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''A masterly evocation of the bloodiest year in British history.'' Alice Roberts
''Evocative, authoritative . . . rich storytelling.'' Cat Jarman
''An engaged, informed companion for the armchair time traveller...captures the thrill and the difficulties of interpreting the past''. TLS
''Duncan has written a masterpiece - a journey and an investigation that fuses landscape and history, chasing the echoes of Boudica''s rebellion and finding its physical traces that still surround us today.'' Nicholas Crane
''A brilliant imagining of the past. Mackay''s knowledge is profound, but lightly worn, his writing elegant and witty, and his enthusiasm infectious. A joy to read.'' Dr Harry Sidebottom, University of Oxford, author or THE MAD EMPEROR
''Mackay''s journey into the past is hugely enjoyable.'' BBC History Magazine
''The places that Mackay visits, trav
