Readings in English history drawn from the original sources, intended to illustrate A short history of England
Provides primary sources on Great Britain's history taken from works such as those by Tacitus, excerpts from Beowulf, Froissart, legal statutes, love letters, Fox's book of martyrs, diaries, personal letters etc
History
xxxvi, 781 pages 20 cm
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Geography of England
Prehistoric and Celtic Britain
Roman Britain
Early Saxon England
Later Saxon England
Danish and the Norman conquests
England under the Normans
Foundations of national unity
Formation of a united English nation
First half of the Hundred Years' War
Houses of Lancaster and York
Early Tudor period
Reign of Elizabeth
Personal monarchy of the early Stuarts
Great rebellion and the commonwealth
Restoration and revolution
Foundation of the British empire
Industrial revolution, the American revolution, and the French revolution
Period of reform
Growth of democracy