Roy Calley: 3 books

Book cover of Hunt for Glory: James Hunt's F1 Championship
by Roy Calley
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2011

Roy Calley works for BBC Sport and has been involved in F1 in one form or another since the mid 70s. His all-time sporting hero was James Hunt, ever since seeing him race in 1976. The only time he saw him in the flesh so to speak was behind the main grandstand ahead of the 1978 British Grand Prix....
Book cover of On the Trail of Mary, Queen of Scots

On the Trail of Mary, Queen of Scots

A visitor’s guide to the castles, palaces and houses associated with the life of Mary, Queen of Scots

by Roy Calley
Language: English
Release Date: November 15, 2017

Mary, Queen of Scots is one of the great tragic figures of British history. Born in Scotland one December morning in 1542, she was to become Queen of Scots just six days later. Growing up mostly in France and marrying the sickly French king Francis II in 1559, she returned to Scotland on his death,...
Book cover of The World Water Speed Record

The World Water Speed Record

The Fast and The Forgotten

by Roy Calley
Language: English
Release Date: September 15, 2014

The quest for the Water Speed Record is one of the most dangerous, least forgiving and most unheralded of endeavours. Defined by the fatal crash of Donald Campbell in 1967 on Lake Coniston, it lacks some of the glamour of the land speed record, yet hundreds have made attempts over the years – many...
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