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Uniting The Kingdom
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Author : Alexander Grant
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2002-11
Uniting The Kingdom written by Alexander Grant and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-11 with History categories.
A group of Britain's most prestigious historians assemble to explore the formation of the UK, its history and its identity. Traditional regional and chronological frontiers are broken down as mediev- alists, modernists and early modernists debate.
Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History
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Author : Hugh Williams
language : en
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Release Date : 2008
Fifty Things You Need To Know About British History written by Hugh Williams and has been published by HarperCollins UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with History categories.
What are the 50 key events you need to understand to grasp British history? If you could choose the 50 things that define British history, events of significance not only in themselves, but in their importance to wider themes running through our past, what would they be? Hugh Williams has made that selection, and the result is a fascinating overview of Britain's past. He refines British history into a series of key themes that represent a crucial strand in our history, and pinpoints the seminal events within those strands - Roots, from the Roman invasion to Britain's entry into the Common Market; Fight, Fight and Fight Again, from the Battle of Agincourt to the Falklands War; The Pursuit of Liberty, from the Magna Carta through the Glorious Revolution to the foundation of the NHS; Home and Abroad, from Sir Francis Drake and Clive of India to the arrival of the SS Empire Windrush; and All Change, from Chaucer and the English language to the invention of the web. With great clarity, simplicity and a zest for the marvellous stories that underpin many of these events, Hugh Williams explains the linkage between each one and its importance in the progress of British history as a whole. Along the way, he has some fascinating tales to tell, making this a highly enjoyable read as well as a perceptive insight into our shared past, and vital for anyone who wants quickly and enjoyably to grasp the essential facts about Britain's history.
Historical Dictionary Of The British Empire
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Author : Kenneth J. Panton
language : en
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Historical Dictionary Of The British Empire written by Kenneth J. Panton and has been published by Rowman & Littlefield this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with History categories.
For much of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Britain was the dominant world power, its strength based in large part on its command of an Empire that, in the years immediately after World War I, encompassed almost one-quarter of the earth’s land surface and one-fifth of its population. Writers boasted that the sun never set on British possessions, which provided raw materials that, processed in British factories, could be re-exported as manufactured products to expanding colonial markets. The commercial and political might was not based on any grand strategic plan of territorial acquisition, however. The Empire grew piecemeal, shaped by the diplomatic, economic, and military circumstances of the times, and its speedy dismemberment in the mid-twentieth century was, similarly, a reaction to the realities of geopolitics in post-World War II conditions. Today the Empire has gone but it has left a legacy that remains of great significance in the modern world. The Historical Dictionary of the British Empire covers its history through a chronology, an introductory essay, appendixes, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has over 700 cross-referenced entries on important personalities, politics, economy, foreign relations, religion, and culture. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about Britain.
A Dictionary Of British History
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Author : John Ashton Cannon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Release Date : 2009-05-21
A Dictionary Of British History written by John Ashton Cannon and has been published by Oxford University Press, USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-05-21 with History categories.
This reference covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day. Over 3600 entries describe the people and events that have shaped domestic, political, social and cultural life in Britain over the past two millennia.
The Chronology Of British History
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Author : Alan Palmer
language : en
Publisher: Random House (UK)
Release Date : 1992
The Chronology Of British History written by Alan Palmer and has been published by Random House (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with History categories.
This guide to Britain's past covers not only the signpost dates: reigns, battles, treaties, voyages of discovery and social movements - but also the key landmarks in the worlds of drama, music, popular entertainment and fashion. In addition to the chronology, which forms the basis for the book, it also includes a series of some 50 lists covering everything from monarchs (English and Scottish) and prime ministers to Nobel prizewinners and social and economic statistics.
The English And Their History
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Author : Robert Tombs
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2014-11-06
The English And Their History written by Robert Tombs and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-11-06 with History categories.
'Masterful, an enormously readable narrative of the English people from the Anglo-Saxons to the present' Dominic Sandbrook, Sunday Times, Books of the Year In The English and their History, the first full-length account to appear in one volume for many decades, Robert Tombs gives us the history of the English people, and of how the stories they have told about themselves have shaped them, from the prehistoric 'dreamtime' through to the present day. 'As ambitious as it is successful . . . Packed with telling detail and told with gentle, sardonic wit, a vast and delightful book' Ben MacIntyre, The Times, Books of the Year 'A stupendous achievement ... a story of a people we can't fail to recognize: stoical, brave, drunken, bloody-minded, violent, undeferential, yet paradoxically law-abiding ... I found myself gripped' Daniel Hannan, Spectator 'Original and enormously readable, this brilliant, hugely engaging work has a sly wit and insouciance that are of themselves rather English' Sinclair MacKay, Daily Telegraph
A Short History Of Britain
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2015-02-26
A Short History Of Britain written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-02-26 with History categories.
Covering over 2,000 years in under 200 pages, Jeremy Black takes the reader on a breathless tour of British history, providing invaluable context for students of any period. A truly British overview, this book covers all four constituent parts of the UK, as well as migration to and from Britain, and introduces questions of national identity and collective memory. The author begins by considering how the geography of Britain has influenced its development and goes on to examine the formation of its society and political culture. Resisting the Whiggish tradition of triumphalist national histories, Jeremy Black provides a balanced and sensitive account in his trademark pithy style. This new edition has been considerably revised and expanded, bringing the coverage right up to the present day, including what the Scottish referendum on independence says about the nature of modern 'Britishness'.
Four Nations Approaches To Modern British History
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Author : Naomi Lloyd-Jones
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-10-26
Four Nations Approaches To Modern British History written by Naomi Lloyd-Jones and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-10-26 with History categories.
This collection brings together leading and emerging scholars to evaluate the viability of four nations approaches to the history of the United Kingdom from the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It recognises the separate histories of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and explores the extent to which they share a common, ‘British’ history. They are entwined, with the points at which they interweave and detach dependent upon the nature of our inquiry, where we locate our ‘core’ and our ‘periphery’, and the ‘cause’ and ‘effect’ of our subject. The collection demonstrates that four nations frameworks are relevant to a variety of topics and tests the limits of the methodology. The chapters illuminate the changing shape of modern British history writing, and provide fresh perspectives on subjects ranging from state governance, nationalism and Unionism, economics, cultural identities and social networking.
Modern British History
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Author : L. J. Butler
language : en
Publisher: I.B. Tauris
Release Date : 1997-12-31
Modern British History written by L. J. Butler and has been published by I.B. Tauris this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997-12-31 with History categories.
Providing practical research methods, & a comprehensive survey of the current state of historical research on 20th century British history, this book complements other works on historiography. It is suitable for undergraduates and teachers
A Dictionary Of British History
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Author : John Ashton Cannon
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2004
A Dictionary Of British History written by John Ashton Cannon and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Great Britain categories.
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.