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An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC - AD 409 by David Mattingly
Category: History | Series: The\Penguin History of Britain Ser.
The centuries under which Britain was under Roman occupation have always had a contradictory reputation. Generations of British readers were brought up to approve of the Roman Empire as the model for their own empire, but equally it was embarrassingly clear that within the Roman Empire Britain itself wa ...Show more
The Hollow Crown by Miri Rubin
Category: History | Series: The\Penguin History of Britain Ser.
An exciting new author to add to the Penguin Press history list. There is no more haunting, compelling period in Britain's history than the later middle ages. The extraordinary kings - Edward III and Henry V, the great warriors, Richard II and Henry VI, tragic inadequates killed by their failure to use ...Show more
The Struggle for Mastery - The Penguin History of Britain 1066-1284 by David Carpenter
Category: History | Series: The\Penguin History of Britain Ser.
The two-and-a-half centuries after 1066 were momentous ones in the history of Britain. In 1066, England was conquered for the last time. The Anglo-Saxon ruling class was destroyed and the English became a subject race, dominated by a Norman-French dynasty and aristocracy. This book shows how the English ...Show more
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