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A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 v.1: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 Vol 1: Simon Schama: Amazon.co.uk: Books
thats volume one, there are 2 more. Recommended.
"Thomas Cartwright" emailed me and recommeded this short version of English history:
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A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 v.1: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 Vol 1: Simon Schama: Amazon.co.uk: Books
thats volume one, there are 2 more. Recommended.
Schama is quite good but for sheer style you cannot beat Winston Churchill's "History of the English Speaking Peoples". Churchill may have been an appalling military commander and a crackpot politician but his literary skills tend to be sadly forgotten in the shadow of his historical importance as a war leader.
For church history I'd recommend d'Aubigne. His works can be downloaded for free. I'll come up with the address if you're interested.
We bought the 4-volume set of Churchill in paperback from Barnes and Noble.
Ivan,
This book looks like it was "made" for you . . .
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 v.1: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 Vol 1: Simon Schama: Amazon.co.uk: Books
thats volume one, there are 2 more. Recommended.
Book ordered!
Any specific suggestions for Scotland, Wales, or Ireland?
A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 v.1: At the Edge of the World? - 3000 BC-AD 1603 Vol 1: Simon Schama: Amazon.co.uk: Books
thats volume one, there are 2 more. Recommended.
Book ordered!
Any specific suggestions for Scotland, Wales, or Ireland?
A pretty good one volume history of Scotland is Scotland, The Story of a Nation by Magnus Magnusson.
It is easy to read, fairly thorough, and he doesn't uphold legends as truth. He addresses them, attempts to from whence they spring, and then does a very good job in seeing how they have shaped the culture and nation.
How about the old classic, How the Irish Saved Civilization by Cahill? You can usually pick it up used cheap.
It is difficult to have a decent history of only one of the four nations as our historys are so mingled either directly or by influence. English history is after all a whole mixture of external influences, each gaining supremecy for a while. That is until the mix seemed to take off all on its own in the seventeenth century.
Uh, oh...I may end up with two sets of Churchill's work. If I do, anyone interested?