An introduction to English history from the earliest times on the British Isles to the end of the Victorian Era.Richly illustrated for an enhanced reading experience.
Contents include:
Britain and the Britons
The Romans in Britain
The Coming of the English
The English Accept Christianity
King Alfred and the Danes
The Normans Conquer England
The Rule of the Normans
Henry II, First Plantagenet King
Richard the Lion-Hearted
King John and the Great Charter
The Barons' Wars
The First Two Edwards
The Rise of Parliament
The Hundred Years' War
The Last Plantagenet King
The Lancastrian Kings
The War of the Roses
The Beginning of Modern Times
The Separation from Rome
The Reformation Established
England under Elizabeth
James I, First Stuart King
Charles I and Parliament
The English Civil War
The Commonwealth
The Stuart Restoration
The "Glorious Revolution"
The Reign of William and Mary
Queen Anne, Last of the Stuarts
The First Hanoverian Kings
Winning the British Empire
George III. and America
Industrial and Social Changes
England and the French Revolution
A Period of Reform
Early Reign of Queen Victoria
Gladstone and DIsraeli
England and Ireland
British Empire under Edward VII
Contents include:
Britain and the Britons
The Romans in Britain
The Coming of the English
The English Accept Christianity
King Alfred and the Danes
The Normans Conquer England
The Rule of the Normans
Henry II, First Plantagenet King
Richard the Lion-Hearted
King John and the Great Charter
The Barons' Wars
The First Two Edwards
The Rise of Parliament
The Hundred Years' War
The Last Plantagenet King
The Lancastrian Kings
The War of the Roses
The Beginning of Modern Times
The Separation from Rome
The Reformation Established
England under Elizabeth
James I, First Stuart King
Charles I and Parliament
The English Civil War
The Commonwealth
The Stuart Restoration
The "Glorious Revolution"
The Reign of William and Mary
Queen Anne, Last of the Stuarts
The First Hanoverian Kings
Winning the British Empire
George III. and America
Industrial and Social Changes
England and the French Revolution
A Period of Reform
Early Reign of Queen Victoria
Gladstone and DIsraeli
England and Ireland
British Empire under Edward VII