Story of Britain From the Romans to the Present - A Narrative History

Name: Story of Britain From the Romans to the Present - A Narrative History
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ISBN: 9780393329025

ISBN-10: 039332902X

ISBN-13: 9780393329025

Edition: N/A

Authors: Rebecca J. Fraser

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"A beautifully written story, a box of delights, a treasure trove: final proof of truth's superiority over fiction."Andrew Roberts Rebecca Fraser's dramatic portrayal of the larger-than-life characters who forged Britain's national institutions is an enjoyable introduction to British history and a useful chronology of the past. A highly readable account of the men and women who created turning points in history, it is packed with anecdotes about British scientists, explorers, soldiers, traders, writers, and artists. 154 illustrations.

Book details

List price: $23.95
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 11/17/2006
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 848
Size: 6.10" wide x 9.20" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Preface


Roman


Anglo-Saxon


Ethelbert of Kent to the Viking Invasions (597-865)


Alfred the Great to the Battle of Hastings (865-1066)


Norman and Angevin


William I (1066-1087)


William II (1087-1100)


Henry I (1100-1135)


Stephen of Blois (1135-1154)


Henry II (1154-1189)


Richard I (1189-1199)


John (1199-1216)


Plantagenet


Henry III (1216-1272)


Edward I (1272-1307)


Edward II (1307-1327)


Edward III (1327-1377)


Richard II (1377-1399)


Lancastrian and Yorkist


Henry IV (1399-1413)


Henry V (1413-1422)


Henry VI (1422-1461)


Edward IV (1461-1483)


Edward V (1483)


Richard III (1483-1485)


Tudor


Henry VII (1485-1509)


Henry VIII (1509-1547)


Edward VI (1547-1553)


Mary I (1553-1558)


Elizabeth I (1558-1603)


Stuart


James I (1603-1625)


Charles I (1625-1649)


Divine Right (1625-1642)


Civil War (1642-1649)


The Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649-1660)


Charles II (1660-1685)


James II (1685-1688)


William and Mary (1689-1702)


Anne (1702-1714)


Hanoverian


George I (1714-1727)


George II (1727-1760)


George III (1760-1820)


Patriot King (1760-1793)


The French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars (1793-1815)


Radical Agitation (1815-1820)


George IV (1820-1830)


William IV (1830-1837)


Victoria (1837-1901)


Corn Laws and Irish Famine (1837-1854)


Palmerstonian Aggression (1854-1868)


Gladstone and Disraeli (1868-1886)


Imperialism and Socialism (1886-1901)


Saxe-Coburg


Edward VII (1901-1910)


Windsor


George V (1910-1936)


Last Years of Peace (1910-1914)


The First World War (1914-1918)


Peacemaking and the Rise of Fascism (1918-1936)


Edward VIII (1936)


George VI (1936-1952)


The Failure of Appeasement (1936-1939)


The Second World War (1939-1945)


Reform at Home, Communism Abroad (1945-1952)


Elizabeth II (1952-)


Wind of Change (1952-1964)


The Sick Man of Europe (1964-1979)


The Thatcher Legacy (1979-2002)


Further Reading


Genealogies


Prime Ministers


Index