ABSTRACT

This two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past.

A History of England, Volume 1 (Prehistory to 1714), focuses on the most important developments in the history of England through the early 18th century. Topics include the Viking and Norman conquests of the 11th century, the creation of the monarchy, the Reformation, and the Glorious Revolution of 1688.

chapter 1|12 pages

The Land and the People

chapter 2|9 pages

Roman Britain: 55 B.C.E.–450 C.E.

chapter 3|17 pages

Anglo-Saxon England: 450-1066

chapter 4|15 pages

Norman England

chapter 5|17 pages

The Angevins

chapter 6|22 pages

The Thirteenth Century: 1216-1307

chapter 7|19 pages

War and Crisis: 1307-1399

chapter 8|14 pages

Lancaster and York: 1399-1485

chapter 9|13 pages

The Reign of Henry VII: 1485-1509

chapter 10|18 pages

War and Reformation: 1509-1547

chapter 11|11 pages

Protestant and Catholic: 1547-1558

chapter 12|25 pages

Elizabethan England: 1558-1603

chapter 13|15 pages

Early Stuart England: 1603-1640

chapter 14|19 pages

The English Revolution: 1640-1660

chapter 15|18 pages

Restoration and Revolution: 1660-1689

chapter 16|20 pages

War and Society