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Civil War

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 144727170X
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (472 download)

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Download or read book Civil War written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2014-09-25 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Civil War, Peter Ackroyd continues his dazzling account of England's history, beginning with the progress south of the Scottish king, James VI, who on the death of Elizabeth I became the first Stuart king of England, and ends with the deposition and flight into exile of his grandson, James II. The Stuart dynasty brought together the two nations of England and Scotland into one realm, albeit a realm still marked by political divisions that echo to this day. More importantly, perhaps, the Stuart era was marked by the cruel depredations of civil war, and the killing of a king. Ackroyd paints a vivid portrait of James I and his heirs. Shrewd and opinionated, the new King was eloquent on matters as diverse as theology, witchcraft and the abuses of tobacco, but his attitude to the English parliament sowed the seeds of the division that would split the country in the reign of his hapless heir, Charles I. Ackroyd offers a brilliant – warts and all – portrayal of Charles's nemesis Oliver Cromwell, Parliament's great military leader and England's only dictator, who began his career as a political liberator but ended it as much of a despot as 'that man of blood', the king he executed. England's turbulent seventeenth century is vividly laid out before us, but so too is the cultural and social life of the period, notable for its extraordinarily rich literature, including Shakespeare's late masterpieces, Jacobean tragedy, the poetry of John Donne and Milton and Thomas Hobbes' great philosophical treatise, Leviathan. Civil War also gives us a very real sense of the lives of ordinary English men and women, lived out against a backdrop of constant disruption and uncertainty.

Foundation

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1250013674
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Foundation written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2012-10-16 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book in Peter Ackroyd's history of England series, which has since been followed up with two more installments, Tudors and Rebellion. In Foundation, the chronicler of London and of its river, the Thames, takes us from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII. He guides us from the building of Stonehenge to the founding of the two great glories of medieval England: common law and the cathedrals. He shows us glimpses of the country's most distant past--a Neolithic stirrup found in a grave, a Roman fort, a Saxon tomb, a medieval manor house--and describes in rich prose the successive waves of invaders who made England English, despite being themselves Roman, Viking, Saxon, or Norman French. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time and place and his acute eye for the telling detail, Ackroyd recounts the story of warring kings, of civil strife, and foreign wars. But he also gives us a vivid sense of how England's early people lived: the homes they built, the clothes the wore, the food they ate, even the jokes they told. All are brought vividly to life in this history of England through the narrative mastery of one of Britain's finest writers.

Revolution

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (139 download)

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Download or read book Revolution written by Peter Ackroyd and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Innovation

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 1250135540
Total Pages : 630 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (51 download)

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Download or read book Innovation written by Peter Ackroyd and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Innovation, the sixth and final volume in Peter Ackroyd's magnificent History of England series, takes readers from the Boer War to the Millennium Dome almost a hundred years later. Innovation brings Peter Ackroyd's History of England to a triumphant close. Ackroyd takes readers from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the end of the twentieth century, when his great-granddaughter Elizabeth II had been on the throne for almost five decades. It was a century of enormous change, encompassing two world wars, four monarchs (Edward VII, George V, George VI and the Queen), the decline of the aristocracy and the rise of the Labour Party, women's suffrage, the birth of the NHS, the march of suburbia and the clearance of the slums. It was a period that saw the work of the Bloomsbury Group and T.S. Eliot, of Kingsley Amis and Philip Larkin, from the end of the post-war slump to the technicolor explosion of the 1960s, to free love and punk rock, and from Thatcher to Blair. A vividly readable, richly peopled tour de force, Innovation is Peter Ackroyd writing at the height of his powers.

The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4

Author : Oliver Goldsmith
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780484148672
Total Pages : 482 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (486 download)

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Download or read book The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4 written by Oliver Goldsmith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-05 with total page 482 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II Henry the eighth was fucceeded on the throne by his only (on Edward the fixth, now in the ninth year of his age. The late king 10 his will, which he expected would be abfolute ly obeyed, fixed the majority of the prince at the completion of his eighteenth year, and m the mean time appointed fixteen executors of his will, to whom, during the miniority, he. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688

Author : David Hume
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 474 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (319 download)

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Download or read book The History of England, from the Invasion of Julius Caesar to the Revolution in 1688 written by David Hume and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

England in the Later Middle Ages

Author : M.H. Keen
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 113448304X
Total Pages : 496 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (344 download)

