The English nation : the great myth / Edwin Jones.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jones, Edwin.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History.

Great Britain.

History.

National characteristics, English.

Physical Description:

xvi, 336 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates: illustrations, portraits ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire : Sutton Pub., 1998.

Summary:

A controversial and thought-provoking work, challenging the very idea of "England" and what it means to be English.

Many leaders have used history to construct a national identity and Dr Jones reveals that a false view of the English past was created during the reign of Henry VIII, encouraging the English to forget that they were Europeans. This study could help England to recover its true historical identity as the new millennium arrives.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-325) and index.

ISBN:

075091744X

OCLC:

40076882