Quirky History CTB confronting and full of tenderness

confronting and full of tenderness

With technical details

with everything in between - which are deceptively straightforward without any compromise on taste

faithful servants and wicked queens

a list of place names in Old English

Quirky History CTB confronting and full of tendernessJohn Quirk loves history, drawing and boats and these three elements come together in this attractive and entertaining book. He has sought out obscure episodes or familiar events from the past and written engagingly about them, illustrated with his excellent colour cartoons. Where possible he relates the historical happenings and maritime moments to the present day, be it when tracing the history of the screw, misinformation (fake news) during the