Book Reviews – Englands Fogotten Past

England’s Forgotten Past:
The unsung Heroes and Heroines, Valiant Kings, Great Battles and Other Generally Overlooked Episodes in our Nation’s Glorious History.
by Richard Tames

This is a little jewel of a book, which reveals bits of English history that somehow got ‘lost’.  Did you know that for more than three centuries after the Norman Conquest, no King of England spoke English as his first language? King Arthur probably never existed – but is still heading towards his 1500th birthday – or that there are more than 3000 ‘deserted villages’ scattered across the English countryside. This book highlights these and other wonderful facts. This is one of those books that can be randomly opened and read. I love to keep a book like this on a coffee table or in my bag while I wait for appointments. History lovers like me will really enjoy this book and, as Tames says, “perhaps a rummage around in the cluttered attic of England’s past might be helpful – or, at least, be entertaining.