The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments by Adrian Bliss #foliosociety For some forty years he

For some forty years he has dug its soils as a working archaeologist – making ground-breaking discoveries about the nature of prehistoric settlement in the area – and raising sheep in the flower-growing country between Spalding and Wisbech

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Maomao is the talk of the palace

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The Greatest Nobodies of History: Minor Characters from Major Moments by Adrian Bliss #foliosociety For some forty years heHistory belongs to the heroes. But to get the full story, sometimes you have to ask the side characters. The lives of Leonardo da Vinci, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria fill bookshelves and fascinate scholars all over the world. But little attention is given to the ferret who posed for the renaissance master, the servant who oversaw the Tudors toilet time, or the famous horse who thrilled the miserable old monarch. These supporting cast members have