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Nelson's Spyglass
Sophie Campbell
其他書名
101 Curious Objects from British History
出版History Press, 2016
主題History / Europe / Great Britain / GeneralHistory / Social HistorySocial Science / General
ISBN07509700309780750970037
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=wYEEDQEACAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Each of these 101 strange and curious objects from British history has an extraordinary story to tell.Many royal possessions are inside, including the shirt of that Charles I was wearing when he was executed and Queen Victoria's dancing shoes, along with curiosities such as Darwin's walking stick, the last letter that Dickens ever wrote, the handwritten report (by the captain of the Carpathia) on the rescue of the Titanic's survivors and Emily Wilding Davidson's return ticket to Epsom. Each offers a fascinating snapshot of Britain's amazing history.