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Histories of the Unexpected

The Vikings

Sam Willis James Daybell

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English
Atlantic Books
03 December 2019
At Histories of the Unexpected, we believe that everything has a history - even the most unexpected of subjects - and that everything links together in unexpected ways.

We believe that the history of the itch, the history of crawling, the history of clouds, or of lightning or of zombies or zebras or holes or perfume or rubbish or mustard - all have fascinating histories of their own.

Histories of the Unexpected not only presents a new way of thinking about the past, but also reveals the everyday world around us as never before.

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Imprint:   Atlantic Books
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Edition:   Main
Dimensions:   Height: 198mm,  Width: 129mm,  Spine: 10mm
Weight:   304g
ISBN:   9781786497710
ISBN 10:   1786497719
Series:   Histories of the Unexpected
Pages:   192
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
0: The Vikings: An Introduction. 1: Keys 2: Graffiti 3: Nicknames 4: Mischief 5: Hair Grooming 6: Hot Springs and Saunas 7: Break-ins 8: Colour 9: Toys 10: Teeth 11: Doors 12: Goading 13: Criminal Profiling 14: Birds 15: Luck 16: Friendship 17: Fun 18: Double Standards 19: Silk 20: Staffs

Dr Sam Willis is one of the country's best-known historians. His work takes him on adventures all over the world. He has made twelve TV series for the BBC and National Geographic, including The Silk Road, and has written fourteen books, most recently The Struggle for Sea Power: The Royal Navy vs the World, 1775-1782 and The Spanish Armada, a Ladybird Expert Book. James Daybell is Professor of Early Modern British History at the University of Plymouth and a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. He has written eight books and has appeared in a number of historical BBC TV documentaries.

Reviews for Histories of the Unexpected: The Vikings

History as you've never seen it before. -- Dan Snow Irreverent, witty and fabulously well-informed, Histories of the Unexpected is a blast of historical treats and full to the gunwales of extraordinary connections and trivia from the past. -- James Holland History isn't straightforward. It's a complex web of twists and turns. This book will show you how surprising, exciting and downright unexpected history can be. -- Janina Ramirez This is a wonderful, eclectic and entertaining history of everything, full of fascinating, surprising stories. -- Suzannah Lipscomb


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