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Bestseller! Now with extended coverage of modern British history Britain's past brought right up to date This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. Always get those kings and queens confused? Never sure what happened when? You need this book. Inside you'll find 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. Praise for British History For Dummies It puts the history of Britain into the sort of perspective I've always hoped for. -Terry Jones, Monty Python star and co-author of Who Murdered Chaucer? Honestly-you can't beat British History For Dummies. -Bernard Cornwell, author of the Sharpe novels Discover how to * Famous and infamous Britons * Key royal, military, and cultural eras * Power in Britain: Who lost it, who took it * The rise and fall of Britain's global empire * History as it connects to Britain todayProduct Identifiers
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons AND Sons LTD
ISBN-139780470035368
eBay Product ID (ePID)91477179
Product Key Features
Number of Pages444 Pages
Publication NameBritish History for Dummies
LanguageEnglish
SubjectHistory
Publication Year2006
TypeTextbook
AuthorSean Lang
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height233 mm
Item Weight816 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorSean Lang