The year 1966 marked the anniversary of one of the most important events in English History: the 900th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings and the Norman invasion, events which changed life in England forever. But 1966 was also the 40th anniversary of another event, the anniversary of the publication of Winnie the Pooh. In honour of this anniversary, the illustrator of Winnie the Pooh, Ernest Shepard, was asked to create a design for a book bag.
As it’s only a few days since the anniversary of the Battle of Hastings, 14th October, I couldn’t resist posting this wonderful picture!