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Download or read book England in the Later Middle Ages written by M.H. Keen and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2004-08-02 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, England in the Later Middle Ages has become a seminal text for students studying this diverse, constantly changing period. The second edition of this book, while maintaining the character of the

A History of England, Volume 1

Author : Clayton Roberts
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315509997
Total Pages : 674 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (155 download)

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Download or read book A History of England, Volume 1 written by Clayton Roberts and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-07-01 with total page 674 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past. A History of England, Volume 1 (Prehistory to 1714), focuses on the most important developments in the history of England through the early 18th century. Topics include the Viking and Norman conquests of the 11th century, the creation of the monarchy, the Reformation, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

Dominion

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 150988131X
Total Pages : 429 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Dominion written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2018-09-06 with total page 429 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman' - Ian Thomson, Independent The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to post-war depression, spanning the last years of the Regency to the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901. In it, Ackroyd takes us from the accession of the profligate George IV whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, who was firmly set against reform, to the reign of his brother, William IV, the 'Sailor King', whose reign saw the modernization of the political system and the abolition of slavery. But it was the accession of Queen Victoria, aged only eighteen, that sparked an era of enormous innovation. Technological progress – from steam railways to the first telegram – swept the nation and the finest inventions were showcased at the first Great Exhibition in 1851. The emergence of the middle classes changed the shape of society and scientific advances changed the old pieties of the Church of England, and spread secular ideas across the nation. But though intense industrialization brought boom times for the factory owners, the working classes were still subjected to poor housing, long working hours and dire poverty. It was a time that saw a flowering of great literature, too. As the Georgian era gave way to that of Victoria, readers could delight not only in the work of Byron, Shelley and Wordsworth but also the great nineteenth-century novelists: the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, Mrs Gaskell, Thackeray, and, of course, Dickens, whose work has become synonymous with Victorian England. Nor was Victorian expansionism confined to Britain alone. By the end of Victoria’s reign, the Queen was also an Empress and the British Empire dominated much of the globe. And, as Ackroyd shows in this richly populated, vividly told account, Britannia really did seem to rule the waves.

A History of England and the British Empire, Vol. 3 of 4

Author : Arthur Donald Innes
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780364012437
Total Pages : 582 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (124 download)

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Download or read book A History of England and the British Empire, Vol. 3 of 4 written by Arthur Donald Innes and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 582 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A History of England and the British Empire, Vol. 3 of 4: In Four Volumes Author or zucuuo's wows-run omumnut' A stun-cu or czuzmu. Rourncan ms'romr non ﬂu mum ﬂuu' AN 0011411: or ms'romr, ' bnglalld can run runou' scaoox. Ms'rouv or wouuo' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 125003759X
Total Pages : 528 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Tudors: The History of England from Henry VIII to Elizabeth I written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2013-10-08 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Peter Ackroyd, one of Britain's most acclaimed writers, brings the age of the Tudors to vivid life in this monumental book in his The History of England series, charting the course of English history from Henry VIII's cataclysmic break with Rome to the epic rule of Elizabeth I. Rich in detail and atmosphere, Peter Ackroyd's Tudors is the story of Henry VIII's relentless pursuit of both the perfect wife and the perfect heir; of how the brief reign of the teenage king, Edward VI, gave way to the violent reimposition of Catholicism and the stench of bonfires under "Bloody Mary." It tells, too, of the long reign of Elizabeth I, which, though marked by civil strife, plots against the queen and even an invasion force, finally brought stability. Above all, however, it is the story of the English Reformation and the making of the Anglican Church. At the beginning of the sixteenth century, England was still largely feudal and looked to Rome for direction; at its end, it was a country where good governance was the duty of the state, not the church, and where men and women began to look to themselves for answers rather than to those who ruled them.

The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4

Author : Tobias Smollett
Publisher : Forgotten Books
ISBN 13 : 9780365214199
Total Pages : 554 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (141 download)

