Bath: Chronicles Revealed

by R. W. Calloway

The story of Bath, told chapter by chapter from its earliest days to the present, in this short, readable work of popular history from the Chronicles Revealed series. Legends are marked as legends, and places where historians disagree are flagged in the text.

11 chapters:

• Rain on the Mendips, Heat from the Deep
• A Goddess, a Gorgon and a Hundred Curses
• The Work of Giants: Saxon Bath and a King’s Crowning
• A Bishop’s Cathedral and a Bishop’s Dream
• Queens in the Cross Bath
• The Uncrowned King: Beau Nash and the Rules of Bath
• The Postmaster’s Quarry: Ralph Allen and Bath Stone
• Druids on the Drawing Board: John Wood, Father and Son
• Planets, Portraits and Persuasion
• After the Season: Victorian Quiet and the Blitz of 1942
• The Sack, the Spa and the Second Inscription

Also includes a timeline, places to visit, and further reading and sources.

What you get: an instant digital download (PDF, 48 pages) to read on any computer, tablet or phone.