The Lake District: Romance and War in England's Greatest Wilderness

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Additional Sources:

Britannica, overview: www.britannica.com/place/Lake-District-region-and-…

History of Cumbria and the Lakes: www.visitcumbria.com/history/ 

Lake District official site, some info: www.thelakedistrict.org/info/history/ 

History of Cumbria: www.english-lakes.com/history.html 

ODNB, detailed biography of William Wordsworth: www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614…

Historic UK, the stone circles: www.historic-uk.com/HistoryMagazine/DestinationsUK…

Telegraph, hidden history of the Lake District: www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/destinations/europe/uni…

Lake District literary history: www.literarytraveler.com/articles/romanticism-the-…

Romanticism in the Lake District: www.csmonitor.com/1983/1129/112907.html 

JMW Turner: www.thelakedistrict.org/historical-figures/jmw-tur…

Live Science, Lake District geology: www.livescience.com/29936-england-lake-district-ge…

The Windemere Children: www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2020/jan/05/winde…

Fascinating research paper on railways and tourism in the Lakes: www.mtholyoke.edu/courses/rschwart/railways/Histor…

UNESCO, the Lakes: whc.unesco.org/en/list/422/ 

Smithsoanian, battle for LD’s future: www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/britain-lake…