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Author : David McDowall
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0582799147
Author : P. J. Marshall
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 2001-08-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0521002540
Up to World War II and beyond, the British ruled over a vast empire. Modern western attitudes towards the imperial past tend either towards nostalgia for British power or revulsion at what seem to be the abuses of that power. The Cambridge Illustrated History of the British Empire adopts neither of these approaches. It aims to create historical understanding about the British empire on the assumption that such understanding is important for any informed appreciation of the modern world. Through striking illustration and a text written by leading experts, this book examines the experience of colonialism in North America, India, Africa, Australia, and the Caribbean, as well as the impact of the empire on Britain itself. Emphasis is placed on social and cultural history, including slavery, trade, religion, art, and the movement of ideas. How did the British rule their empire? Who benefited economically from the empire? And who lost?
Author : David Olusoga
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2021-11-11
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781529052961
This beautiful hardback gift book is a stunning visual journey through Black British history for younger readers by award-winning historian and broadcaster David Olusoga and illustrated by Jake Alexander and Melleny Taylor. The essential starting place for anyone who wants to learn about Black British History. David Olusoga’s thought provoking text charts the forgotten histories of Black people in Britain from Roman times right through to the present day. From Roman Africans guarding Hadrian’s Wall, to an African trumpeter in the court of Henry the Eighth, Black Georgians fighting for the abolition of slavery, Black soldiers fighting for Britain in the First World War, Windrush and right up today. These are the stories that brought us all together in this country. When did Africans first come to Britain? Who are the well-dressed black children in Georgian paintings? Why did the American Civil War disrupt the Industrial Revolution? These and many other questions are answered in this essential introduction to 1800 years of the Black British history. This children's edition of the bestseller Black and British: A Forgotten History is beautifully illustrated in full-colour with maps, portrait galleries, timelines, photos and portraits.
Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 724 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0192893262
Examines political, economic, social, and culture changes in Great Britain from Roman times to the present.
Author : Christopher Cannon
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780745654768
This book provides a boldly original account of Middle English literature from the Norman Conquest to the beginning of the sixteenth century. It argues that these centuries are, in fundamental ways, the momentous period in our literary history, for they are the long moment in which the category of literature itself emerged as English writing began to insist, for the first time, that it floated free of any social reality or function. This book also charts the complex mechanisms by which English writing acquired this power in a series of linked close readings of both canonical and more obscure texts. It encloses those readings in five compelling accounts of much broader cultural areas, describing, in particular, the productive relationship of Middle English writing to medieval technology, insurgency, statecraft and cultural place, concluding with an in depth account of the particular arguments, emphases and techniques English writers used to claim a wholly new jurisdiction for their work. Both this history and its readings are everywhere informed by the most exciting developments in recent Middle English scholarship as well as literary and cultural theory. It serves as an introduction to all these areas as well as a contribution, in its own right, to each of them.
Author : John Stephen Morrill
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0192893270
Two centuries of dramatic change are covered by this exciting and richly illustrated work. Eighteen leading scholars explore the political, social, religious, and cultural history of the period when monarchs based in south-east England imperfectly attempted to extend their authority over thewhole of the British Isles. These centuries witnessed the Reformation, the civil wars, and two revolutions, in which two monarchs, two wives of a king, and two archbishops of Canterbury were tried and executed, and hundreds of men and women tortured and burned in the name of religion. Yet in the same period, an explosion ofliteracy and the printed word, transformations in landscapes and townscapes, new forms of wealth, new structures of power, and new forms of political participation freed minds and broadened horizons. These centuries marked the beginning of Britain's imperial power and its emergence as perhaps themost liberal and mature of European states. The integrated illustrations and maps form an essential part of the book, complementing all aspects of the text. It also contains a Chronology, Glossary, Family Trees of the monarchy, Further Reading, and an extensive Index.
Author : Kenneth O. Morgan
Publisher : Oxford [Oxfordshire] ; New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 700 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : Great Britain
ISBN : 0198226845
From the arrival of the Roman legions to the present day, this superbly illustrated volume tells the enthralling story of Britain and her people over two thousand years. 200+ b & w illustrations. of color plates.
