Glory and B*llocks: The Truth Behind Ten Defining Events in British History - And the Half-truths, Lies, Mistakes and What We Re

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Acclaimed author and veteran political reporter Colin Brown travels to the places where British history was made to unearth what makes this nation truly great.

Colin Brown is the author of the acclaimed Whitehall: The Street That Shaped a Nation. Formerly political editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent on Sunday, deputy political editor of the Independent and Parliamentary correspondent for the Guardian, he covered breaking news in Downing Street and Westminster for over thirty years. He lives in London.

'This is as much a travel book as history. Brown goes to significant sites... It's in evoking such a strong sense of place that the book succeeds in conveying a sense of history.' * Independent on Sunday * 'Spirited, entertaining and fascinatingly informative.' * Daily Mail * 'David Cameron calls this "absolutely fascinating" and you can't say fairer than that.' * Daily Express * 'Barely a page fails to yield some colourful historical nugget.' Dominic Sandbrook, Daily Telegraph on Whitehall 'Brown is a cheerful guide - full of anecdotes and observations.' The Guardian on Whitehall