A Short History of England: The Glorious Story of a Rowdy NationPublicAffairs, 22.11.2011 - 384 Seiten 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. |
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The Danes 800 1066 | |
The Conquerors Children 1087 1154 | |
Magna Carta 1189 1216 | |
Hammering the Celts 1272 1330 | |
The Peasants Revolt to the Loss of France 1377 1453 | |
Bosworth and Henry Tudor 14831509 | |
Restoration 16601688 | |
Walpole and Pitt the Elder 17141774 | |
From Boston to Waterloo 17741815 | |
Victorian Dawn 18321868 | |
The Edwardians 19011914 | |
The First World War 19141918 | |
The Second World War 1939 1945 | |
Thatcherism 1979 1990 | |
Reformation CounterReformation 1547 1558 | |
Early Stuarts 16031642 | |
One Hundred Key Dates | |
Authors Note | |
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