How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours

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How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our NeighboursHarry Mount's How England Made the English: From Why We Drive on the Left to Why We Don't Talk to Our Neighbours is packed with astonishing facts and wonderful stories. Q. Why are English train seats so narrow? A. It's all the Romans' fault. The first Victorian trains were built to the same width as horse drawn wagons; and they were designed to fit the ruts left in the roads by Roman chariots. For readers of Paxman's The English, Bryson's Notes on a

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