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This Ancient Road: London to Holyhead: A Journey Through Time
Roads shape our society and are shaped by it: they are a slice through history, a slice through landscape, and a slice through life. They are the most basic part of the transport network, used daily by most people, but their fascinating stories are largely ignored.
This is the tale of one such road - the Holyhead Road - that runs through the heart and history of Britain.
This road dates back to Roman times and has a rich history of battles and pilgrimages, trade and exploration. In the last two centuries its importance has waxed and waned, from the great days of the coaching trade, through decline with the advent of the railways, to coming back to life with the invention of the motor car.
This Ancient Road is a truly fascinating journey through time. Nostalgic, informative, quirky and charming, Andrew Hudson brings history to life in this marvellous book.
This is the tale of one such road - the Holyhead Road - that runs through the heart and history of Britain.
This road dates back to Roman times and has a rich history of battles and pilgrimages, trade and exploration. In the last two centuries its importance has waxed and waned, from the great days of the coaching trade, through decline with the advent of the railways, to coming back to life with the invention of the motor car.
This Ancient Road is a truly fascinating journey through time. Nostalgic, informative, quirky and charming, Andrew Hudson brings history to life in this marvellous book.
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224 pages, Paperback
Published September 21, 2017
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November 7, 2017
A history of Watling Street from Marble Arch in London to Holyhead in Wales may not sound like a fascinating read, but 'This Ancient Road' (2017) is certainly a journey through time.
Author Andrew Hudson employs quotes and references from Tacitus, Bede, Sir Frank Stenton's excellent 'Anglo-Saxon England', Geoffrey Chaucer, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens and a vast host of other publications related to the modern A5 road.
The reader can follow in the footsteps, hoof prints and wheel tracks of great historical figures from Suetonius or Richard III to travellers on the mail coaches and modern day car drivers.
The only thing I found dull were the accompanying photographs.
Author Andrew Hudson employs quotes and references from Tacitus, Bede, Sir Frank Stenton's excellent 'Anglo-Saxon England', Geoffrey Chaucer, Daniel Defoe, Charles Dickens and a vast host of other publications related to the modern A5 road.
The reader can follow in the footsteps, hoof prints and wheel tracks of great historical figures from Suetonius or Richard III to travellers on the mail coaches and modern day car drivers.
The only thing I found dull were the accompanying photographs.
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