British History For Dummies^®, Illustrated Edition

by Editor: Sean Lang

• ISBN13: 9780470994689
• ISBN10: 0470994681
• Edition: Illus.
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-12-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

History is always a popular subject and British history has created some of the most lively and fascinating stories there are! Britain as we know it today has been shaped by centuries of political turmoil between state and church, as well as international conflicts, making its history a fascinating insight into how modern Britain has emerged.For this special, hardback edition of British History For Dummies, we've added over 100 black and white and colour photos for an even more explosive experience of British history.British History For Dummies Illustrated Edition: British history is still a major topic of interest, emphasised by the continual TV coverage and documentaries Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building and forbidden love- not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips! Includes fascinating information in the fun For Dummies style- from the Stone Age right through to modern day Britain and everything in between! Provides the ultimate British history experience and the hardback format with over 100 illustrations make it the perfect gift for amateur historians

Author Biography

Dr Seán Lang is a Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia Ruskin University and a tutor for Cambridge University. He studied history at Oxford and is the author of several For Dummies books. Seán is Honorary Secretary of the Historical Association and joint editor of Twentieth Century History Review.

Table of Contents

Introduction

The British Are Coming!

So Much History, So Little Time

Sticks and Stone Age Stuff

Woad Rage and Chariots: The Iron Age in Britain

Everyone Else IS Coming! The Invaders

Ruled Britannia

Saxon, Drugs, and Rock G+&nG+& Roll

Have Axe, Will Travel: The Vikings

1066 and All That Followed

WhoG+&s in Charge Around Here? the Middle Ages

England Gets an Empire

A Right Royal Time: The Medieval Realms of Britain

Plague, Pox, Poll Tax, and Ploughing - and Then You Die

Rights or Royals? The Tudors and Stuarts

Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown

A Burning Issue: the Reformation

Crown or Commons?

Old Problems, New ideas

On the Up: The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

LetG+&s Make a Country

Survival of the Richest: The Industrial Revolution

Children of the Revolutions

Putting on My Top Hat - The Victorians

The Sun Never Sets - But It DonG+&t Shine Either

DonG+&t Look Down: The Twentieth Century

The Great War: the End of Innocence - and Everything Else?

Radio Times

TV Times

Interesting Times

The Part of Tens

Ten Top Turning Points

Ten Major Documents

Ten Things the British Have Given the World (Whether the World Wanted Them or Not)

Ten Great British Places to Visit

Ten Britons Who Should Be Better Known

Index

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