"Early Modern England, 1485--1714: A Narrative History is a lively, up-to-date survey of the Tudor--Stuart period. The narrative shows how England transformed itself from a feudal and relatively minor European state into a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powe…
"Early Modern England, 1485--1714: A Narrative History is a lively, up-to-date survey of the Tudor--Stuart period. The narrative shows how England transformed itself from a feudal and relatively minor European state into a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powe…
"Early Modern England, 1485--1714: A Narrative History is a lively, up-to-date survey of the Tudor--Stuart period. The narrative shows how England transformed itself from a feudal and relatively minor European state into a constitutional monarchy and the wealthiest and most powe…
1. Englishness and English national identity -- 2. Empire and English nationalism -- 3. English and French national identity : comparisons and contrasts -- 4. Britain, England, and Europe : cultures in contraflow -- 5. Negotiating English identity : Englishness, Britishness, and…
A brief history of life in the Middle Ages
Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. Thus we glimpse 11th century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the …
"Using wide-ranging evidence, Martyn Whittock shines a light on Britain in the Middle Ages, bringing it vividly to life. Thus we glimpse 11th century rural society through a conversation between a ploughman and his master. The life of Dick Whittington illuminates the rise of the…
The English Question is becoming one of the most urgent questions in modern British politics. What has been lacking is a single text which puts into perspective the politics of modern Englishness, providing an explanatory framework which makes sense of its contemporary significa…