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    London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces: Extraordinary but True Stories

    By Iain Spragg

    3.5/5

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    London's Royal Palaces are still some of the most visited places in England. A great deal of their official histories are well known. But London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces reveals the bizarre, funny and surreal events and episodes that have occurred over the centuries on the grounds of these beautiful buildings. It gives an alternative history: from the wandering inebriated zebras at the Tower of London, the cricket ball that probably killed a king, and the mystery of Kew's disappearing mosque. This is a wonderful collection for anyone with an interest in the history and heritage of our palaces and in London life generally.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherPortico
    Release dateMay 23, 2014
    ISBN9781849941891
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    London's Strangest Tales: Historic Royal Palaces: Extraordinary but True Stories

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    • 4/5
      This book was very interesting. It was a really easy read and a fast read as well. I loved learning about all the mishaps, innovations and forward thinkers that helped to develop this rail system. Many of the stories made me thankful for the improvements in travelling via rail that we experience today. I think my most favourite story of all of them was the first one in the book. This story spoke about the man who started the building of the system. He ended up in debtors prison for a bit and whilst there he watched a ship worm make a burrow through the wall in his cell. The way this humble worm did this was to secrete a slimy substance around the inside of the tunnel. This slimy substance hardened quickly at which point the worm would move onto the next section and repeat the whole process. This gave Brunel (the builder) the idea to design a huge cast-iron ring within which the workers would work totally protected. I found it fascinating how such a small animal lead to the building of the Thames Tunnel.

      I would certainly recommend this book to anyone to read.
    • 3/5
      Ever since it opened in 1863, the London Underground has helped to transport billions of travelers all over Greater London. Iain Spagg’s London Underground’s Strangest Tales provides a chronological collection of tidbits, asides, and goofball stories to help tell a different story of the train line’s history. While many of the chapters are interesting, coincidental, or historical, they aren’t really strange. Don’t get me wrong, the information presented here is fun and useful for a lot of trivia contests (like, for instance, only two people has ever been transported on the Tube on their way to be buried: Prime Minister William Gladstone and philanthropist Thomas Barnado). The writing is jovial and breezy and you can whiz through this book in a few hours, but don’t expect to be regaled with tales of intrigue and sensationalism. A quick and fun book.
    • 3/5
      As a New Yorker who rode the subway every day for 25 years, I developed a love/hate relationship with it. I was curious to learn how Londoners feel about their Tube. London Underground’s Strangest Tales did not disappoint me. Stories ranged from the history of various stations to the role of the Underground during World War II’s London Blitz to urban legends to commuter quirks. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and recommend it to anyone who is interested in trains, London, and history. For added enjoyment, read it the subway, the loop, the T, the metro, or on your own town’s subway.