A Dictionary of British History by John Cannon )

A Dictionary of British History by John Cannon )

A Dictionary of British History offers more than 3,800 authoritative entries written by more than 100 specialists. Now completely revised and updated, it describes the people and events that have shaped political, social, and cultural life in Britain since 55BC. Here, in a miracle of compression, are articles that define Robin Hood and Gerry Adams, Black Death and Terrorism, Dunkirk and Wembley Stadium, Winston Churchill and Gordon Brown. Who was the first King of England? Who negotiated Indian independence? How long did the Hundred Years War last? All the answers can be found in this handy reference work, covering more than 2,000 years of people, events, places, and changes. This edition includes a timeline and an appendix of recommended web links that provide valuable extra information--accessible through the regularly updated Dictionary of British History companion website.

Review from previous edition the book is packed with interest to the final page * Independent *
the range is impressive..truly (almost) all of human life is here * Observer, reviewing parent volume The Oxford Companion to British History *
a solid, well-researched book of reference * Sunday Times, reviewing parent volume The Oxford Companion to British History *

Professor John Cannon held the chair of Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne until 1992. He has edited several titles, including The Letters of Junius, The Oxford Companion to British History, and The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians, which was awarded a Library Association prize for reference works. His other publications include The Fox-North Coalition, Parliamentary Reform, Aristocratic Century, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, and Samuel Johnson and the Politics of Hanoverian England.

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ISBN 13	9780199550371
ISBN 10	0199550379
Title	A Dictionary of British History
Author	John Cannon
Series	Oxford Quick Reference
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Oxford University Press
Year published	2009-05-21
Number of pages	720
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