Secret Black Country explores the lesser-known history of the Black Country in the West Midlands through a fascinating selection of stories, unusual facts and attractive photographs.

An illustrated history of one of Britain’s most fascinating regions - the Black Country in the West Midlands. Using photographs taken from the unique Historic England Archive.

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The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature.

The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite, which tells of the seduction of the shepherd Anchises by the love-goddess Aphrodite, has long been recognized as a masterpiece of early Western literature.

Homer’s world,
the world that Homer knew, these are familiar phrases; and criticism is apt to tell us that they are empty phrases. Nevertheless when we use them we think…

Follows the growth of the legend of Troy from its kernel of historical truth and retraces the succession of singers who re-created the story for generations of audiences. The author…

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