A Short History of England by Simon Jenkins
From the Battle of Catterick (AD 598) to the premiership of Tony Blair, this title weaves together a narrative with various important and interesting dates.
A lucid and handsomely illustrated narrative, from the Saxon dawn of England to the Cameron Government * The Times *
Full of stand-out facts.. Absolutely fascinating ... I've learnt an awful lot -- Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 2
Let Jenkins sweep you through England's history, painting a vivid picture of this country's green and pleasant land * City AM *
Where Jenkins excels is in his very journalistic approach ... The historical events are joined up, and work as narrative * Time Out *
Immediately accessible * Prospect *
This is traditional, kings-and-things, great-men history with all its dates and famous quotations in place ... it's jolly good ... Jenkins has a newspaper columnist's aphoristic verve ... judgements are crisp * Spectator *
Entertaining * Sunday Times *
Full of good writing and lively anecdotes ... worth perusing for pleasure and food for thought * New Statesman *
A characteristically bold, wry, fluent, combative gallop through English history -- Max Hastings
Full of stand-out facts.. Absolutely fascinating ... I've learnt an awful lot -- Richard Bacon, BBC Radio 2
Let Jenkins sweep you through England's history, painting a vivid picture of this country's green and pleasant land * City AM *
Where Jenkins excels is in his very journalistic approach ... The historical events are joined up, and work as narrative * Time Out *
Immediately accessible * Prospect *
This is traditional, kings-and-things, great-men history with all its dates and famous quotations in place ... it's jolly good ... Jenkins has a newspaper columnist's aphoristic verve ... judgements are crisp * Spectator *
Entertaining * Sunday Times *
Full of good writing and lively anecdotes ... worth perusing for pleasure and food for thought * New Statesman *
A characteristically bold, wry, fluent, combative gallop through English history -- Max Hastings
Simon Jenkins is the author of the bestselling England's Thousand Best Churches and England's Thousand Best Houses, the former editor of The Times and Evening Standard and a columnist for the Guardian. He is also chairman of the National Trust.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781846684616 |
| ISBN 10 | 1846684617 |
| Title | A Short History of England |
| Author | Simon Jenkins |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Profile Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2011-09-08 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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