Download or read book A Short History of England Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Charles McLean Andrews and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-26 with total page 648 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of England, Vol. 1 of 2 In this brief history of England I have endeavored to present within the compass of about four hundred pages the main features of England's story from the earliest times to the present day. It retains, on a smaller scale, the essential characteristics of my larger work, with many omissions of details and some additions, chiefly of a geographical and biographical character. The aim of the book is to be instructive as well as interesting. In it I have tried to tell a clear and simple story, avoiding technical expressions, and yet passing over no important features of the history that are necessary for the proper understanding of the subject. The narrative is made as continuous as possible, that the reader may follow in unbroken sequence the thread of the story. It is accompanied with a large number of newly selected illustrations, and an ample supply of maps and chronological tables. The elaborate bibliographies contained in the larger work have been omitted, and only a brief but selective list of the best books of moderate length has been retained. The history has been brought down to date in matters of scholarship as well as chronology, and contains many opinions and statements not to be found in the larger work. The book traces in rapid survey the development of the people and institutions of England from Anglo-Saxon times to the close of the year 1911, and shows by what steps the primitive organization of a semi-tribal people has been transformed into the highly complicated political and social structure of the United Kingdom and the British Empire. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 2 Classic Reprint written by Thomas Keightley and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-08-23 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 2 The animal nature of man has, tmtil within a comparatively re cent period, held the chief sway in all political relations, and the settlement of political disputes. By the animal nature is here simply meant the impulses which lead to the love of acquisition and the glory of the battle-field, - both as purely animal impulses as any that mark the beasts that perish; both happily, now, though only very recently, reduced, in all most civilized comma nitiea under subjection to the moral and intellectual nature of man. Hence, in such political histories, battles and their details are too ti'equent. Nations, until a very recent period, have ia variably had recourse, in the settlement of all disputes, to the barbarous form of wager of battle, to decide the right, although, by the express laws of almost every nation in Europe, wag-sr of battle between individuals has been long abolished. It is extra ordinary that so barbarous and absurd a custom should have been thus so inconsistently persevered in, in the one case, while it has been abolished in the Other. The public mind in England is, however, at the present time, in general, as much opposed to the appeal to this antiquated ordeal in the one case as the other; and it is to be hoped that the page of the future historian will abound chie y in details of the moral and intellectual history of that as well as other nations; and that the history of society, of science, and of literature, will take high precedence of the his tory of politics. Meantime, the history of the politics of every nation must be studied by 'all who would observe the advance of nations, or truly understand their actual condition. More especially is that study important in respect of those nations where, as in England, the struggle between general independence and assumed individual prerogative, has been long continued and eventful, though crowned at last with noble and glorious success. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by Oliver Goldsmith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-13 with total page 574 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II To attain the greatest number Of advantages fewest inconveniences. Is all that can be attain abridgment, the very name of which implies imperfec tion It. Will be suflicient, therefore, to satisfy the writer's wishes, if the present work be found a plain unaffected narrative of facts, with just ornament enough to keep attention awake, and with reflection barely suf ficient to set the reader upon thinking - Very moder ate abilities were equal to such an undertaking; and it is hoped the performance will satisfy such as take up books to be informed or amused, Without much consid ering who the writer is, or envying any success he may have had in a former compilation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by James Mackintosh and published by . This book was released on 2016-06-30 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by Emily Cooper and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-18 with total page 556 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Landing of Caesar to the Reign of Victoria The division into separate reigns appears to me more distinct, for those at least not well acquainted with the course of events, than the sections adopted by Mr. Green, in his learned and valuable compendium. In the spelling of proper names I have followed the examples of Lingard and Hallam. A short Appendix to the First Volume contains a sketch of the life of St. Patrick, the Apostle of Ireland, and some information concerning the first promulgation of Christianity in the British islands, which may, I hope, be interesting to my readers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Paul Rapin De Thoyras and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-07-25 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 But to draw nearer to Mr. DE rapin, I ceed to four Brothers of that name, who fettled' in Frame in the Reign of Franck I. (3) About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Short History of England Classic Reprint written by Charles M. Andrews and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-19 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of England The aim of the book 1s to be instructive as well as interest ing. In it I have tried to tell a clear and simple story, avoid ing technical expressions, and yet passing over no important features of the history that are necessary for the proper under standing of the subject. The narrative is made as continuous as possible, that the reader may follow in unbroken sequence the thread of the story. It is accompanied with a large num ber of newly selected illustrations, and an ample supply of maps and chronological tables. The elaborate bibliographies contained in the larger work have been omitted, and only a brief but selective list of the best books of moderate length has been retained. The' history has been brought down to date ln matters of schcla-fsh'rp as well as chronology, and con tains many opinions and statements not to be found in the larger work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 2 Classic Reprint written by Rapin De Thoyras and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-20 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 2 In the ktond book Of this hiflory, we have feen how the Saxons were no fooner arrived in Great Britain, but they formed a defign of fettling there, and at len th fucceeded, after a war of 150 years. This long war bre fuch enmity between them and the Britons, that there is no probability, the Saxons, who in the end proved viétorions, ihould bor row from the vanquiihed the form of government, eilablifhed in their conquefls. If therefore we would trace the origin of the laws and cufloms of the anglo-saxons, we mull fearen for it in Germany and the northern countries, rather than among the ancient Britons. And indeed, fuch is the refers blance between the laws of the Saxons, F runes, &ievi, Loin bards, and the other northern nations, that it mull necella Itily be concluded, they had all the fame origin, of an older date than the feparation Of there people. This refemblance is {till much ll'ronger between the laws of the anglo-saxons in great-britain, and thofe of the Saxons in Germany, lines they were both the fame nation, part whereof firttled in England. An Engliih hiitorian, by comparing the laws and cufioms of the Germans with thofe of the Engliih, has plainly fitcwn, the Englifh introduced into great-britain, the fame laws that were in ufe in their Own country. Nay, he aflirms, that till the Norman conquefi, there was not {0 much as one law in England, tt what in the min the Germans had the fame. It is true, as the anglo-saxons confiiled of three leveral nations, who had alfo their feparate quarters in England, there might be fome difference upon that account, amongil the {even kingdoms of the heptarchy. But this dif ference could not be ve great, fince the three nations was united in Germany. Bertzbre their coming into England, and made but one and the fame people under the general time of Saxons. All that can be inferred from hence,5 is, that the. