A Short History of England: The Glorious Story of a Rowdy Nation

by Simon Jenkins

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1610392310
• ISBN13: 9781610392310
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: PublicAffairs
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.1"