radio Times Instrument of
Abdication of Edward VIII Churchill's 'Finest Hour' speech Guy
Gibson's logbook Ticket stub for Beatles first concert with Ringo
Falklands Islands Surrender Queen's planned speech following a
nuclear attack Tim Berners-Lee's memo for World Wide Web The Good
Friday Agreement Ballot paper for the Scottish Referendum.
Peter & Dan Snow's Treasures of British History contains 50 of the most fascinating documents in Britain's history.
Dan Snow is a historian, broadcaster and television presenter. He has presented across the BBC including The One Show and his series, Battlefield Britain, presented with his father Peter Snot, won a BAFTA award. He was awarded the MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2019 Queen's Birthday Honours List for his services to History.
'A fascinating insight into pivotal events in Britain's past' BBC History Magazine.
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