The North Sea

Alistair Moffat

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The North Sea, a maritime highway and the edge of the nation of islanders with a proud sea-faring past. Running from Kent and the Rhine estuary to the Norwegian coast and the tip of the Shetland islands, it has been home to warring tribes, foreign invaders, lost civilisations and holidaymakers. Its history spans millennia, since a seismic shift sent land retreating and water rushing in. Today, the North Sea continues to rise, claiming land mass as the east coast crumbles and sinks. Historian Alistair Moffat spends a year travelling its shores to better understand our relationship to the sea. He takes us on an epic, sweeping history from the white cliffs of Dover to flooded homes, crossing wild fenland and Brexit fault lines, visiting well-worn seaside towns and windswept island monasteries.


Author(s): Moffat, Alistair
Binding: Paperback
Date of Publication: 05/11/2026
Pagination: 341 pages
Series: N/A
Imprint: Canongate
Published By: Canongate Books
Book Classification: Social & cultural history|Travel writing
Dimensions: 198 x 129 x 20.6
Weight: 242.8
ISBN13\EAN\SKU: 9781837261369

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