The Road: A Story of Romans and Ways to the Past

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In the beginning was Watling Street, the first road scored on the land when the invading Romans arrived on a cold and alien Kentish shore in 43 CE. The shock and awe experienced by the bewildered Britons that the construction of a rapid troop transport system by a supremely organised and skilled group of soldiers can only be imagined.

I admit that my pitch barely sounds any better but, well, I'm glad Hadley made it, his agent touted it and William Collins accepted it. Whilst Christopher Hadley’s book makes no mention of this Python skit, ‘The Road’ tells us why the Python crew were correct.We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others. Publication dates are subject to change (although this is an extremely uncommon occurrence overall).

Temporary campaign roads followed, rolling out west towards Rochester and the first major battle at the Medway.Facebook sets this cookie to show relevant advertisements to users by tracking user behaviour across the web, on sites that have Facebook pixel or Facebook social plugin.