3 Quotes & Sayings By Giles Milton

Giles Milton is a British historian, writer and broadcaster. He is the author of seven acclaimed books on history and religion, including The Thirteenth: A History of the Great War, The Age of Atheist Revolution: 1789-1849 and God's Secretaries: How the World's Poorest Nations Are Changing Their Lives. His latest book is an in-depth commentary on the history and legacy of the First and Second World Wars and their impact on modern Britain.

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He penned a letter to the Company in London, a letter whose unfailing spirit would become legendary among the sailors of the East India Company. 'I cannot tell where you should looke for me.' he wrote, 'because I live at the devotion of the winds and seas.' (Written by/about Captain James Lancaster, on the ship Red Dragon, during a terrible storm, 1603) Giles Milton
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The local natives were particularly curious to know why the English required such huge quantities of pepper and there was much scratching of heads until it was finally agreed that English houses were so cold that the walls were plastered with crushed pepper in order to produce heat. Giles Milton