The English and Their History
- ISBN-10
- 1101873361
- ISBN-13
- 9781101873366
- Series
- The English and Their History
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 1040
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-11-29
- Publisher
- Vintage
- Author
- Robert Tombs
Description
Robert Tombs's momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world.
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