Unfortunately, his idea is a huge success, and the resulting theme park threatens to supersede the original. Called England, England, it has all the elements of "Old England" in one convenient location.
First published to wide critical acclaim in 1973, this is an excellent second edition that brings the study up to date.
R. H. C. Davis and Marjorie Chibnall ( Oxford , 1998 ) , 174-75 . 4. For a compact translation of Domesday Book , see Ann Williams and Geoffrey H. Martin , eds . , Domesday Book : A Complete Translation ( London , 2002 ) .
The book critically examines the historical sources of information and provides a reading list for each chapter.
Between 1788 and 1820, under the reckless influence of the fat, promiscuous Prince Regent, the English aristocracy set a standard of elegance and vulgarity that has not been surpassed. Venetia...
A History of England, Julius Caesar to Richard III
Marking Readers in Renaissance England William H. Sherman. Printed Books Aelfredi Regis Res Gestae. London: John Daye, 1574. Aelfric. ... London: Christopher Barker, 1597. Cantalycius,Johannes Baptista. Summa grammatices. Rome, 1494.
Most of all, though, early modern writers show signs of anxiety or unease about moving from oral to printed communication, and hence even their printed texts bear a distinctive relation of dependence on the validation of direct speech ...
In April, the British warship HMS Savage drops anchor in the waters off His Excellency's Mount Vernon home and frees more than a dozen of Washington's slaves. Only the swift intervention of his cousin Lund, the property's caretaker ...
From the AD 43 Roman invasion to landmarks like Stonehenge, traditions like the Changing of the Guard, tourist spots like the famed Platform 9 3/4, and more.