England

by Frank Fox

[...]which will strike at once the student of those buildings, who afterwards compares them with contemporary Norman buildings in France, that Norman architecture was not transplanted to England. Whilst at Rouen, Lisieux, Caen, Bayeux, you see the churches usually in Flamboyant or Ogival Gothic; in England the churches of about the same date are in a more severe and straight-laced style. It is well worth the trouble to study somewhat closely the churches built by the Normans in France and by the Norman-English in England during the century after the Conquest. A clear indication will be found from the study that the Normans did not over-run and beat[...].

Genres: History

124 pages, Paperback

First published February 7, 2012

About the author

Sir Frank Fox (1874-1960) born in Adelaide, Australia was a war correspondent in Belgium during WW1. He was awarded OBE after the war. Fox was the second son of Charles James Fox, journalist, and his wife Mary Ann, née Toole. He moved to Hobart in 1883, when his father became editor of the Tasmanian Mail, and was educated at Christ's College, Hobart. At an early age he wrote paragraphs for his father's paper.

He also wrote under the pen name of Frank Renar.

Reviews

[Michael Huang · Rating 2 out of 5]

More stereotype/cliche than real history/biography, such as the English all like gardens, even the lower class would make a window garden.

[Nicholas Maulucci · Rating 2 out of 5]

this was a general overview of our estranged mother across the sea. it covered a wide variety of subjects about England from its topography and fauna to the character and characteristics of its people to its military prowess. It was not necessarily an exciting book, but this would be keeping in stride with the English personality. interesting but a little bit of a monotonous read.