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A People's History Of Britain
  • Published: 3 January 2005
  • ISBN: 9781844135523
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 848
  • RRP: $49.99
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A People's History Of Britain

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8 June 2011
Tr. Paperback
3 Jan 2005
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A dazzling one-volume history of Britain, both narrative and anecdotal.

Combining compelling narrative history with helpful chronology, A People's History of Britain tells the story - from the Romans to the present day - of the small northern islands off the coast of Europe which became the world's largest empire. Full of kings, queens and battles and the heroic individuals who created turning points in history, it is packed with anecdotes about British scientists, explorers, soldiers, traders, writers and artists.
  • Published: 3 January 2005
  • ISBN: 9781844135523
  • Imprint: Pimlico
  • Format: Trade Paperback
  • Pages: 848
  • RRP: $49.99
Categories:

About the author

Rebecca Fraser

Rebecca Fraser is a writer and broadcaster whose work includes a biography of Charlotte Brontë which examines her life in the context of contemporary attitudes to women. President of the Brontë Society for many years, she wrote the introductions to the Everyman editions of Shirley and The Professor and is a contributor to the BBC History website. Her most recent book, A People’s History of Britain, is a highly readable account of British history. It has been described as ‘an elegantly written, impressively well-informed single-volume history of how England was governed during the past 2000 years.’

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Praise for A People's History Of Britain

An elegantly written, impressively well-informed single-volume history of how England was governed during the past 2000 years. It should be prescribed reading for all politicians

John Adamson, Sunday Telegraph

No family in the English-speaking world should be without this stupendous work

Andrew Roberts

At a time when too little history is taught in schools and dubious history presented on TV, Rebecca Fraser has blown a tremendous blast of traditional British history... All will learn from it

Paul Johnson

A reference book that will see every history student through school and university

Lucy Moore, New Statesman

Fraser has put grown-up history back on the national agenda

Andrew Lycett, Sunday Times