The Story of Britain
eBook - ePub

The Story of Britain

  1. 608 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Story of Britain

About this book

The Story of Britain is an accessible one-volume history that clearly depict Britain's origins—and explain how the past shaped the nation's current identity. He begins the story of Britain from the very earliest recorded Celtic times, and with this new edition has now brought it up to date via the Blair years and into the present day of Brexit Britain. A magnificently eloquent volume, the narrative chronicles two thousand years of Britain's history, the triumph of its people, the glory of its culture, and its dramatic influence on other nations of the world, especially the United States. It is a remarkable achievement and, with his passion, enthusiasm and wide-ranging knowledge, Strong is the ideal narrator. The book is ideally suited for everyone who cares about Britain's past.

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Information

Publisher
Pegasus Books
Year
2019
Print ISBN
9781643130132
eBook ISBN
9781643131009
Topic
History
Subtopic
British History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Contents
  4. Preface to the 2018 edition
  5. Preface to the 1966 edition
  6. 1. The Island
  7. 2. Britannia
  8. 3. Roman Britain
  9. 4. Darkness and Dawn
  10. 5. Alfred and the Vikings
  11. 6. The Kingdom of England
  12. 7. 1066
  13. 8. The Conquest: Loss and Gain
  14. 9. The Norman Kings
  15. 10. The First Plantagenet
  16. 11. The End of an Empire
  17. 12. The Gothic Age
  18. 13. Towards a United Island
  19. 14. An Incompetent King
  20. 15. The Hundred Years War
  21. 16. The Black Death
  22. 17. The Great Revolt
  23. 18. The Fate of Richard II
  24. 19. The Father of English Poetry
  25. 20. The Victor of Agincourt
  26. 21. The Wars of the Roses
  27. 22. Return to Order: Edward IV
  28. 23. Violent Interlude: Richard III
  29. 24. William Caxton, Printer
  30. 25. Return to Order: The Tudors
  31. 26. Reformation and Revolution
  32. 27. A Man For All Seasons
  33. 28. The Turbulent Decade
  34. 29. A New Identity
  35. 30. Armada
  36. 31. Gloriana’s England
  37. 32. Immortal Shakespeare
  38. 33. An Untrustworthy Dynasty
  39. 34. The King’s Arcadia
  40. 35. Three Kingdoms in Crisis
  41. 36. The British Vitruvius
  42. 37. War
  43. 38. The World Upside Down
  44. 39. A Failed Republic
  45. 40. A Failed Protectorate
  46. 41. The Search for Stability
  47. 42. The Unexpected Revolution
  48. 43. The Birth of a Great Power
  49. 44. Instability and Change
  50. 45. From Magic to Science: Isaac Newton
  51. 46. The Rule of the Elite
  52. 47. The Richest Country
  53. 48. The Pursuit of Happiness
  54. 49. Reason and Enthusiasm
  55. 50. Paradise Regained: ‘Capability’ Brown
  56. 51. Disintegration and Defeat
  57. 52. World War and the Invention of Britain
  58. 53. The New Man: William Wilberforce
  59. 54. Revolution Averted: The Great Reform Bill
  60. 55. Country into Town: The Industrial Revolution
  61. 56. Information and Intervention
  62. 57. The Final Decades of Aristocratic Rule
  63. 58. The Lady with the Lamp
  64. 59. Victorian Britain: The Classless Society
  65. 60. Charles Darwin and the Origin of Species
  66. 61. Coming to Terms with Democracy
  67. 62. Ireland Departs
  68. 63. Pax Britannica
  69. 64. Splendid Isolation and War
  70. 65. Two Uncertain Decades
  71. 66. Alone
  72. 67. Utopia Comes and Goes
  73. 68. Consensus and the Mismanagement of Decline
  74. 69. Empire to Europe
  75. 70. A New Beginning?
  76. 71. The Consumer Society
  77. 72. ‘New Britain’
  78. 73. Postscript: Brexit and Beyond
  79. Kings and Queens
  80. Prime Ministers
  81. Picture Credits
  82. Index
  83. Copyright