Bookshop

1066 Country has inspired many artists and writers over the years, and continues to do so today.  We have teamed up with Amazon - the online book sellers, to bring you a selection of literature connected with the area.  We are proud to be associated with Amazon as they offer secure shopping from order to delivery, as well as selling CDs and other gifts.

Below is a brief selection from their range, each with a connection to 1066 Country:

A Pathway through the Seasons

by Rose Blakeley

Bodiam Castle

a colour souvenir guide

Bodiam Castle (Sussex)

by Catherine Morton

Bodiam Castle (Book of House)

by David Thackray

Hastings and St Leonards, and the East Sussex coast, including Bexhill, Battle, Rye, Winchelsea, Pevensey, Eastbourne and Seaford (Red guides)

published by Ward Lock and Co Ltd

East Sussex Shipwrecks of the 19th Century (Pevensey, Hastings, Rye)

by David Renno

Pevensey Castle, East Sussex

by John Goodall

Bexhill on Sea in Old Photographs

by Helen Green

Brands to Bexhill: Cock the Shutter, Engage the Gear... British Motor Racing Started Here!

by Max Le Grand

Battle Town and Abbey Walk

published by local council

Millennium Cycle Rides in 1066 Country

by Brian Smailes

East Sussex Walks: Exploring 1066 Country

by S Hernu

1066: The Year of the Conquest

by David Armine Howarth

Angel in the House

by Coventry Patmore

George MacDonald: An Anthology: 365 Readings

by George MacDonald, C. S. Lewis

Grey Owl: The Mystery of Archie Belaney

by Armand Garnet Ruffo

Hastings (Sussex)

by Anne Scott

Hastings 1066

by Chris Gravett

Hastings and St Leonards

by P Haines

Hastings and St Leonards Omnibus Company 1877-1906

by Clifford Norman Mewett

Hastings and St. Leonards Waterworks, 1830-1970

by George David Coleman

Heroes, Villains and Others from Hastings

by Mary Haskell Porter

Introduction to Hastings and St Leonards

by Geoff Hutchinson

King Solomon's Mines

by Rider Haggard, D.K. Swan

Landranger Map 0199: Eastbourne & Hastings, Battle & Heathfield

published by Ordnance Survey

Letters from Lavender Cottage: Hastings in WWII and Austerity - A Biography

by Victoria Seymour

Letters to Hannah: WW II Recollections of Hastings and South East England

Local Red Book: Hastings, Bexhill and Rye

St Leonards from Start to Finish

written by St Leonards Primary School

The Battle of Hastings

by Jim Bradbury

The Battle of Hastings

by Stephen Morillo

The Bow Set in the Cloud: Selected Essays

by Coventry Patmore, Mary Tyler, Anthony Matthew

The Light Princess

by George Macdonald

Ore in Other Words...

by Pat Brunton

The Princess and the Goblin

George MacDonald, Arthur Hughes

The Ragged Trousered Philanthropists

by Robert Tressell

War Walks 2: from the Battle of Hastings to the Blitz

by Richard Holmes

We are also pleased to feature the following title, written by a local author and sold independently via the internet:

The Syndicate

by Mark Cunnington

If you have suggestions for additions to this list, or if you'd like to contribute a review of any of these titles, please get in touch!