British History For Dummies
British History For Dummies
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Zusammenfassung
Bestseller! Now with extended coverage of modern 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. Always get those kings and queens confused? Never sure what happened when? You need this book.
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British History For Dummies by Sean Lang
Bestseller! Now with extended coverage of modern 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. Always get those kings and queens confused? Never sure what happened when? You need this book. 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. Praise for British History For Dummies "It puts the history of Britain into the sort of perspective I've always hoped for." -Terry Jones, Monty Python star and co-author of Who Murdered Chaucer? "Honestly-you can't beat British History For Dummies." -Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe novels Discover how to * 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 great book that explores the history of Britain in a fun and accessible way."Ruislip & Northwood Gazette, Harefield Gazette, Hayes & Harlington Gazette & Uxbridge & West Drayton Gazette Wednesday 21 May 2008
Sean Lang studied history at Oxford and has been teaching it to school, college, and university students for the past twenty years. He has written textbooks on nineteenth and twentieth century history, and is co-editor of Modern History Review. Sean regularly reviews textbooks for the Times Educational Supplement and has written on history teaching for the Council of Europe. He is a Research Fellow in History at Anglia Ruskin University and Honorary Secretary of the Historical Association, and is currently undertaking research on women in nineteenth-century British India.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780470035368 |
| ISBN 10 | 0470035366 |
| Titel | British History For Dummies |
| Autor | Sean Lang |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Paperback |
| Verlag | John Wiley and Sons Ltd |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2006-11-10 |
| Seitenanzahl | 444 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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