The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of EnglishKyle Cathie, 1999 - 269 pages "Throughout history, events great and small have left their mark on the way we speak. Starting from 1066 and working through to the modern-day green movement, with a nod towards the invention of playing cards, the California Gold Rush and the first recorded blizzard along the way, The Chronology of Words and Phrases links hundreds of words and phrases with the historical upheavals and minor social changes which gave them life. A words book for historians and a history book for wordsmiths, it will have pride of place in any book lover's collection." --Book Jacket. |
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... known through the Crusades ) and spiced with cinnamon and cloves . Cloves , which are the dried flower- buds of a tropical tree , came from the Indonesian archipelago . Karuophullon , the Greek name for the clove , literally means ' nut ...
... known through the Crusades ) and spiced with cinnamon and cloves . Cloves , which are the dried flower- buds of a tropical tree , came from the Indonesian archipelago . Karuophullon , the Greek name for the clove , literally means ' nut ...
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... known world , intended for the religious instruction of their illiterate flocks . The medieval map that survives in Hereford Cathedral was made under the supervision of Richard of Haldingham and was designed to illustrate the history of ...
... known world , intended for the religious instruction of their illiterate flocks . The medieval map that survives in Hereford Cathedral was made under the supervision of Richard of Haldingham and was designed to illustrate the history of ...
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... known as jeu de paume , ' palm game ' . Tennis was known in England in the fifteenth century and gained in popularity in the sixteenth . It was , however , a game for royalty and the aristocracy since it required the construction of a ...
... known as jeu de paume , ' palm game ' . Tennis was known in England in the fifteenth century and gained in popularity in the sixteenth . It was , however , a game for royalty and the aristocracy since it required the construction of a ...
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The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell No preview available - 2001 |
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