The seventh edition of this two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past from its first inhabitants to the 2020s.

A History of England, Volume 1: Prehistory to 1714 focuses on the key social, economic, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and political events and themes of English history through the early 18th century. Topics include the Viking and Norman conquests of the 11th century, the creation of the monarchy, the Reformation, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688. The text discusses events in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland as they affected developments in England. There is a new section dealing with the decline of belief in witchcraft.

This book is essential introductory reading for students of the history of England and Britain.

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Information

Publisher

Routledge

Year

2024

ISBN

9781040110386

Edition

Topic

History

Subtopic

British History

Index

History

Cover
Half Title
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Chapter 1: The Land and the People
Chapter 2: Roman Britain: 55 B.C.E.–450 C.E.
Chapter 3: Anglo-Saxon England: 450–1066
Chapter 4: Norman England
Chapter 5: The Angevins
Chapter 6: The Thirteenth Century: 1216–1307
Chapter 7: War and Crisis: 1307–1399
Chapter 8: Lancaster and York: 1399–1485
Chapter 9: The Reign of Henry VII: 1485–1509
Chapter 10: War and Reformation: 1509–1547
Chapter 11: Protestant and Catholic: 1547–1558
Chapter 12: Elizabethan England: 1558–1603
Chapter 13: Early Stuart England: 1603–1640
Chapter 14: The English Revolution: 1640–1660
Chapter 15: Restoration and Revolution: 1660–1689
Chapter 16: War and Society
Appendix: Dynasties of England 802–1714
Index