Lang British History For Dummies, Illustrated Edition

1. Illustrated Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-119-99790-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
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E-Book, Englisch, 492 Seiten, E-Book

History is always a popular subject and British history has createdsome of the most lively and fascinating stories there are! Britainas we know it today has been shaped by centuries of politicalturmoil between state and church, as well as internationalconflicts, making its history a fascinating insight into how modernBritain has emerged.
For this special, hardback edition of British History ForDummies, we've added over 100 black and white and colourphotos for an even more explosive experience of Britishhistory.
British History For Dummies Illustrated Edition:
* British history is still a major topic of interest, emphasisedby the continual TV coverage and documentaries
* Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-madkings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-buildingand forbidden love- not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips!
* Includes fascinating information in the fun For Dummies style-from the Stone Age right through to modern day Britain andeverything in between!
* Provides the ultimate British history experience and thehardback format with over 100 illustrations make it the perfectgift for amateur historians

Autoren/Hrsg.

Lang, Seán

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Part I: The British Are Coming!
Chapter 1: So Much History, So Little Time.
Chapter 2. Sticks and Stone Age Stuff.
Chapter 3: Woad Rage and Chariots: The Iron Age in Britain.
Part II: Everyone Else Is Coming! The Invaders.
Chapter 4. Ruled Britannia.
Chapter 5. Saxon, Drugs, and Rock 'n' Roll.
Chapter 6. Have Axe, Will Travel: The Vikings.
Chapter 7. 1066 and All That Followed.
Part III: Who's in Charge Around Here? The MiddleAges.
Chapter 8. England Gets an Empire.
Chapter 9. A Right Royal Time: The Medieval Realms ofBritain.
Chapter 10. Plague, Pox, Poll Tax, and Ploughing - and Then YouDie.
Part IV: Rights or Royals? The Tudors and Stuarts.
Chapter 11. Uneasy Lies the Head that Wears the Crown.
Chapter 12. A Burning Issue: The Reformation.
Chapter 13. Crown or Commons?
Chapter 14. Old Problems, New Ideas.
Part V: On the Up: The Eighteenth and NineteenthCenturies.
Chapter 15. Let's Make a Country.
Chapter 16. Survival of the Richest: The IndustrialRevolution.
Chapter 17. Children of the Revolutions.
Chapter 18. Putting on My Top Hat - The Victorians.
Chapter 19. The Sun Never Sets - But It Don't Shine Either.
Part VI: Don't Look Down: The Twentieth Century.
Chapter 20. The Great War: The End of Innocence - and EverythingElse?
Chapter 21. Radio Times.
Chapter 22. TV Times.
Chapter 23. Interesting Times.
Part VII: The Part of Tens.
Chapter 24. Ten Top Turning Points.
Chapter 25. Ten Major Documents.
Chapter 26. Ten Things the British Have Given the World (Whetherthe World Wanted Them or Not).
Chapter 27. Ten Great British Places to Visit.
Chapter 28. Ten Britons Who Should Be Better Known.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

Dr Seán Lang studied history at Oxford and has beenteaching it to school, college, and university students for thepast twenty years. He is Senior Lecturer in History at AngliaRuskin University. Seán has written textbooks on nineteenthand twentieth century history, and is co-editor of TwentiethCentury history, and is co-editor of Twentieth Century HistoryReview. He has advised both Government and Opposition onhistory teaching in schools and has written on history teaching forthe Council of Europe. Seán is Honorary Secretary of theHistorical Association and often appears on radio and televisiontalking about historical topics - often because of this book.