The Companion to British History

The Companion to British History

by Charles Arnold - Baker (Author)

Synopsis

This comprehensive A-Z guide to the history of Britain and its peoples will be indispensable reading for general readers and students. It contains some 1400 pages packed full of fascinating detail on everything from Hadrian's Wall to the Black Death to Tony Blair. The Companion to British History was assembled over more than thirty years and was first published in 1996 by Longcross Press to great acclaim. The author has comprehensively updated it for the paperback edition.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 1408
Edition: 2
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Published: 09 Mar 2001

ISBN 10: 0415185831
ISBN 13: 9780415185837

Media Reviews
'This marvellous book ... will enlighten, amuse and inform.' - Daily Mail

'This is a super book ... If you were marooned upon that mythical desert island with your discs and only one history book, this would be the one to take.' - Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Charles Arnold-Baker is a Barrister-at-Law and was formerly Visiting Professor at the City University. He served in the British Army in World War Two as the Commander of Winston Churchill's bodyguard. He has written and broadcasted widely on history and the law and has been awarded an O.B.E. for his work in local government.