· Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo - a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and - on occasion - the downright bizarre. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Reviews: Menagerie: The History of Exotic Animals in England de Grigson, Caroline en bltadwin.ru - ISBN - ISBN - OUP Oxford - - Tapa blanda. There were animals at the Tower of London for centuries, property of the crown, functioning a little like a modern zoo. In , Grigson informs us, the animals at the Tower included 6 lions, 2 leopards, 3 eagles (including a bald eagle) and a jackal, among others/5(15).
Menagerie: the history of exotic animals in England by Caroline Grigson (Author) Pages: Publisher: - Edition: 1 edition (Ma) Language: English. Grigson's Menagerie offers a comprehensive study of the history of exotic animals in England, from the time of the Normans to the beginning of the Victorian period. Packed full of facts and anecdotes, it makes for both an enjoyable and informative text that will fascinate any reader. The history behind the presence of exotic animals in Britain has been an area of growing interest in recent. Menagerie by Caroline Grigson review - a lively history of strange animals and stranger people A richly descriptive account of exotic beasts on the streets, which ranges from royal lions and a.
Menagerie is the story of the panoply of exotic animals that were brought into Britain from time immemorial until the foundation of the London Zoo—a tale replete with the extravagant, the eccentric, and—on occasion—the downright bizarre. Caroline Grigson has written a very enjoyable, easy to read and well researched history of exotic animals in Britain. These animals including Lions, tigers, rhinos and elephants all were creatures of wonder and curiosity to rich and poor alike. It is a story of royalty, showmen, entrepreneurs, artists, naturalists and explorers. From Henry III's elephant at the Tower, to George IV's love affair with Britain's first giraffe and Lady Castlereagh's recalcitrant ostriches, Caroline Grigson's tour through the centuries amounts to the first detailed history of exotic animals in Britain.
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