{"product_id":"a-history-of-britain-in-21-paintings","title":"A History of Britain in 21 Paintings","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'The leading historian of her generation' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDAN SNOW\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'A champion of British heritage' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLUKE SHERLOCK\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e'Alice Loxton has a brilliant talent for digging out history's most extraordinary stories and bringing them to life'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e JACK CHESHER\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch2\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA LIVELY AND ILLUMINATING HISTORY OF BRITAIN FROM THE BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eELEANOR \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAND \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eEIGHTEEN\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, ALICE LOXTON\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom an image carried by St Augustine when he landed on our shores in 597AD and a glittering portrait of a Tudor queen to Stubbs’ majestic rendering of Whistlejacket and L.S. Lowry’s depictions of daily life in Bolton, each painting in this transformative history illuminates key moments in our island's story. These are tales of foundation, revolution, upheaval and resilience.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlong the way, Loxton visits locations that have shaped the lives of these extraordinary works of art: a winding riverbank, a local supermarket, a secret mountain quarry, a bustling hospital. She is joined by a rich cast of characters, including conservators, pub locals and a fearsome dragon, and discovers the stories behind some of Britain's most fascinating myths (who really was St George? Did the people of the Middle Ages think the world was flat? What was the Pineapple Craze? Why do Scots wear tartan?).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is a sweeping, joyful history that will inspire you to explore the wonders of Britain and change the way you look at paintings for ever.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eMore Praise for \u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cu\u003eA History of Britain in 21 Paintings\u003c\/u\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'An entertaining tour of British history filled with delightful stories, witty anecdotes and an abundance of remarkable paintings' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eTerry Deary\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'Warm, curious and full of wit, this is a history of great scope, brought vividly to life and delivered with considerable panache' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAndrew Ziminski\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Loxton is a boots-on-the-ground, nose-on-the-glass case sort of historian - she takes you immediately and vividly to some of the most interesting sights in Britain' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePhilippa Gregory\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A glittering jewel-box of a book' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSinclair McKay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e'A pleasurable and quirky voyage through the hidden corners of British history' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eSimon Jenkins\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAlice Loxton is a national treasure just like the paintings she uncovers' \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEmily Hauser\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Goldsboro Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57728880279925,"sku":"4E3-0D0-B8E","price":27.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0733\/4900\/5606\/files\/c326ace0-584f-4051-b531-805eb69c878f.jpg?v=1793881931","url":"https:\/\/goldsborobooks.surf\/products\/a-history-of-britain-in-21-paintings","provider":"Goldsboro Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}