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Parliament, Privilege and the People

A Concise History of England

by Michael E. J. Wood ...

Anglo-Saxon common sense and pragmatism is responsible for law, liberty, and government of the people.Those who dismiss pre-1066 England as the 'Dark Ages' are terribly wrong. We owe our forebears a debt that is impossible to measure. In Germania (A.D. 98) Tacitus wrote about a people who had laws, morals, and an organised society based on folk right, customary common law, exercised at folk moots. ... Read more

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Anglo-Saxon common sense and pragmatism is responsible for law, liberty, and government of the people.Those who dismiss pre-1066 England as the 'Dark Ages' are terribly wrong. We owe our forebears a debt that is impossible to measure. In Germania (A.D. 98) Tacitus wrote about a people who had laws, morals, and an organised society based on folk right, customary common law, exercised at folk moots.
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A Short History of England

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Which battle was fought 'For England, Harry and St George'? Who demanded to be painted 'warts and all'? What - and when - was the Battle of the Bulge?In A Short History of England, bestselling author Simon Jenkins answers all these questions - and many more - as he tells the tumultuous story of a fascinating nation. From the invaders of the dark ages to today's coalition, via the Tudors, the ... Read more

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Which battle was fought 'For England, Harry and St George'? Who demanded to be painted 'warts and all'? What - and when - was the Battle of the Bulge?In A Short History of England, bestselling author Simon Jenkins answers all these questions - and many more - as he tells the tumultuous story of a fascinating nation. From the invaders of the dark ages to today's coalition, via the Tudors, the
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The Prime Ministers

The Parliamentary Book Award-winning account of Britain's leaders - a must-read for anyone interested in British politics and history

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The ultimate guide to every Prime Minister there's ever been: 55 profiles by 55 different politicians, journalists and academics compiled by leading political commentator Iain DaleWinner of the 2020 Parliamentary Awards for Best Political Book by a Non-ParliamentarianA Times Political Book of the Year 2020*Featuring a foreword by Boris Johnson*-----It has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert ... Read more

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The ultimate guide to every Prime Minister there's ever been: 55 profiles by 55 different politicians, journalists and academics compiled by leading political commentator Iain DaleWinner of the 2020 Parliamentary Awards for Best Political Book by a Non-ParliamentarianA Times Political Book of the Year 2020*Featuring a foreword by Boris Johnson*-----It has almost been 300 years since Sir Robert
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The English and Their History

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A New York Times 2016 Notable BookRobert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever ... Read more

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A New York Times 2016 Notable BookRobert Tombs’s momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever
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A Brief History of Ireland

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From the dawn of history to the decline of the Celtic Tiger - how Ireland has been shaped over the centuries.Ireland has been shaped by many things over the centuries: geography, war, the fight for liberty. A Brief History of Ireland is the perfect introduction to this exceptional place, its people and its culture.Ireland has been home to successive groups of settlers - Celts, Vikings, Normans, ... Read more

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From the dawn of history to the decline of the Celtic Tiger - how Ireland has been shaped over the centuries.Ireland has been shaped by many things over the centuries: geography, war, the fight for liberty. A Brief History of Ireland is the perfect introduction to this exceptional place, its people and its culture.Ireland has been home to successive groups of settlers - Celts, Vikings, Normans,
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The Poor Had No Lawyers

Who Owns Scotland (and How They Got It)

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In this updated edition of his "utterly magnificent" social history, the Scottish parliamentarian examines the privatization of Scotland's common land ( Sunday Herald, UK).As an author, activist, and politician, Andy Wightman has made a career of fighting for Scottish land reform. In this provocative and influential book, Wightman offers a revealing analysis of how and why landowners got their ... Read more

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In this updated edition of his "utterly magnificent" social history, the Scottish parliamentarian examines the privatization of Scotland's common land ( Sunday Herald, UK).As an author, activist, and politician, Andy Wightman has made a career of fighting for Scottish land reform. In this provocative and influential book, Wightman offers a revealing analysis of how and why landowners got their
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A Short History of England

The Glorious Story of a Rowdy Nation

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The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar -- from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two World Wars. But to understand their full significance we need to know the whole story.A Short History of England sheds new light on all the key individuals and events in English history by bringing them together in an enlightening account of ... Read more

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The heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters of English history are instantly familiar -- from the Norman Conquest to Henry VIII, Queen Victoria to the two World Wars. But to understand their full significance we need to know the whole story.A Short History of England sheds new light on all the key individuals and events in English history by bringing them together in an enlightening account of
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Hidden History

a compelling and captivating study of the causes of WW1 that turns everything you think you know on its head

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Think you know about British history and the causes of the First World War? Think again. This fascinating and gripping study of events at the turn of the Twentieth Century is a remarkable insight into how political and social factors that we widely accept to be the causes of The Great War, were really just a construct put together by a very small, but powerful, political elite...'Thought-provoking ... Read more

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Think you know about British history and the causes of the First World War? Think again. This fascinating and gripping study of events at the turn of the Twentieth Century is a remarkable insight into how political and social factors that we widely accept to be the causes of The Great War, were really just a construct put together by a very small, but powerful, political elite...'Thought-provoking
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Britain Alone

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NEW AND UPDATED EDITIONA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit.'The fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain's fateful, tragi-comic road to Brexit.'DAVID KYNASTON'An instant classic . . . Stephens is a master of historical codebreaking.'PETER HENNESSEYAward-winning Financial Times journ... ... Read more

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NEW AND UPDATED EDITIONA magisterial and profoundly perceptive survey of Britain's post-war role on the global stage, from Suez to Brexit.'The fullest long-run political and diplomatic narrative yet of Britain's fateful, tragi-comic road to Brexit.'DAVID KYNASTON'An instant classic . . . Stephens is a master of historical codebreaking.'PETER HENNESSEYAward-winning Financial Times journ...
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The Rise and Fall of the British Empire

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The renowned historian shares "a stylish, intelligent and readable" chronicle of Great Britain from the seventeenth century to the twentieth ( The New York Times Book Review).Great Britain's geopolitical role has undergone many changes over the last four centuries. Once a maritime superpower and ruler of half the world, Britain now occupies an isolated position as an economically fragile island ... Read more

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The renowned historian shares "a stylish, intelligent and readable" chronicle of Great Britain from the seventeenth century to the twentieth ( The New York Times Book Review).Great Britain's geopolitical role has undergone many changes over the last four centuries. Once a maritime superpower and ruler of half the world, Britain now occupies an isolated position as an economically fragile island
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Sing As We Go

Britain Between the Wars

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**‘An epic new history . . . a work of epic scholarship, breathtaking range, and piercing originality’ Daily Express‘An astonishing achievement of narrative history . . . I think the word is "magisterial".’ Spectator**‘Excellent, thorough, detailed and combatively argued.’ Sunday Times***______________________________________Sing As We Go* is an astonishingly ambitious overview of the political, ... Read more

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The Empire Project

The Rise and Fall of the British World-System, 1830–1970

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The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a scattering of British expatriates until eventual independence. It was, above all, a global phenomenon. Its ... Read more

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The British Empire, wrote Adam Smith, 'has hitherto been not an empire, but the project of an empire' and John Darwin offers a magisterial global history of the rise and fall of that great imperial project. The British Empire, he argues, was much more than a group of colonies ruled over by a scattering of British expatriates until eventual independence. It was, above all, a global phenomenon. Its
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