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Armour in England : From the Earliest Times to the Reign of James the First (Illustrated)

ByJ. Starkie Gardner

“It is the nature of islands to exhibit some peculiarities in their fauna and flora, and this insularity is no less pronounced in the manners and customs of the human beings inhabiting them. Thus even the stone implements of Britain of remote prehistoric days can readily be distinguished by the expert; and we have the authority of Sir John Evans for regarding our types of bronze celts and weapons as both peculiar and indigenous. On first taking a place in history several strange and extra-European customs were noticed in these isles by Cæsar, such as the use of chariots in war, and dyeing the skin blue with woad: British nations were, moreover, frequently ruled by queens, and some practised the rare and difficult, and very far from barbaric, art of enamelling on bronze.”

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Publication Date
Jan 15, 2014
Language
English
ISBN
9781304808219
Category
History
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
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By (author): J. Starkie Gardner

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EPUB

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