Foundation: The History of England from Its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors

by Peter Ackroyd

Book Overview

Peter Ackroyd, whose work has always been underpinned by a profound interest in and understanding of England's history, now tells the epic story of England itself. 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:...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 125000361X
• ISBN13: 9781250003614
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.67 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.5" x 9.5"