1000 years of annoying the French LimitedStock The 5th title in the

The 5th title in the best-selling Atlas of Adventures series that has now been translated into 31 languages

was at the height of his political career

home of the first chronicler of Anglo-Saxon Britain

his good humour even in the most desperate circumstances

transport and parks demonstrate a changing attitude to public green space during the century and its increasing importance as private gardens have become ever smaller

1000 years of annoying the French LimitedStock The 5th title in theThe English Channel may be only 20 miles wide, but it's 1,000 years deep. Stephen Clarke takes a penetrating look into those murky depths, guiding us through all the times when Britain and France have been at war or at least glowering at each other across the English Channel.