The popular history of England
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,66 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Simon Jenkins
Publisher : PublicAffairs
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 2011-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 1610391438
The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar -- from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two World Wars. But to understand their full significance we need to know the whole story. A Short History of England sheds new light on all the key individuals and events in English history by bringing them together in an enlightening account of the country's birth, rise to global prominence, and then partial eclipse. Written with flair and authority by Guardian columnist and London Times former editor Simon Jenkins, this is the definitive narrative of how today's England came to be. Concise but comprehensive, with more than a hundred color illustrations, this beautiful single-volume history will be the standard work for years to come.
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : 1256 pages
File Size : 17,22 MB
Release : 1880
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : 554 pages
File Size : 35,62 MB
Release : 1857
Category :
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Author : Gilbert Keith Chesterton
Publisher :
Page : 300 pages
File Size : 24,57 MB
Release : 1917
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : 552 pages
File Size : 20,82 MB
Release : 1857
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Roy Strong
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 15,34 MB
Release : 2018-06-14
Category : History
ISBN : 1474607071
'A triumph' INDEPENDENT 'A thought-provoking and indispensable book' DAILY MAIL 'An instant classic ... I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight' EVENING STANDARD Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: 'Where do we come from?' and 'Where are we going?' Beginning with the earliest recorded Celtic times, and ending with the present day of Brexit Britain, it is a remarkable achievement. With his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, he is the ideal narrator. His book should be read by anyone, anywhere, who cares about Britain's national past, national identity and national prospects.
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 22,26 MB
Release : 1873
Category : Great Britain
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Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 19,86 MB
Release : 2013-10-08
Category : History
ISBN : 125003759X
Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I. Rich in detail and atmosphere, Peter Ackroyd's Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under "Bloody Mary." It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.
Author : Charles Knight
Publisher :
Page : 526 pages
File Size : 22,78 MB
Release : 1783
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :