Oxford History of Britain

Name: Oxford History of Britain
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ISBN: 9780199579259

ISBN-10: 0199579253

ISBN-13: 9780199579259

Edition: 2010

Authors: Kenneth O. Morgan

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The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its people 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 in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in an authoritative form. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period, and the wider social context of political and economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of continuity…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 2/17/2021
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 816
Size: 7.70" wide x 5.10" long x 2.00" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English

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



Foreword to the new edition



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 (1914-2000)



Epilogue (2000-2010)



Further Reading


Chronology


Genealogies of Royal Lines


Prime Ministers 1721-2010


Index