{"product_id":"9781803991979-little-book-of-england","title":"The Little Book of England","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn affectionate portrait of England with plenty of self-deprecating English humour and unknown stories\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDid you know?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• The first African community to arrive in England was stationed at Aballava on Hadrian's Wall to keep out the Picts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Admiral Robert FitzRoy, creator of the Met Office, was so upset by criticism of his weather forecasts that he shot himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• While studying at Cambridge, Charles Darwin formed the 'Glutton Club' for the purpose of eating unusual animals.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Ada Lovelace wrote a computer code in the nineteenth century, before a working computer had even been invented.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e• Maids of Honour at Henry VIII’s court were given eight pints of ale per day and his army mutinied in Spain when the ale ran out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA little book about a BIG subject.\u003c\/strong\u003e England's not huge in land mass, but there is a lot to say about this little country. Yes, we'll be touching on the obvious bits – Shakespeare, 1966, disappointing weather, etc., but we'll also be going in search of what's under the surface of English history, society and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhat is it that makes England England? People all over the world think they know the answer to that: the King or Queen, awkward politeness, Beefeaters and losing in penalties in international football. But we English know that we're a bit more complicated than such stereotypes. Or are we? Let's find out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40967862583393,"sku":"9781803991979","price":10.57,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_30144619.jpg?v=1726731755","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781803991979-little-book-of-england","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}