Author : John Frederick Burke
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : History
ISBN : 0002175355
Author : Peter Brown
Publisher : Philip Wilson Publishers
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2001-09-28
Category : Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110421760
This lavishly illustrated book documents a remarkable collection of cutlery and provides a complete survey of the design and evolution of British cutlery from Neolithic times to the present day.
Author : Paul Jarvis
Publisher : Amberley Publishing Limited
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2014-03-15
Category : Transportation
ISBN : 9781445618692
Lavishly illustrated full-colour history of this iconic company, in association with British Airways and full of fascinating images from the British Airways archive.
Author : Barry W. Cunliffe
Publisher : Penguin Global
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : IND:30000092850217
Presents an illustrated history of England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland. This title takes the reader on a journey from prehistoric times onwards, examining such topics as the spread of literacy, the development of transport, and the evolution of country houses on the way. It provides an introduction to British and Irish history.
Author : Nigel Saul
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Art
ISBN : 0198205023
This richly illustrated book provides a comprehensive introduction to medieval England. Written by expert scholars and drawing on the latest research, it offers an authoritative survey of the years from the departure of the Roman legions to the Battle of Bosworth. The middle ages were a time of profound diversity and change. The main political themes are explored in three narrative chapters, covering the Anglo-Saxon period, the Normans and Angevins, and the late middle ages. Chapters on the social, cultural, and religious life of the period add context tothe political and institutional developments traced and cover topics as varied as the nature of national identity, urban life, art and architecture, religious practice, and the development of vernacular literature. 180 illustrations, maps, family trees, a chronology, guide to further reading, and a full index make this an indispensable guide to England in the middle ages. Contributors... Janet L. Nelson, Professor of History, King's College, London George Garnett, Fellow and Tutor in History, St Hugh's College, Oxford Chris Given-Wilson, Senior Lecturer in Medieval History, University of St Andrews Christopher Dyer, Professor of Medieval Social History, University of Birmingham Henrietta Leyser, Lecturer in Medieval History, St Peter's College, Oxford Nicola Coldstream Derek Pearsall, Professor of English, Harvard University
Author : Simon Hall
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2018-12-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781135934859
The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History is a comprehensive and authoritative guide to the people, events, and ideas that have shaped Britain from prehistory to the present day. The editors have also sought to convey the truth that history is more than simply a compilation of facts from the past. The editors have included as much factual information as possible in each A-Z entry, and numerous tables and statistics are included, as well as many specially-created maps and plans. The chronological relationships of past events and lives are conveyed through various detailed subject chronologies (attached to the relevant A-Z entries). A large thematic chronology, following the A-Z text, provides a visual reference to the relationship between the events of British/Irish history and events elsewhere in the world. And the cultural context of as many entries as possible has been brought to life via a wide range of illustrations, which provide a wealth of visual detail and, often, a key to past conceptions. Interspersed in the text are 21 specially commissioned, extended feature articles from noted historians that provide the analysis and the sense of the broad sweep of history that would otherwise be impossible to convey in an A-Z reference book.
Author : Chris Given-Wilson
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Civilization, Medieval
ISBN : 071904152X
The late Middle Ages (c.1200-1500) was an age of transition. The major events of this period - the Black Death, the Hundred Years War, the rise of Parliament, the depositions of five English kings between 1327 and 1483 - are examined in detail in this book.
Author : John Cannon,Anne Hargreaves
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 416 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2009-03-26
Category : History
ISBN : 9780191580284
This authoritative and accessible guide to the British monarchy spans the Romano-British rulers of 55 BC to the present day House of Windsor. Generously illustrated with maps, photos, paintings, and genealogies, it contains a wealth of information on the rulers of Britain, including their policies, personalities, key dates, and legacies. There are almost 600 entries, which are organised by regions up to 1066 and by royal lines thereafter. Feature articles throughout the guide provide in-depth information on key royal topics, including Coronations, Regalia, the Tower of London, and - new to this edition - Westminster Abbey and St Paul's Cathedral. Revised and updated to include recent events, such as the second marriage of Prince Charles, this new edition also contains a topical introductory article on the changing role of the monarchy. There is a useful glossary, a list of recommended further reading, and a new appendix of recommended web links, accessed and kept up to date via a companion website. Comprehensive and elegantly written, this fascinating guide to the British monarchy is an essential reference resource for teachers and students of British history, and for anyone with an interest in Britain's rulers through the ages.