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 4 written by Oliver Goldsmith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 414 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 4: From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II To attain the greateft number of ada l(vantages with the feweil inconvenienc cies, is all that can be attained in an abridgement, the very name of which implies imperfection. It will be fume cieht, therefbre, to fatisfy the writer's wilh'es, if the prefent work be found a glain unaeee'ted narrative of faels, with juft ornament enough to keep attention rake, and'mth refleelion barely fuf ficient to Yet the made: upon thinking. Very moderate abilities were equal to fu'ch an undertaking; and it is hoped the performance will fatisfy fuch as take up books to be informed or amufed, without much confidering who the wri ter is, or envying him any fuccefs he may have had in a former compilation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Hume and Smollett s History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by David Hume and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-22 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Hume and Smollett's History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: Abridged, and Continued to the Accession of George IV Tun following Work claims no higher merit, than that of being a faithful abridg ment of Hume and Smollett' s Histories of England, with a continuation from nu thentic documents of events between the year 1760 and the coronation of George the Fourth. The author hopes that the whole will prove useful as a mandal to juvenile students, for whom it is chiefly designed. The necessity of acquiring knowledge of the history of our own country, and of public events in which Great Britain has participated, is so obvious, as to render it unnecessary to prove, that the history of their own country is a study which no lbritish youth of either sex ought to neg set. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by Philip Henry Stanhope and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-12-24 with total page 918 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: From the Peace of Utrecht to the Peace of Aix-La-Chapelle Use at um. Not u u ml: can. Moi-ivan) no nun nocuwt an ulna-mo. Av; ate-sun; Luomw llolll-lli. Lunw: no n Au wilt muzuzn on flu count. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Oliver Goldsmith and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-09 with total page 460 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, From the Earliest Times to the Death of George II, Vol. 1 Induced to fuppofe that an Englifh hiftory written on the fame plan would be accept able. It was their Opinion that we {till wanted a work of this kind, where the nar. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of England Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Sir Francis Palgrave and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-03-23 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of England, Vol. 1 Confessor, who takes care of the king's con science, and imposes very hard penances upon him when he has sinned. But for some time past, our kings have been accustomed to turn their chaplains really to good use, by employing them constantly as their writing clerks. In this capacity the most irnportant matters of public business must pass through their hands. Hence they have much power, and a power which was 'totally unknown to our ancestors; and in this innovating age, their influence has been greatly 'increased by a fashion which our good king Edward has brought from France. He has caused a great seal to be made, on which you may see his effigy, in his imperial robes; and to all the writs or written letters, which issue in his name, an impression from that seal is appended. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book Continuation of the Complete History of England Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by Tobias George Smollett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-15 with total page 516 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Continuation of the Complete History of England, Vol. 1 T o th'ei p'urb 1; pc. Armed againi'r this ifland;'we enjoy the bleff ings of fecurity and repofe, as if we were hedged around by {nine Divinity; and our comomerce fiourifhes undif'turbed as in the bofom of peace. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book History of England Vol 1 of 2 written by Samuel Rawson Gardiner and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-11-27 with total page 394 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from History of England, Vol. 1 of 2: Under the Duke of Buckingham and Charles I. 1624-1628 When I first undertook to investigate the history of this momentous period, I felt a certain hesitation. Libraries positively bristled with the names of great writers who had given their thoughts to the world on the subject of these years. But I was not long in dis covering that there was still room for further investiga tion. We have had historians in plenty, but'they have been Whig historians or Tory historians. The one class has thought it unnecessary to take trouble to under stand how matters looked in the eyes of the King and his friends; the other class has thought it unnecessary to take trouble to understand how matters looked in the eyes of the leaders of the House of Commons. I am Inot so vain as to suppose that I have always succeeded in doing justice to both parties, but I have, at least, done my best not to misrepresent either. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book A Short History of the English People Vol 1 Classic Reprint written by John Richard Green and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from A Short History of the English People, Vol. 1 The Short History was the first book which distinguished the great part played in the history of the English people by the burghers of the towns, and it still remains the only history where the fight of those little scattered communities is pictured in its true significance and given its just place in the developement of the national life. Since, in Mr. Green's own words, the mill by the stream, the tolls in the market-place, the brasses of its burghers in the church, the names of its streets, the lingering memory of its guilds, the mace of its mayor, tell us more of the past of England than the spire of Sarum or the martyrdom of Canterbury (intr. Xviii), there will be found here the circuit of ancient walls and. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Download or read book The History of England Vol 1 of 5 written by T. Smollett and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-05-27 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of England, Vol. 1 of 5: From the Revolution to the Death of George the Second Continuation; the proprietor of Dr. Smollett's Hifiory (being in pofl'effion of a copy with the author's lail corrections) has been induced to re print that work, from the Revolution, where Hume's Hii'tory ends, to the death of George II. In the year 1760. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.