Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Fraser, Rebecca
Title:
The story of Britain : from the Romans to the present : a narrative history / Rebecca Fraser.
Alternate Title(s):
People's history of Britain
Edition:
1st American ed.
Published / Created:
New York : W.W. Norton & Co., 2005.
Physical Description:
xvii, 829 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Collection:
Reference Library
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Related Content:
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip053/2004026049.html
Classification:
Books
Notes:
"Originally published in Great Britain under the title A People's history of Britain"--T.p. verso.
Contents:
Ethelbert of Kent to the Viking invasions (597/865) -- Alfred the Great to the Battle of Hastings (865/1066) -- Norman and Angevin -- William I (1066/1087) -- William II (1087/1100) -- Henry I (1100/1135) -- Stephen of Blois (1135/1154) -- Henry II (1154/1189) -- Richard I (1189/1199) -- John (1199/1216) -- Henry III (1216/1272) -- Edward I (1272/1307) -- Edward II (1307/1327) -- Edward III (1327/1377) -- Richard II (1377/1399) -- Henry IV (1399/1413) -- Henry V (1413/1422) -- Henry VI (1422/1461) -- Edward IV (1461/1483) -- Edward V (1483) -- Richard III (1483/1485) -- Henry VII (1485/1509) -- Henry VIII (1509/1547) -- Edward VI (1547/1553) -- Mary I (1553/1558) -- Elizabeth I (1558/1603) -- James I (1603/1625) -- Charles I (1625/1649) -- Divine right (1625/1642) -- War (1642/1649) -- The Commonwealth and Protectorate (1649/1660) -- Charles II (1660/1685) -- James II (1685/1688) -- William and Mary (1689/1702) -- Anne (1702/1714) -- George I (1714/1727) -- George II (1727/1760) -- George III (1760/1820) -- Patriot king (1760/1793) -- The French revolutionary and Napoleonic wars (1793/1815) -- Radical agitation (1815/1820) -- George IV (1820/1830) -- William IV (1830/1837) -- Victoria (1837/1901) -- Corn laws and Irish famine (1837/1854) -- Palmerstonian aggression (1854/1868) -- Gladstone and Disraeli (1868/1886) -- Imperialism and socialism (1886/1901) -- Edward VII (1901/1910) -- George V (1910/1936) -- Last years of
Subject Terms:
Great Britain -- History -- Anecdotes.