Oxford Illustrated History of Britain

Name: Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
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ISBN: 9780192851741

ISBN-10: 0192851748

ISBN-13: 9780192851741

Edition: 1986

Authors: Kenneth O. Morgan

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This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its peoples over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in authoritative form, illuminating their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of continuous turmoil and change in every period of Britain's history. By exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe…

Book details

List price: $26.50
Copyright year: 1986
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 12/11/1986
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 654
Size: 7.38" wide x 9.69" long x 1.46" tall
Weight: 3.696
Language: English

Kenneth Morgan is Professor of History at Brunel University, London, UK.



List of Colour Plates


List of Maps



Roman Britain (c.55 BC-c. AD 440)




The Anglo-Saxon Period (c.440-1066)




The Early Middle Ages (1066-1290)




The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)




The Tudor Age (1485-1603)




The Stuarts (1603-1688)




The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789)




Revolution and the Rule of Law (1789-1851)




The Liberal Age (1851-1914)




The Twentieth Century (1914-1991)



Further Reading


Chronology


Genealogies of Royal Lines


Prime Ministers 1721-1991


Acknowledgements of Sources


Index