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Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention british events england english brief boring details pick key buff historical view page romans united summary overview nations concise bits. There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. A few devoted hours with this, and your grasp of general British history will be assured. It doesn't take you into any real depths of any of these key historical phases, but that's nol the goal. It grounds you firmly and fairly in the basics of everything that matters in British history from the Roman occupation to the end of WWII.
Not a bad acheivement for a brief book. This book allows the reader to brush up on English history with short posts of key events and political leaders. What would make this even better would be a companion work with cultural history, or if cultural leaders had been included. Shakespeare hasn't been England's only contribution to the arts.
I really appreciated a condensed version of English history. It was still hard to keep track of lineage and the throne.
But history may just be that complicated. Would have liked the book to go further into the 20th century. Easy and pleasant narrative recounting the full history of the motherland. If you like kings and queens, you'll have a ball with this book. One person found this helpful. Are you like me where I have a lot of pieces remembered of English history, but don't always remember how everything played out in order?
This book seems to sort of put many of the pieces together, but with very little "extras". The parts that I find easiest to read are ones I know more about If you are interested in the royal families, I have been also reading "the Illustrated Encyclopedia of Royal Britain". So, as far as this book goes, it is a very short description in one-page chapters of different events in England in chronological order.
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Remember, Remember The Fifth of November: Description 'Claiming there are only key things you really need to know that have shaped in the story of Britain, this book delivers them in easy to swallow, bite-sized chunks' - Best of British A bestseller in , Remember Remember has continued to enlighten and entertain readers wanting to brush up on their history.
Lively, exciting, full of great stories and humorous asides, this book looks at the key events in British history, covering all the important dates, people and events. Each subject is presented in short, self-contained 'articles', designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. Concise and authoritative, Remember, Remember makes history interesting and accessible for everyone once again.
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Catch Me If You Can: About this product Description Each subject is presented in short, self-contained 'articles', designed to be dipped into on the readers whim. Concise and authoritative, Remember, Remember makes history interesting and accessible for everyone once again.
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I'm glad I got this book. If you ever wanted a very consise book that gives you a quick look at the history of Britain, this is it. I wish I'd been given this to read in secondary school, instead of two years of The Treaty of Versailles. Lively, exciting, full of great stories and humorous asides, this book looks at the key events in British history, covering all the important dates, people and events. Withoutabox Submit to Film Festivals. The book would also do better with maps helping to describe areas mentioned. Exactly what it says on the cover; 'The history of Britain in bite-size chunks'.
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