British History For Dummies

History is always a popular subject and British history has created
some of the most lively and fascinating stories there are! Britain
as we know it today has been shaped by centuries of political
turmoil between state and church, as well as international
conflicts, making its history a fascinating insight into how modern
Britain has emerged.

For this special, hardback edition of British History For
Dummies, we've added over 100 black and white and colour
photos for an even more explosive experience of British
history.

British History For Dummies Illustrated Edition:

• British history is still a major topic of interest, emphasised
  by the continual TV coverage and documentaries

• 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!

• Includes fascinating information in the fun For Dummies style-
  from the Stone Age right through to modern day Britain and
  everything in between!

• Provides the ultimate British history experience and the
  hardback format with over 100 illustrations make it the perfect
  gift for amateur historians

Autorentext

Dr Seán Lang studied history at Oxford and has been
teaching it to school, college, and university students for the
past twenty years. He is Senior Lecturer in History at Anglia
Ruskin University. Seán has written textbooks on nineteenth
and twentieth century history, and is co-editor of Twentieth
Century history, and is co-editor of Twentieth Century History
Review. He has advised both Government and Opposition on
history teaching in schools and has written on history teaching for
the Council of Europe. Seán is Honorary Secretary of the
Historical Association and often appears on radio and television
talking about historical topics - often because of this book.

Zusammenfassung
History is always a popular subject and British history has created some of the most lively and fascinating stories there are! Britain as we know it today has been shaped by centuries of political turmoil between state and church, as well as international conflicts, making its history a fascinating insight into how modern Britain has emerged. For this special, hardback edition of British History For Dummies, we've added over 100 black and white and colour photos for an even more explosive experience of British history.

British History For Dummies Illustrated Edition:

• British history is still a major topic of interest, emphasised by the continual TV coverage and documentaries
• 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!
• Includes fascinating information in the fun For Dummies style- from the Stone Age right through to modern day Britain and everything in between!
• Provides the ultimate British history experience and the hardback format with over 100 illustrations make it the perfect gift for amateur historians

Inhalt

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.

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 (Whether
the World Wanted Them or Not).

Chapter 27. Ten Great British Places to Visit.

Chapter 28. Ten Britons Who Should Be Better Known.

Index.