Companion to British History

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The Companion to British History is a single-volume encyclopaedic reference work written by Charles Arnold-Baker and edited by his son Henry von Blumenthal. [1] It was published by Longcross Press in 1996, and described by The Spectator as "arguably one of the most remarkable books ever written". [2] The Second Edition was published by Routledge. [1] The Daily Telegraph , in an account of how the book came to be written, described it as being "bigger than a foundation stone, longer than the Bible". [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 Arnold-Baker, Charles (30 July 2015). The Companion to British History. Routledge. doi:10.4324/9781315681511. ISBN   978-1-315-68151-1.
  2. De-Falbe, John (28 January 2009). "One-man triumph". The Spectator. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  3. Grice, Elizabeth (30 May 2006). "In the footsteps of Dr Johnson". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 12 December 2022.