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BL
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581373
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GBA9B0792b410592
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| Title & Author
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The Oxford history of Britain /\ edited by Kenneth O. Morgan
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| Edition Statement
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Rev. ed., New ed
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;New York :: Oxford University Press,, 2010
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xiv, 821 pages :: maps ;; 20 cm
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| ISBN
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9780199579259
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: 0199579253
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| Notes
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Previous edition: 2001
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 711-742) and index
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| Contents
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1. Roman Britain (c.55 BC -- c. AD 440) -- 2. The Anglo-Saxon Period (c. 440-1066) -- 3. The Early Middle Ages (1066-1290) -- 4. The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485) -- 5. The Tudor Age (1485-1603) -- 6. The Stuarts (1603-1688) -- 7. The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789) -- 8. Revolution and the Rule of Law (1789-1851) -- 9. The Liberal Age (1851-1914) -- 10. The Twentieth Century (1914-2000) -- Epilogue (2000-2010) -- Further Reading -- Chronology -- Genealogies of Royal Lines -- Prime Ministers 1721-2010 -- Index
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| Abstract
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The Oxford History of Britain tells the story of Britain and her peoples over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. This updated edition now takes the story through to the 21st century
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Àn essential part of the high culture of our times, something which every educated person will be expected to have read.' Vernon Bogdanor, Encounter
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̀Belongs in every school satchel, on every student's desk, in every library's catalogue...on everyone's coffee table...' Peter Clarke, History Today
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Àll ten authors...embody the very qualities Kenneth Morgan hopes his quite exceptional history will instil in its readers: clarity, subtlety, enthusiasm and even affection.' TES --Book Jacket
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| Subject
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Great Britain, History
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| Dewey Classification
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941
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| Added Entry
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Morgan, Kenneth O
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| Parallel Title
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History of Britain
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