British History For DummiesJohn Wiley & Sons, 13 Oca 2011 - 448 sayfa Royally confused about kings and queens? Never sure what happened when? Or where — England, Scotland, Ireland, or Wales? Learn the people and events that shaped British history British History For Dummies, 3rd Edition is full of 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. Engaged travelers, lifelong learners, history buffs, and students will all enjoy this friendly and accessible guide written in, well, plain English. This book is for you if you studied British History in school (perhaps a while ago) or learned only a bit about Wales or Scotland or Ireland and want to know more. And if you've ever asked yourself, "What kingdoms are part of the United Kingdom?" or "Exactly how was the UK formed?" or "Which people make up the UK?" — you've come to the right place, to get those answers and so much more. With an 8-page color insert so you can see who, what, and where the ensuing historical action takes place, you’ll learn about the following people and events (and more):
Additionally, this edition is revised and expanded to include the historical parliamentary elections of 2010 and the British mission in Afghanistan, and you don't want to miss out. Pick up your copy of British History For Dummies, 3rd Edition today. |
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Plough the Fields Dont Scatter the Neolithic Revolution | 30 |
Sticks and Stone Age Stuff Chapter 3 Woad Rage and Chariots The Iron Age in Britain 35 | 35 |
Life in Iron Age Britain Warring tribes | 43 |
Old Problems New Ideas | 217 |
15 | 229 |
Bad heir | 232 |
On the Up The Eighteenth | 233 |
Survival of the Richest The Industrial Revolution | 253 |
Things speed up even more | 259 |
Why Britain? | 265 |
Children of the Revolutions | 267 |
Everyone Else Is Coming The Invaders | 49 |
Everyone Else Is Coming The Invaders | 52 |
Ruled Britannia Chapter 5 Saxon Drugs and Rock n Roll 65 | 65 |
Have Axe Will Travel The Vikings | 81 |
The Fury of the Norsemen | 82 |
The Messy Successions Following Cnut | 94 |
1066 and All That Followed | 97 |
Whos in Charge Around Here? The Middle Ages | 113 |
11 | 117 |
Bad news for Ireland | 119 |
the Lion King | 125 |
A Right Royal Time the Medieval Realms of Britain | 129 |
13 | 133 |
The Hundred Years War Round Two | 140 |
Plague Pox Poll Tax and Ploughing and Then You Die | 147 |
14 | 158 |
Rights or Royals? The Tudors and Stuarts | 161 |
Rights or Royals? The Tudors and Stuarts | 164 |
The Stewarts in a Stew | 172 |
A Burning Issue The Reformation | 181 |
Back in England with Henry VIII | 187 |
Crown or Commons? | 199 |
Battle Hymns and a Republic | 208 |
The Curse of Cromwell | 214 |
The fights | 271 |
18 | 279 |
Putting On My Top Hat The Victorians | 285 |
Were the Victorians really scared of sex? | 295 |
The Sun Never Sets But It Dont Shine Either | 299 |
India Taken Away | 302 |
The Colonies Grow Up As Long As Theyre White | 311 |
Dont Look Down The Twentieth Century | 315 |
and Everything Else? | 317 |
Radio Times | 323 |
The Great War The End of Innocence and Everything Else? 317 Chapter 21 Radio Times | 329 |
How Goes the Empire? | 335 |
TV Times | 345 |
Interesting Times | 359 |
Ten Top Turning Points | 379 |
Ten Major Documents | 383 |
Ten Things the British Have Given the World Whether the World Wanted Them or Not | 387 |
Ten Great British Places to Visit | 391 |
Armagh | 393 |
Ten Britons Who Should Be Better Known | 395 |
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