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Mons Meg: a symbol of Scotland - Couverture souple

Lead, Peter

 
9781840339208: Mons Meg: a symbol of Scotland
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 1840339209 ISBN 13 : 9781840339208
Editeur : Stenlake Publishing, 2022

Synopsis

Mons Meg, the large artillery piece on the book's front cover, is a symbol of Scotland, having arrived here in 1457 although actually made near Mons in Flanders. For most of her life, she has been domiciled at Edinburgh Castle. In 1754, having been classed as an 'unserviceable' cannon, she was taken away to London, but during her exile, it was said that "Scotland would never be Scotland again until Mons Meg came hame." In London, she became a tourist attraction in the Tower, and despite having come back to Scotland in 1828, Mons Meg officially remains part of the Armouries Collection. In 1842 a young Queen Victoria ited Edinburgh Castle and minutely inspected Mons Meg, and the cannon consequently became a must-w tourist attraction.

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Éditeur
Stenlake Publishing
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1840339209
ISBN 13 
9781840339208
Reliure
Broché
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Personne responsable
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