The Oxford History of Britain

by Morgan, Kenneth O.

• ISBN13: 9780192853493
• ISBN10: 019285349X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-06-24
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain tells the story of Britain and her peoples over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Now available in an easy-to-read, updated format, The Oxford History of Britain presents the text of this classic in British history. Ten leading historians offer a dramatic narrative of developments throughout the British Isles, exploring the relationship between the political, economic, social, and cultural transformations in British history. This new edition has been updated to include events of the past twelve years, as well as a revised chapter on the Tudor age.

Table of Contents

List of Maps	xiii
Roman Britain (c.55 BC-C.AD 440)	1	(59)
Peter Salway
The Anglo-Saxon Period (c.440-1066)	60	(60)
John Blair
The Early Middle Ages (1066-1290)	120	(72)
John Gillingham
The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)	192	(65)
Ralph A. Griffiths
The Tudor Age (1485-1603)	257	(70)
John Guy
The Stuarts (1603-1688)	327	(72)
John Morrill
The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789)	399	(71)
Paul Langford
Revolution And The Rule Of Law (1789-1851)	470	(48)
Christopher Harvie
The Liberal Age (1851-1914)	518	(64)
H. C. G. Matthew
The Twentieth Century (1914-1998)	582	(82)
Kenneth O. Morgan
Further Reading	664	(21)
Chronology	685	(23)
Genealogies of Royal Lines	708	(18)
Prime Ministers 1721-1998	726	(2)
Index	728