Dictionary of British History

Zusatztext a solid! well-researched book of reference Informationen zum Autor Professor John Cannon held the chair of Modern History at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne until 1992. He has edited several titles, including The Letters of Junius, The Oxford Companion to British History, and The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians, which was awarded a Library Association prize for reference works. His other publications include The Fox-North Coalition, Parliamentary Reform, Aristocratic Century, The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, and Samuel Johnson and the Politics of Hanoverian England. Klappentext This is an invaluable source of information about the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Britain over the past two millennia. From wars, battles, and the monarchy to Wembley stadium, Robin Hood, and the Black Death - this book contains all the facts you need to know. Zusammenfassung This is an invaluable source of information about the people, places, and events that have shaped the history of Britain over the past two millennia. From wars, battles, and the monarchy to Wembley stadium, Robin Hood, and the Black Death - this book contains all the facts you need to know. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface List of Contributors Note to the Reader A-Z Entries Chronology Web links

Product details

• Authors: John Cannon
• Assisted by: John Cannon (Editor), John ( Cannon (Editor), John (University of Newcastle upon Tyne (retired)) Cannon (Editor), Cannon John (Editor)
• Publisher: Oxford University Press Trade
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2009
• EAN: 9780199550371
• ISBN: 978-0-19-955037-1
• Dimensions: 133 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Series: Oxford Paperback Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Dictionnaires; Oxford Quick Reference; Oxford Paperback Reference
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book; European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Reference, British & Irish history, History: earliest times to present day, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Reference works, General and world history