Book
The story of Britain : from the Romans to the present : a narrative history
Record details
- ISBN: 0393060101 (trade bdg.)
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Physical Description:
xvii, 829 p. : ill., geneal. tables, maps ; 25 cm.
print - Edition: 1st American ed.
- Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2005, c2003.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "Originally published in Great Britain under the title A People's history of Britain"--T.p. verso. |
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 786-788) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Ethelbert of Kent to the Viking invasions (597/865) -- Alfred the Great to the Battle of Hastings (865/1066) -- Norman and Angevin -- William I (1066/1087) -- William II (1087/1100) -- Henry I (1100/1135) -- Stephen of Blois (1135/1154) -- Henry II (1154/1189) -- Richard I (1189/1199) -- John (1199/1216) -- Henry III (1216/1272) -- Edward I (1272/1307) -- Edward II (1307/1327) -- Edward III (1327/1377) -- Richard II (1377/1399) -- Henry IV (1399/1413) -- Henry V (1413/1422) -- Henry VI (1422/1461) -- Edward IV (1461/1483) -- Edward V (1483) -- Richard III (1483/1485) -- Henry VII (1485/1509) -- Henry VIII (1509/1547) -- Edward VI (1547/1553) -- Mary I (1553/1558) -- Elizabeth I (1558/1603) -- James I (1603/1625) -- Charles I (1625/1649) -- Divine right (1625/1642) -- War (1642/1649) -- The Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649/1660) -- Charles II (1660/1685) -- James II (1685/1688) -- William and Mary (1689/1702) -- Anne (1702/1714) -- George I (1714/1727) -- George II (1727/1760) -- George III (1760/1820) -- Patriot king (1760/1793) -- The French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1793/1815) -- Radical agitation (1815/1820) -- George IV (1820/1830) -- William IV (1830/1837) -- Victoria (1837/1901) -- Corn laws and Irish famine (1837/1854) -- Palmerstonian aggression (1854/1868) -- Gladstone and Disraeli (1868/1886) -- Imperialism and socialism (1886/1901) -- Edward VII (1901/1910) -- George V (1910/1936) -- Last years of peace (1910/1914) -- The First World War (1914/1918) -- Peacemaking and the rise of Fascism (1918/1936) -- Edward VIII (1936) -- George VI (1936/1952) -- The failure of appeasement (1936/1939) -- The Second World War (1939/1945) -- Reform at home, Communism abroad (1945/1952) -- Elizabeth II (1952/) -- Wind of change (1952/1964) -- The sick man of Europe (1964/1979) -- The Thatcher legacy (1979/2002) -- Further reading -- Genealogies -- Prime ministers. |
| Target Audience Note: | Adult Follett Library Resources |
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| Subject: | Great Britain History Anecdotes |
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date | |
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| Burlington Public Library | 941 FRASER 2005 | 39851000759200 | Non-fiction | Copy hold | Available | - |
Electronic resources
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026049.html
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