{"product_id":"the-british-history-puzzle-book-from-the-dark-ages-to-digital-britain-in-500-challenges-and-teasers-9780712354400","title":"The British History Puzzle Book: From the Dark Ages to Digital Britain in 500 Challenges and Teasers","description":"\u003cb\u003eIllustrated with beautiful images from the British Library's collection, \u003ci\u003eThe British History Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e will provide hours of entertainment and delight readers with questions for history novices to experts alike. It also spans British history from the first Stone Age settlers to today's post-industrial country.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e A spectacular, puzzle-fueled, myth-busting journey through the hidden history of Britain in 500 questions. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Britain's history is one of the richest and most complex in Europe. From the first Stone Age settlers, through the Roman occupation, the waves of Germanic and Viking invaders, the wars of the Middle Ages, the consolidation of the United Kingdom, the British Empire, the two World Wars and today's post- industrial country, its development is filled with well-known highpoints and lesser-known byways. \u003ci\u003eThe British History Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e poses fascinating and fiendish questions which will test your knowledge of the nation's history to the limit and reveal a treasure trove of astonishing facts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e So if you've ever wondered where cricket was invented, how many husbands the reigning queens of England have had, or who the first recorded tourist to visit Britain was, then \u003ci\u003eThe British History Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e will provide all the answers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePhilip Parker\u003c\/b\u003e has written widely on the worlds of late antiquity, the early Middle Ages and the history of maps. His \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e best-selling \u003ci\u003eThe Northmen's Fury\u003c\/i\u003e, is an in-depth reappraisal of the Viking world while his recent titles include \u003ci\u003eThe History of Britain in Maps, The A to Z History of London\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The British Library Magnificent Maps Puzzle Book\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"British Library","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50525805642002,"sku":"9780712354400","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8a6301d9-6243-4389-8cf5-1976a1b11b27.jpg?v=1731239962","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-british-history-puzzle-book-from-the-dark-ages-to-digital-britain-in-500-challenges-and-teasers-9780712354400","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}