Visitors' Historic Britain: West Sussex (Paperback)
Stone Age to Cold War
Imprint: Pen & Sword History
Series: Visitors' Historic Britain
Pages: 198
Illustrations: 30
ISBN: 9781526703330
Published: 3rd July 2018
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Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain - West Sussex is the first book to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn.
Starting with prehistoric Sussex, we explore West Sussex from west to east, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We encounter wild warriors, formidable founders of the county, indefatigable industrialists, excitable eccentrics and the lives of Sussex inhabitants and invaders.
Sussex is a country celebrated by writers, painters, royalty, artists and the millions who have enjoyed its changing coastline and verdant villages. Visitors' Historic Britain provides a unique series of journeys for those who are inquisitive about this quirky and history-changing part of the South-East.
Anyone wishing to mug up on the county’s rich history need look no further. Local historian Kevin Newman focuses on the west of the county (another on East Sussex follows shortly) and has helpfully carved its back story into 12 bite-sized chunks – from prehistoric times right through to the Cold War.
Sussex Life, March 2019 - reviewed by Angela Wintle
As featured by
Sussex Local, November 2018
Author contributed to article 'Lest We Forget' part of the magazine's Armistice feature
Sussex Life, November 2018
Author article on Arundel castle as featured by
Exclusively British, September 2018
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BBC Radio Sussex, 3rd July 2018
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As featured by
Taste West Sussex, Summer 2018
About Kevin Newman
Kevin Newman is a Sussex-born and dwelling author, tour guide, teacher, history consultant, journalist and historian. He has written school textbooks, for Sussex publications such as the Argus and Brighton and Hove Independent as well a range of books on Sussex. Visitors' Historic Sussex - West Sussex is his first book for Pen and Sword and will be followed by a sequel on East Sussex and Brighton and Hove. When not engaging people of all ages with the past, he escapes up on the South Downs on walks much shorter than Belloc managed.
Visitors' Historic Britain: East Sussex, Brighton & Hove Stone Age to Cold War (Paperback)
Many writers have written about the delights of the former kingdom of the South Saxons, its Downs, villages, countryside, people and their ways but Visitors' Historic Britain is the first series of books to take readers on a tour of discovery of each of the county's historic eras in turn. Visitors’ Historic Britain: East Sussex, Brighton & Hove follows its West Sussex predecessor and starts with the prehistoric era. We travel through the ages and explore East Sussex through a series of tours, investigating both little-known and well-visited sites that tell the story of our ancestors' past. We…
By Kevin NewmanClick here to buy both titles for £29.98