EnglandTo 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. |
Contents
Prehistoric Early and Roman Britain 128 | 1 |
The AngloSaxons and the Vikings 2966 | 29 |
The Normans 6792 | 67 |
The Plantagenets 93152 | 93 |
Lancaster York and 153182 | 153 |
The Tudor Dynasty 183236 | 183 |
The Stuart kings the Republic 237284 | 237 |
The age of oligarchy 285354 | 285 |
The age of empire 355408 | 355 |
England and the two world wars 409442 | 409 |
Postwar England 443486 | 443 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | England Chronicles series Rough Guide Histories Series Rough Guide Reference Rough Guide chronicle |
| Author | Robin Eagles |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Rough Guides, 2002 |
| ISBN | 1858287995, 9781858287997 |
| Length | 519 pages |
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