The Story of Britain

by Granstrom, Brita; Manning, Mick

• ISBN13: 9781445127880
• ISBN10: 1445127881
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2017-01-31
• Publisher: Franklin Watts

Summary

This sumptious book is a wonderful first-introduction to British history. Masters of illustrated non-fiction, Mick Manning and Brita Granström tell the story of Britain from the Stone Age up to the present in a truly integrated narrative of text and illustration. It moves throughs the Iron Age, Stonehenge, the Celts, the Romans and the Anglo-Saxons and Vikings, then on to the marvels of the Medieval era, the Tudors and Stuarts, the Industrial Revolution, the Victorians and the 20th century right up to the modern day. The exciting story is supplemented by many amazing facts and introduces key figures from kings, queens and military leaders to scientists, artists and writers. History doesn't have to be horrible - here it is gripping, fascinating and fun!

Author Biography

Mick Manning and Brita Granström are a creative team who work together on both text and illustration. Together they have produced many titles for Franklin Watts and won many awards, including the Silver Smarties prize for The World Is Full of Babies, the TES information book award for What's Under the Bed? and the English Association non-fiction award for Wash, Scrub, Brush! and Voices of the Rainforest and, in 2014, Charlie's War Illustrated - Remembering World War I. They live in the Scottish Borders.

Table of Contents

• 1: Introducing Britain
• 1: From Stone to Bronze
• 1: Stonehenge
• 1: The Iron Age
• 1: Roman Britain
• 1: Roman Life
• 1: Anglo-Saxons
• 1: Vikings
• 1: Willian Conquers!
• 1: The Plantagenets
• 1: Working the Land
• 1: Lionheart
• 1: King John
• 1: Longshanks
• 1: War and Death
• 1: Cottage Industry
• 1: Henry VIII
• 1: The Elizabethan Age
• 1: Shakespeare and the Globe
• 1: King James
• 1: The English Civil War
• 1: Plague and Fire
• 1: The Glorious Revolution
• 1: The Hanovarians
• 1: Canals, Roads and Martyrs
• 1: More Georges
• 1: Georgian Life
• 1: Industrial Revolution
• 1: The Victorians
• 1: Britain Can make It!
• 1: Victoria's Empire
• 1: The Edwardians
• 1: The First World War
• 1: Between the Wars
• 1: The Second World War
• 1: An Age of Austerity
• 1: The Fab 1960s
• 1: Art, Music and Fashion
• 1: The End of the 20th Century
• 1: From Way Back When...To Here
• 1: Right Now
• 1: Index