The Oxford History of Britain

by Morgan, Kenneth O.

• ISBN13: 9780192801357
• ISBN10: 019280135X
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-07-28
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

The Oxford 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. Edited by the distinguished historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this acclaimed history has been updated again for this revised edition.

Author Biography

Kenneth O. Morgan is Research Professor at the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, and Honorary Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford. He is author of many major works on British history including Twentieth-Century Britain: A Very Short Introduction and The People's Peace: British History since 1945. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1983.

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--2000)	582	(99)
Kenneth O. Morgan
Further Reading	681	(30)
Chronology	711	(23)
Genealogies of Royal Lines	734	(6)
Prime Ministers 1721--2000	740	(3)
Index	743