The Rough Guide Chronicle
England
Robin Eagles(Author)
Rough Guides (Publisher)
Published on 3. October 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-1-85828-799-7 (ISBN)
Description
To paraphrase a wise observation - we will only know where we are heading if we know where we have come from - is in part the inspiration for this series of national histories. In addition to that understanding, it was the conviction of series editor, Justin Wintle, that increasing globalization makes it ever more essential to understand our own history and the history of other nations, neighbouring or worlds away. This volume presents an accessible and incisive overview of the history of England, a country whose impact on world events and culture has been immense. Covering everything from the pre-Celtic beginnings, through the Industrial Revolution and the heyday of the Victorian empire, to the present day, it features a continuous time-line, plus sidebars on the Magna Carta, Shakespeare, the East India Company, Margaret Thatcher and many other topics.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
APA Publications
Illustrations
12 maps, 40 illustrations, index
Dimensions
Height: 140 mm
Width: 106 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
306 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85828-799-7 (9781858287997)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Robin Eagles has a D.Phil in Modern History from Oxford. His previous book is Francophilia in English Society 1748-1815 (Macmillan).
Content
Prehistoric, early and Roman Britain - up to c.450 AD. The Anglo-Saxons and the Vikings 450-1066: the creation of Anglo-Saxon England; the Viking invasions and the expansion of Wessex. The Normans 1066-1154; the Plantagenets 1154-1399: the early Plantagenets; the later Plantagenets. Lancaster, York and the Wars of the Roses 1399-1485. The Tudor dynasty 1485-1603: the Tudor kings; the Tudor queens. The Stuart kings, the republic and the restoration 1603-1688. The age of oligarchy 1689-1820: the Whig ascendency; the reign of George III. The age of empire 1820-1914. England the two world wars 1914-1945. Postwar England 1946-2002.