David EP Dennis

Notes & Queries (Mysteries of Sussex, #1) (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Notes & Queries Volume 1 contains a collection of history essays on a wide variety of subjects. The period of English History covered is from the Roman Invasion until the present day. Fascinating snippets include: Roman mining for metals in southern England, ancient yew trees, Viking invasions, the Battle of Hastings, reclaiming landscapes from the sea, the death of Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, the great artist JMW Turner and his relationship with Hastings, the discovery of electrical generation by Michael Faraday, the trial of artist James Whistler of 'Whistler's Mother' fame, the lives of literary giants Joseph Conrad and Rider Haggard, the faking of the Piltdown Skull, the crash landing of the famous World War II US Army Air Force Liberator bomber - Unstable Mabel - and lastly, the remarkable discovery of a Norman Longboat in Combe Valley, East Sussex. These essays will give food for thought and well as being entertaining and of educational value. This book is part of a series covering fascinating aspects of English history, set out in the same way as the original Notes & Queries of 1849.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: David EP Dennis
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juli 2021
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9798201959203
• Artikelnr.: 62260269

Autorenporträt

David EP Dennis is a retired RAF officer. He lives in East Sussex, England. He is married and has three children and six grandchildren. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Personnel and Development and a Licentiate of City & Guilds International. David is a member of the Open University Poetry Society and a Saatchi artist. He has founded two national charities. He now engages in extensive historical research and works to inform and preserve heritage and wildlife through his photography.

David has had a remarkably wide-ranging career: as an RAF Mountain Rescue Team member, PA to the Red Arrows, many important military posts and as inspector and consultant for education and vocational training. He currently works as a Sussex Police volunteer writer. He has travelled worldwide, especially in the Arctic, Scandinavia, the Middle East, and Australia.

David has just completed his studies for an Honours degree in Creative Writing, Classic and Linguistics with the Open University and his intention is to create poems, books, articles, and historical research until the universe stops him.