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More than 5000 entries on the history, culture and life of Britain (published in 1993 by Macmillan, now out of print)
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Daimler
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Coventry firm which began making cars in 1897 under licence from the German pioneer Gottlieb Daimler (1834–1900). In 1900 a 6hp model was bought by the future Edwdard VII, thus beginning the long link between the royal family and the British firm of Daimler. The company was bought in 1960 by *Jaguar.
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