Author : John Philipps Kenyon
Publisher : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,66 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781853263224
This work covers the history of Great Britain and Ireland from the invasion of 55 BC to the latter half of the 20th century. There are over 3000 entries arranged in alphabetical order, encompassing domestic, social and political events, foreign affairs and economic developments.
Author : John P. Kenyon
Publisher :
Page : 410 pages
File Size : 50,71 MB
Release : 1992
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Author : Leonard W. Cowie
Publisher : NTC/Contemporary Publishing Company
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 47,16 MB
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9781853263781
Author : John Cannon
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 1225 pages
File Size : 46,48 MB
Release : 2015-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 0191044806
Written by over 100 specialist contributors, this dictionary describes the people and events that have shaped and defined domestic, political, social, and cultural life in Britain since 55 BC. New entries to this edition include Diamond Jubilee 2012, Ed Miliband, and United Kingdom Independence Party; and existing entries on David Cameron, Elizabeth II, national debt, and Alex Salmond have been updated. Derived from the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to British History, A Dictionary of British History has been a leading historical reference work since its publication in 2001. Now thoroughly revised and fully updated, this invaluable A-Z remains essential for anyone studying British history.
Author : John Plowright
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 11,87 MB
Release : 2006-09-27
Category : History
ISBN : 1134739036
From the Romantic age to the twenty-first century, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History is an essential guide to 250 years of history that have seen ‘this sceptr’d isle’ rise, fall and rise again as a major world power. A colourful, highly readable text, The Routledge Dictionary of Modern British History covers: Prime Ministers, from William Pitt to Winston Churchill and Tony Blair protest movements, from Chartism to CND 'the Troubles' and the journey towards a fragile peace in Northern Ireland military conflict from the Crimea to Iraq historic turning points from the Great Reform Act to the Poll Tax riots. An important and user-friendly resource, this comprehensive reference is ideal for A-Level students and first year undergraduates, as well as anyone interested in the history of the United Kingdom.
Author : Ebenezer Cobham Brewer
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 1166 pages
File Size : 33,97 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Allusions
ISBN : 9781840223101
This work explains the origins of the familiar and the unfamiliar in everyday speech and literature, including the colloquial and the proverbial. It embraces archaeology, history, religion, the arts, science, mythology and characters from fiction.
Author : John Ashton Cannon
Publisher :
Page : 1087 pages
File Size : 49,75 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0191580228
When was the first motorway opened? What did the Levellers believe in? What was the book of sports? Where did the Rebecca riots take place? What prompted the Cat and Mouse Act? How long did the Hundred Years War last? When was the treaty of Worms for?Drawing on from the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to British History, published in 1997, The Dictionary of British History published in the very popular OPR series first in 2001 and now reissued for 2003 is a handy and invaluable reference work essential for anyone with an interest in British history and in need for a compact reference source.
Author : John Philipps Kenyon
Publisher : Harvill Secker
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 33,98 MB
Release : 1981
Category : History
ISBN :
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Page : 410 pages
File Size : 46,56 MB
Release : 1988
Category : Great Britain
ISBN :
Author : Arthur Marwick
Publisher : Thames & Hudson
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 19,54 MB
Release : 1980
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 9780500250723
Identifies important people, events, political movements, wars, and issues in British history