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Download or read book The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4 written by Tobias Smollett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-21 with total page 554 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 3 of 4: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second; Designed as a Continuation of Mr. Hume's History I. IN the beginning of April, the duke of Cum berland began his march from Aberdeen, and on the twelfth passed the deep and rapid river Spey, without opposition from the rebels, though a detachment of them appeared on the opposite side. Why they did not dispute the passage is not easy to be conceived: but, indeed, from this instance of neglect, and their subsequent conduct, we may conclude they were under a total infatuation. His royal highness proceeded to Nairn, where he received intelligence, that the enemy had advanced from Inverness to Culloden, about the distance of nine miles from the royal army, with intention to give him battle. The design of Charles was to march in the night from Culloden, and surprise the duke's army at daybreak: for this purpose the English camp had been reconnoitred; and on the night of the fifteenth the High land army began to march in two columns. Their design was to surround the enemy, and attack them at once on all quarters: but the length of the columns embarrassed the march, so that the army was obliged to make many halts the'men had been under arms during the whole preceding night, were faint with hunger and fatigue, and many of them overpowered with sleep. Some Were unable to pro ceed; others dropped off unperceived in the dark and the. March was retarded in such a manner, that it would have been impossible to reach the duke's camp before sunrise. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

A Short History of England

Author : Simon Jenkins
Publisher : PublicAffairs
ISBN 13 : 1610391438
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book A Short History of England written by Simon Jenkins and published by PublicAffairs. This book was released on 2011-11-22 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar -- from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two World Wars. But to understand their full significance we need to know the whole story. A Short History of England sheds new light on all the key individuals and events in English history by bringing them together in an enlightening account of the country's birth, rise to global prominence, and then partial eclipse. Written with flair and authority by Guardian columnist and London Times former editor Simon Jenkins, this is the definitive narrative of how today's England came to be. Concise but comprehensive, with more than a hundred color illustrations, this beautiful single-volume history will be the standard work for years to come.

A History of Britain

Author : Simon Schama
Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0563487143
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (634 download)

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Download or read book A History of Britain written by Simon Schama and published by Random House. This book was released on 2003 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first volume in this history of Britain tells the story of Britain from the time of the earliest settlements discovered in the Orkneys to the death of Queen Elizabeth the First.

Revolution

Author : Peter Ackroyd
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 1509811486
Total Pages : 430 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book Revolution written by Peter Ackroyd and published by Pan Macmillan. This book was released on 2016-09-22 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revolution, the fourth volume of Peter Ackroyd's enthralling History of England begins in 1688 with a revolution and ends in 1815 with a famous victory. In it, Ackroyd takes readers from William of Orange's accession following the Glorious Revolution to the Regency, when the flamboyant Prince of Wales ruled in the stead of his mad father, George III, and England was – again – at war with France, a war that would end with the defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Late Stuart and Georgian England marked the creation of the great pillars of the English state. The Bank of England was founded, as was the stock exchange, the Church of England was fully established as the guardian of the spiritual life of the nation and parliament became the sovereign body of the nation with responsibilities and duties far beyond those of the monarch. It was a revolutionary era in English letters, too, a time in which newspapers first flourished and the English novel was born. It was an era in which coffee houses and playhouses boomed, gin flowed freely and in which shops, as we know them today, began to proliferate in our towns and villages. But it was also a time of extraordinary and unprecedented technological innovation, which saw England utterly and irrevocably transformed from a country of blue skies and farmland to one of soot and steel and coal.

The Thirty Years War

Author : C. V. Wedgwood
Publisher : New York Review of Books
ISBN 13 : 1681371235
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (813 download)

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Download or read book The Thirty Years War written by C. V. Wedgwood and published by New York Review of Books. This book was released on 2016-09-13 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Europe in 1618 was riven between Protestants and Catholics, Bourbon and Hapsburg--as well as empires, kingdoms, and countless principalities. After angry Protestants tossed three representatives of the Holy Roman Empire out the window of the royal castle in Prague, world war spread from Bohemia with relentless abandon, drawing powers from Spain to Sweden into a nightmarish world of famine, disease, and seemingly unstoppable destruction.

The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain

Author : Lotte Hellinga
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521573467
Total Pages : 846 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (734 download)

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Download or read book The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain written by Lotte Hellinga and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1999-12-09 with total page 846 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain presents an overview of the century-and-a-half between the death of Chaucer in 1400 and the incorporation of the Stationers' Company in 1557. The profound changes during that time in social, political and religious conditions are reflected in the dissemination and reception of the written word. The manuscript culture of Chaucer's day was replaced by an ambience in which printed books would become the norm. The emphasis in this collection of essays is on the demand and use of books. Patterns of ownership are identified as well as patterns of where, why and how books were written, printed, bound, acquired, read and passed from hand to hand. The book trade receives special attention, with emphasis on the large part played by imports and on links with printers in other countries, which were decisive for the development of printing and publishing in Britain.