In this smart history, Massie gives its due to the British dynasty that has long played second fiddle to the Tudors. A key Breton ancestor of the Stuart monarchs was appointed, circa 1124, High ...

Writing an accessible history of Britain in the turbulent 17th century, as Jonathan Healey sets out to do in “The Blazing World”, is a noble aim. Starting with the seeds of one revolution and ending ...

Stretching from the Stone Age to the year 2000, Simon Schama's Complete History of Britain does not pretend to be a definitive chronicle of the turbulent events which buffeted and shaped the British ...

The French Revolution sent shock-waves through Britain. While some watched transfixed, others were horrified. Simon Schama explores why the British proved immune to the siren call of liberty, equality ...

LONDON (AP) -- Simon Schama apologizes. He's running late because he's ``deeply'' into filming the third installment of his ``A History of Britain.'' The first six episodes of this dramatically ...

When you purchase an independently reviewed book through our site, we earn an affiliate commission. By Rick Atkinson THE HOWE DYNASTY The Untold Story of a Military Family and the Women Behind Britain ...

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