Richard Cavendish
Contributor
Richard Cavendish is a historian of ideas and an authority on Britain's historic heritage. He is the author of A Guidebook to Prehistoric England. He was for several years editor of Out of Town magazine. He has lectured and broadcast in Britain, Denmark, Canada, the United States, and Australia. His work appears in Encyclopaedia Britannica as part of a joint publishing agreement with the publisher of 1001 Amazing Places You Should See Before You Die, where the work originally appeared.
Primary Contributions (28)
Step Pyramid of Djoser, the oldest important stone building in Egypt, the centre of a large mortuary complex in the Ṣaqqārah necropolis. Little is known about the kings of Egypt in the Old Kingdom period, but the pyramids they created were massively impressive statements of their power and wealth,…
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Publications (1)
1001 Amazing Places You Must See Before You Die (March 2017)
Looking for a vacation destination? History reference? Beautiful visuals to get lost in? 1001 Amazing Places to See Before You Die has you covered on every front. Both casual travelers and dedicated history buffs will relish this visitor's guide to palaces, cathedrals, temples, battlefields, homes of great artists and statesmen--places and monuments that bear witness to thousands of years of human history. Packed with vivid color photos and...
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