England's Cathedrals
$48.58
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
25 August 2025
Summary
Majestic Spires: An Intimate Journey Through England’s Cathedrals
The author of the magisterial England’s Thousand Best Churches turns his eye to England’s cathedrals, with fascinating, personal - and often funny - insight into their history and their place in English life.
England’s cathedrals are the nation’s glory. They tower over its landscape, outranking palaces, castles and mansions. They attract roughly half the nation’s population each year.…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349147802 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349147809 |
| Author: | Simon Jenkins, Sir Simon Jenkins |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 25 August 2025 |
| Weight: | 289g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 30mm |
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Inspired … encourages us to take a fresh look at the familiar * The Times *An essential supplement to his marvellously illuminating guidebook England’s Thousand Best Churches * Evening Standard *
About The Author
Simon Jenkins
Simon Jenkins is the author of England’s Thousand Best Churches and Thousand Best Houses, as well as books on politics and the buildings of London and Wales. His Short History of England remains a bestseller. Currently a columnist for the Guardian, he has edited The Times and the Evening Standard and also worked on The Economist and the Sunday Times. He was deputy chairman of England Heritage and chairman of the National Trust. He chaired the revision of the Pevsner guides from 1994 to 2011 and is now a trustee of the Churches Conservation Trust.
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