Tells the story of the nation from the remote days of the Celt and the Iberian, through the raids of the Vikings, the Norman conquest, the first Elizabethan age and foundation of the Indian Empire to World War I and the setting up of the League of Nations.
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Trevelyn was the nephew of Macauley--that other great English historian. Macauley's work focused on a brief period of English history after the Restoration. Trevelyn's work stretches from the ancient era to the end of World War I. I have read several works on the history of England, but this was by far the most pleasurable to read and the most informative. The book does a great job in explaining the religious and social issues surrounding the Reformation, the regicide, Cromwell's protectorate, and the Restoration. I feel that my understanding of the English-speaking world has been improved significantly. I have not yet read Churchill's history, but I cannot imagine anything better. Trevelyn's style is entertaining and he has a real pride in his native land which comes through the book.
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IT is not my purpose to describe pre-insular Britain and the great geologic changes, the volcanoes, the rise and fall of mountains, the tropical swamps in which the coal forest grew, or the industrious building of the chalk down under the sea. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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trade jealousy, fighting navy, feudal anarchy, rotten boroughs Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
House of Commons, Great Britain, Eighteenth Century, Middle Ages, Nineteenth Century, British Empire, Reform Bill, Home Rule, Roman Catholic, Prime Minister, Justices of the Peace, Privy Council, Prayer Book, Fifteenth Century, Lloyd George, Long Parliament, East Anglia, North America, South Africa, Magna Carta, Royal Navy, Saxon England, East India Company, English Parliament, French Revolution New!
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- History of England by G. M. Trevelyan in Front Matter, Copyright, and Back Cover
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- The Wealth of Nations: Representative Selections by Adam Smith on page 396, and Back Matter
- Holy Bible: King James Version: Standard Text Edition by Baker Publishing Group in Back Matter
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