The Domesday Quest
The Domesday Quest

Author: Michael Wood

Publisher: Random House

Published: 2011-10-31

Total Pages: 226

ISBN-13: 1446417573

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In 1086, Domesday Book, perhaps the most remarkable historical document in existence, was compiled. This tremendous story of England and its people was made at the behest of the Norman king William the Conqueror. It was called Domesday, the day of judgement, because 'like the day of judgement, its decisions are unalterable'. In Search of the Roots of England is not only a study of the ancient manuscript but an attempt to analyse the world that Domesday Book so vividly portrayed. By skilful use of the Domesday record historian Michael Wood examines Norman society and the Anglo-Saxon, Roman, and even the Iron Age cultures that preceded it. 'Wood is a perceptive, entertaining and enthusiastic companion.' Sunday Times 'Wood is a lively storyteller.' Washington Post

The Origin of Capitalism in England, 1400–1600
The Origin of Capitalism in England, 1400–1600

Author: Spencer Dimmock

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2014-06-05

Total Pages: 407

ISBN-13: 9004271104

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Incorporating original archival research and a series of critiques of recent accounts of economic development in pre-modern England, in The Origin of Capitalism in England, 1400-1600, Spencer Dimmock has produced a challenging and multi-layered account of a historical rupture in English feudal society which led to the first sustained transition to agrarian capitalism and consequent industrial revolution. Genuinely integrating political, social and economic themes, Spencer Dimmock views capitalism broadly as a form of society rather than narrowly as an economic system. He firmly locates its beginnings with conflicting social agencies in a closely defined historical context rather than with evolutionary and transhistorical commercial developments, and will thus stimulate a thorough reappraisal of current orthodoxies on the transition to capitalism.

Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland
Saxons, Vikings, and Celts: The Genetic Roots of Britain and Ireland

Author: Bryan Sykes

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 2007-12-17

Total Pages: 343

ISBN-13: 0393079783

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From the best-selling author of The Seven Daughters of Eve, a perfect book for anyone interested in the genetic history of Britain, Ireland, and America. One of the world's leading geneticists, Bryan Sykes has helped thousands find their ancestry in the British Isles. Saxons, Vikings, and Celts, which resulted from a systematic ten-year DNA survey of more than 10,000 volunteers, traces the true genetic makeup of the British Isles and its descendants, taking readers from the Pontnewydd cave in North Wales to the resting place of the Red Lady of Paviland and the tomb of King Arthur. This illuminating guide provides a much-needed introduction to the genetic history of the people of the British Isles and their descendants throughout the world.

Writing, Kingship, and Power in Anglo-Saxon England
Writing, Kingship, and Power in Anglo-Saxon England

Author: Rory Naismith

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 367

ISBN-13: 1107160979

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This book brings together new research that represents current scholarship on the nexus between authority and written sources from Anglo-Saxon England. Ranging from the seventh to the eleventh century, the chapters in this volume offer fresh approaches to a wide range of linguistic, historical, legal, diplomatic and palaeographical evidence.

Roots, Radicals and Rockers
Roots, Radicals and Rockers

Author: Billy Bragg

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Published: 2017-05-30

Total Pages: 357

ISBN-13: 0571327761

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE PENDERYN MUSIC BOOK PRIZERoots, Radicals & Rockers: How Skiffle Changed the World is the first book to explore this phenomenon in depth - a meticulously researched and joyous account that explains how skiffle sparked a revolution that shaped pop music as we have come to know it. It's a story of jazz pilgrims and blues blowers, Teddy Boys and beatnik girls, coffee-bar bohemians and refugees from the McCarthyite witch-hunts. Billy traces how the guitar came to the forefront of music in the UK and led directly to the British Invasion of the US charts in the 1960s.Emerging from the trad-jazz clubs of the early '50s, skiffle was adopted by kids who growing up during the dreary, post-war rationing years. These were Britain's first teenagers, looking for a music of their own in a pop culture dominated by crooners and mediated by a stuffy BBC. Lonnie Donegan hit the charts in 1956 with a version of 'Rock Island Line' and soon sales of guitars rocketed from 5,000 to 250,000 a year. Like punk rock that would flourish two decades later, skiffle was a do-it-yourself music. All you needed were three guitar chords and you could form a group, with mates playing tea-chest bass and washboard as a rhythm section.

The English and Their History
The English and Their History

Author: Robert Tombs

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2016-11-29

Total Pages: 1106

ISBN-13: 1101873361

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Named a Book of the Year by the Daily Telegraph, Times Literary Supplement, The Times, Spectator, and The Economist The English first materialized as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. From the armed Saxon bands that descended onto Roman-controlled Britain in the fifth century to the travails of the Eurozone plaguing the prime-ministership of today's multicultural England, acclaimed historian Robert Tombs presents a momentous and challenging history of a people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in existence. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship, Tombs sheds light on the strength and resilience of English governance, the deep patterns of division among the people who have populated the British Isles, the persistent capacity of the English to come together in the face of danger, and not the least the ways the English have understood their own history, have argued about it, forgotten it and yet been shaped by it. Momentous and definitive, The English and Their History is the first single-volume work on this scale for more than half a century.

The History of England: An Introduction to Centuries of English Culture, Kings & Queens, Key Events, Battles & More
The History of England: An Introduction to Centuries of English Culture, Kings & Queens, Key Events, Battles & More

Author: History Brought Alive

Publisher: Thomas William

Published:

Total Pages: 104

ISBN-13:

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From The Anglo-Saxons to Brexit via Conquests, Empire & World Wars The Story of England begins over a thousand years ago when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms. Over the long span of its history, England faced many enemies but by the strength of itself as a nation, it would continue to prevail. Considering its legacy and impact on the world, it comes as no surprise that stories about it are abundant. In this book we explore the magnificent history of England from its early origins to its place in the modern world. Inside you will discover poignant and factual information. Join us on a journey through a fascinating and thrilling panorama of historical events! Inside this book you will discover The History of England Timeline - 410 AD to present Telling Tales, Myths & Legends - Robin Hood, King Arthur, Jack & The Beanstalk & many more Parliament & Crown - discover the Royal Family's Unique Role in Government Kings & Queens, Henry VII, Queen Elizabeth II & many more Magna Carta, explore the 800-year legacy of this world famous document Famous figures, Shakespeare, Winston Churchill, Charles Darwin (theory of evolution) & many more The House of Tudor - how this iconic royal legacy shaped modern Britain England stands alone, history & consequences of The Second World War Brexit, Modern England & the decline of The British Empire And much, much more…, Whether you’re a scholar, a casual reader, or someone who simply hopes to have an interesting conversational topic ready to go then this is a must-read for you. Discover The History of England with This Book