British History for Dummies by Sean Lang: Used
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Publication Date
- 2004-01-07
- Pages
- 408
- ISBN
- 9780764570216
- Book Title
- British History for Dummies®
- Publisher
- Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
- Item Length
- 9.3 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Europe / Great Britain / General
- Item Weight
- 31.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 7.5 in
- Number of Pages
- 432 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
ISBN-10
0764570218
ISBN-13
9780764570216
eBay Product ID (ePID)
6033902
Product Key Features
Book Title
British History for Dummies®
Number of Pages
432 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Europe / Great Britain / General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
31.1 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
7.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2003-017777
Reviews
"...packed with behind the scenes knowledge..." (Shields Gazette, December 2003) "...The most user-friendly history book around...behind the jokey chapter headings there's a serious amount of information..." (Daily Express, 20 February 2004) "...written in a breezy jokey style, chopped up into bite-sized bits..." (Daily Telegraph, Weds 2nd Feb 2005)
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
941
Table Of Content
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 Middle Ages. Chapter 8: England Gets an Empire. Chapter 9: A Right Royal Time - the Medieval Realms of Britain. Chapter 10: Plague, Pox, Poll Tax, and Ploughing - and Then You Die. 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 Nineteenth Centuries. Chapter 15: Let's Make a Country. Chapter 16: Survival of the Richest: The Industrial Revolution. 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 Everything Else? Chapter 21: Radio Times. Chapter 22: TV Times. Part VII: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Top Turning Points. Chapter 24: Ten Major Documents. Chapter 25: Ten Things the British Have Given the World (Whether the World Wanted Them or Not). Chapter 26: Ten Great British Places to Visit. Chapter 27: Ten Britons Who Should Be Better Known. Index.
Synopsis
It2s not uncommon to hear an American tourist in Britain say "I can2t believe this building is so old," only to be followed by a British answer, "It2s not old, it2s only fifteenth century." And the amazing thing is not that the buildings are old: it2s that they2re still in use. You can go to a church in Britain where Saxons worshipped; you can drive along motorways that follow lines laid down by the Romans. It2s silly to complain that the British somehow live in the past: The past lives in the British. And now you2ve picked up British History For Dummies, probably because: You studied British history at school, but found it all very confusing You liked the subject, but your memory2s hazy about who did what and when You did some English history but only touched on Wales or Scotland or Ireland, and only when they were giving the English grief (or, more likely, when the English were giving grief to them) You enjoy a good story and want to know more You can read British History For Dummies from beginning to end or by jumping from topic to topic. The material is divided into parts that represent a particular period in Britain2s history, including Britain2s early days, from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, where you2ll meet the mysterious Celts and the wacky Druids The age of the invaders, when everyone wanted to conquer Britain - Romans, Saxons, Angles, Vikings, and Normans. The Middle Ages, with its knights in armour and fair maidens The Rise of the Royals, or more accurately, the English Tudor family and the Scottish Stuarts. Here, you2ll meet Henry VIII; Queen Elizabeth; and Mary, Queen of Scots The Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries, when Britain created the most powerful nation the world had ever known The Twentieth Century, when World War I left Britain deeply scarred. Throw in Irish rebellion, a global Depression, and an aggressive German dictator and you2ll discover why the sun set over the great Empire and left Britain searching for a new role If your idea of a history book is what you read in school, forget it. This book is different. It tells you the whole story, but does so without putting you to sleep. This is a great story: Don2t miss it., A stirring trip through the essentials of British History. Britain's past brought right up to date. This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. It's a "who, what, when, where and why" that reads like a thriller and a comedy rolled into one. Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building and forbidden love - not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips. Discover: Famous and infamous Britons Key royal, military and cultural eras Power in Britain: who lost it, who took it The rise and fall of Britain's global empire History as it connects to Britain today, A stirring trip through the essentials of British History. Britain's past brought right up to date. This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. It's a "who, what, when, where and why" that reads like a thriller and a comedy rolled into one. Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building and forbidden love - not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips. Discover: Famous and infamous Britons Key royal, military and cultural eras Power in Britain: who lost it, who took it The rise and fall of Britain's global empire History as it connects to Britain today
LC Classification Number
DA34.L35 2003
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- a***a (346)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseThis hardback book is of the highest quality, has a fine appearance , arrived in perfect condition, and is an excellent value. On what I was not asked about this time, communicating with the seller would have required using email outside of the eBay system, because they do not accept eBay messages, the book was well packed in a purpose-designed cardboard box, the shipping was faster than I expected for the bound media rate, and the book was exactly as described and pictured.Tameshigiri - The History and Development of Japanese Sword Testing by Sesko (#282906424466)