Events that changed Great Britain, from 1066 to 1714 / edited by Frank W. Thackeray and John E. Findling.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Findling, John E.

Thackeray, Frank W.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--History--Stuarts, 1603-1714.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--To 1485.

Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (220 p.)

Distribution:

London : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), 2024

Place of Publication:

Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This unique resource describes and evaluates ten of the most important events in British history between the Norman Conquest of 1066 and the Glorious Revolution of 1689 and its aftermath. A full chapter is devoted to each event, and each chapter includes an introduction presenting factual information in a clear, chronological order. Longer, interpretive essays explore the short-term and far-reaching ramifications of the events.||Coverage for each event also includes an annotated bibliography of works suitable for students and a full-page illustration. A glossary of terms, a timeline of British

Contents:

The Norman Conquest, 1066 / by Frederick Suppe

The Magna Carta, 1215 / by Linda E. Mitchell

The rise of Parliament, 1295-c.1461 / by Mark Vaughn

The Hundred Years' War, 1337-1453 / by Doug Biggs

The War of the Roses, 1455-1485 / by Kristen Walton

The English Reformation, 1529-1536 / by Kenneth Campbell

Elizabethan England, 1558-1603 / by Connie Evans

The Civil War and Restoration, 1642-1660 / by William T. Walker

The plague and the fire, 1665-1666 / by Robert Landrum

The Glorious Revolution and aftermath, 1688-1689 / by Steven E. Siry.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9798400648342

9786610908707

9781280908705

128090870X

9780313016875

0313016879

OCLC:

57379968

Publisher Number:

10.5040/9798400648342