British History (Collins Dictionary of)

by HarperCollins (Author), HarperCollins (Author), HarperCollins (Author)

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  Paperback
  1997

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  The Collins Dictionary of British History is an expanded and updated new edition of A Dictionary of British History (1981, 1988), which was acclaimed by The Times Educational Supplement as an extremely good historical dictionary . It should be a companion for school and college students and teachers, covering the history of Britain from the Roman occupation to the present day, and including over 3000 entries, maps, tables and a chronology from 55 BC. It also covers significant events and personalities of the 1990s, and includes Scottish, Welsh and Irish history.

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  Paperback
  2002

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  This text covers the history of Britain from Roman times to the post-devolution era. Also covered is the history of Britain's overseas territories under British rule, and the histories of Scotland, Wales and Ireland. Succint and unpedantic, yet fully authoritative, the dictionary covers all aspects of British history: including battles such as Hastings, Pinkie and Marston Moor; political and social groups such as Whigs, Tories, Whiteboys, and Luddites; legislation such as the Corn Laws and the Reform Acts; significant events from the Synod of Whitby to the Good Friday Agreement; and biographies of men and women from Boudicca and Alfred to Gladstone and Tony Blair.