The English by G R Elton

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Traces the evolution of the English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance through twelve centuries.

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The English by G R Elton

Traces the evolution of the English sense of nationhood and of the distinctive characteristics of England and the English that gave it form and substance through twelve centuries.

G. R. Elton was Regius Professor of Modern History at Cambridge University from 1983 to 1988. Among his numerous works are The Tudor Revolution in Government (1953), England under the Tudors (1955), Reform and Renewal (1973), The Parliament of England 1559-1581 and The English (Blackwell, 1992), and he was founding editor of the Blackwell History of the Modern British Isles. Professor Elton was President of the Royal Historical Society from 1972 until 1976 and honorary Vice-President from 1976 until his death in 1994.

Richard J. Evans is Professor of Modern History at the University of Cambridge. His many publications include Death in Hamburg (1987), Rituals ofRetribution (1996), In Defence of History (1997, reissued with a new Afterword 2001), and Tales from the GermanUnderworld (1998).

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ISBN 13 9780631176817
ISBN 10 0631176810
Title The English
Author G R Elton
Series Peoples Of Europe
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Year published 1992-10-22
Number of pages 256
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