A Dictionary of British History

  • A Dictionary of British History
    A Dictionary of British History
    By John Cannon, Robert Crowcroft

    ... of his magnates may reflect James's failure to reward support, as in the classic case of the earl of Huntly in 1476, whose invasion of Ross and capture of Dingwall castle for the king merited only a gift of 100 marks' worth of land.

  • A Dictionary of British History
    A Dictionary of British History
    By John Ashton Cannon

    his father had been a Tory MP and his mother was a sister of Robert Cecil, the future Lord Salisbury. The young Balfour remained a solitary ... First he ruthlessly suppressed rural violence, earning thereby the epithet 'Bloody Balfour'.

  • A Dictionary of British History
    A Dictionary of British History
    By John Cannon

    This reference covers all aspects of the history of Britain from 55 BC to the present day.

  • A Dictionary of British History
    A Dictionary of British History
    By John Ashton Cannon

    Drawing on The Oxford Companion to British History, published in 1997, The Dictionary of British History to be published in the very popular OPR series is a handy and invaluable reference work essential for anyone with an interest in ...

  • A Dictionary of British History
    By U. S. Government Staff

    A Dictionary of British History