Maria Staal
Maria Staal was born in the Netherlands (1969). She studied construction engineering and specialised in architectural history. While living in York, United Kingdom, she wrote her first book 'Romans, Vikings, Churches and Chocolate', in which she highlights the fact that even in the modern streetscape, York's ancient history is still visible. Her second book 'From dissenters to fire engines' was also written in York and focuses on the city's nineteenth century churches. Back in the Netherlands,...See more
Maria Staal was born in the Netherlands (1969). She studied construction engineering and specialised in architectural history. While living in York, United Kingdom, she wrote her first book 'Romans, Vikings, Churches and Chocolate', in which she highlights the fact that even in the modern streetscape, York's ancient history is still visible. Her second book 'From dissenters to fire engines' was also written in York and focuses on the city's nineteenth century churches. Back in the Netherlands, Maria wrote about her adventures working on container ships in her book 'Time Zones, Containers and Three Square Meals a Day' and it's sequel 'More Stories of Time Zones and Containers'. 'Time Zones' is Maria's first book that is now also available in Dutch under the title 'Tussen containers en tijdzones'. See less
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