The Oxford History of Britain

TRAMA

With over a half-million copies already sold, The Oxford History of Britain is considered the classic single-volume history of the British Isles. Covering two thousand years of British history, the book tells the story of Britain and her peoples from the coming of the Roman legions to the<BR>present day. Here ten distinguished contributors including Peter Salway, John Blair, John S. Morrill, and Paul Langford, offer essays on everything from the Anglo-Saxon period to the Stuarts to the Liberal Age and the twentieth century, producing a volume that is all-embracing in scope and<BR>scholarship.<BR> Edited by the distinguished historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this acclaimed history has been updated for this revised edition, and now includes a new chapter that features a chronology, genealogies of royal lines, and coverage of prime ministers.<BR> From the general reader to the serious history buff, anyone interested in any aspect of British history can satisfy their curiosity with this fact-filled volume.

NOTE EDITORE

The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and its peoples over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Edited by the distinguished historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this acclaimed history has been updated again for this revised edition.

SOMMARIO

1: Roman Britain; 2: The Anglo-Saxon Period; 3: The Early Middle Ages; 4: The Later Middle Ages; 5: The Stuarts; 6: The Eighteenth Century; 7: Revolution and the Rule of Law; 8: The Liberal Age; 9: The Twentieth Century; 10: NEW CHAPTER (TBC); Chronology; Genealogies of Royal Lines; Prime Ministers

ALTRE INFORMAZIONI

• Condizione: Nuovo
• ISBN: 9780192801357
• Dimensioni: 196x129 mm.
• Formato: Paperback
• Illustration Notes: maps
• Pagine Arabe: 800