![]() ![]() He explains some myths, debunks others and brings England’s kings to life. Ackroyd’s genius is in his focus on individual kings and on England alone, without Scotland, Ireland and Wales. The author spends little time in the years of Roman rule, other than to point out that the pilgrims’ paths and the great Roman roads are on prehistoric pathways to shrines and holy wells. Written records amount to a few carvings, physical evidence is found in barrows or other burials, and myths passed down over the years tend to become adulterated. ![]() The first few thousand years of English history is understandably sparse. Once again, Ackroyd ( London Under: The Secret History Beneath the Streets, 2011) exhibits his magic touch with the written word, this time with the first in a six-volume history of England. ![]()
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