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Description for Secret Bracknell
Paperback. Explore Bracknell's secret history through a fascinating selection of stories, facts and photographs. Series: Secret. Num Pages: 96 pages, 100. BIC Classification: 1DBKESB; WQH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 236 x 233 x 14. Weight in Grams: 286.
Bracknell was developed as a `new town' in 1949, but the area had been evolving since Saxon times. A royal charter from AD 942 mentions `Bracken Head' and a local comprehensive school still bears the name `Brackenhale'. It was a popular hunting ground for kings and queens and it was here that the widowed Catherine of Aragon became friendly with the newly crowned Henry VIII and secretly married him. Bull-baiting and cock fighting were popular until 1835, when both were banned. Subsequently a pub in the high street bears the name `The Bull'. In the eighteenth century, highwaymen and street ... Read more
Bracknell was developed as a `new town' in 1949, but the area had been evolving since Saxon times. A royal charter from AD 942 mentions `Bracken Head' and a local comprehensive school still bears the name `Brackenhale'. It was a popular hunting ground for kings and queens and it was here that the widowed Catherine of Aragon became friendly with the newly crowned Henry VIII and secretly married him. Bull-baiting and cock fighting were popular until 1835, when both were banned. Subsequently a pub in the high street bears the name `The Bull'. In the eighteenth century, highwaymen and street ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Secret
Condition
New
Number of Pages
96
Place of Publication
Chalford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781445651422
SKU
V9781445651422
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-6
About Marion Field
Marion trained as a teacher and and finished her teaching early to concentrate on writing. She has authored previous books on the history of Woking and other areas of Surrey, as well as writing magazine articles, biographies and books on the English language. She also gives creative writing workshops. She is an active member of her local Anglican Church and ... Read more
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