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British History for Dummies

ebook
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 today

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    Series: Dummies Publisher: Wiley Edition: 2

    OverDrive Read

    • ISBN: 9780470687062
    • Release date: January 30, 2007

    EPUB ebook

    • ISBN: 9780470687062
    • File size: 7741 KB
    • Release date: September 3, 2009

    Formats

    OverDrive Read
    EPUB ebook

    subjects

    History Nonfiction

    Languages

    English

    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 today

  • Expand title description text