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" A Short History of England / "
R.J.A. White.
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BL
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1040833
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b795203
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| Main Entry
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White, R. J. A.
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| Title & Author
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A Short History of England /\ R.J.A. White.
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| Publication Statement
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Cambridge :: Cambridge University Press,, 1967.
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1 online resource (304 pages)
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| ISBN
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0511608063
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: 0521067847
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: 9780511608063
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: 9780521067843
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| Notes
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Title from publishers bibliographic system (viewed on 22 Dec 2011).
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| Abstract
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This is an agreeable narrative, easy to read, of the history of the English nation through twenty centuries. It is intended for the reader who wants a comprehensive survey that brings out the important lines of development but does not clog the story with too many facts, dates, treaties and battles. Underlying the account is a professional scholar's acquaintance with historical scholarship, conveyed as a stimulating succession of ideas. The reader gets a strong sense of the evolution of English society: the mixture of law, custom and innovation in its constitutional history; its curious blend of characteristics. There are numerous lively - and sometimes surprising - quotations from the sources. Its compass is the whole field of English history from the Roman occupation to the end of the nineteenth century; a brief postscript brings the story up to the present day.
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Great Britain, History.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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941
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DA32.W58 1967
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