The Forgotten Past – Volume II

Another Eclectic Collection of Little Known Stories from the Annals of History

by Andrew Vinken

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Pub Date 28 Apr 2024 | Archive Date 19 Apr 2024

Troubador | Matador

History | Nonfiction (Adult) | Politics & Current Affairs

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Description

History cannot tell us about everything that has ever happened and what it can tell us is but a tiny fraction of everything that has ever happened.

Andrew Vinken examines the history we do know about, but which has been largely forgotten. Kings and queens and famous places do make occasional appearances, but they do so in secondary roles. The stories that are included in this volume are about people and places that, for the most part, do not spring readily to mind, but which, partly because of their obscurity, form fascinating tales nonetheless.

In volume two of The Forgotten Past, Andrew Vinken continues to explore the history that did not make it into the school curriculum, predominantly focussing on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

History cannot tell us about everything that has ever happened and what it can tell us is but a tiny fraction of everything that has ever happened.

Andrew Vinken examines the history we do know...

A Note From the Publisher

Andrew Vinken was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex in 1963 and attended Vyners Grammar School in Ickenham. He later studied with the Open University, resulting in a Bachelor of Arts degree in Humanities. He currently lives in Pitstone, Buckinghamshire. The Forgotten Past – Volume II is his second published book with Troubador.

Andrew Vinken was born in Hillingdon, Middlesex in 1963 and attended Vyners Grammar School in Ickenham. He later studied with the Open University, resulting in a Bachelor of Arts degree in...