Who do the English think they are? : from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit /: from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit. (2017)
- Record Type:
- Book
- Title:
- Who do the English think they are? : from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit /: from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit. (2017)
- Main Title:
- Who do the English think they are? : from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit
- Further Information:
- Note: Derek J. Taylor.
- Authors:
- Taylor, Derek J
- Contents:
- Title; Copyright; Contents; 1 Hastings, Sussex. No jackboots please. We're English; 2 Deerhurst, Gloucestershire. Are the English bastards?; 3 Farne Islands, Northumberland. The Vikings give us dirt, eggs and fog; 4 The Trip to Jerusalem, Nottingham. England, the Normans' backyard; 5 Runnymede, Surrey. Tyranny, treachery and liberty; 6 Longthorpe, Cambridgeshire. We know our place; 7 Chamber of the House of Commons, Westminster. A funny form of democracy; 8 Oxford. Bad days; 9 Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire. Bardolatry; 10 Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire. Massacre in Middle England. 11 Newby Hall, North Yorkshire. Rational, rich and rowdy12 HMS Victory, Portsmouth. 'England expects ... '; 13 Barrow Hill Roundhouse, Derbyshire. Steam, iron and ingenuity; 14 The Back to Backs, Birmingham. English monstrosities; 15 Bamburgh Castle, Northumberland. Forwards to the past; 16 Liverpool Docks. By jingo!; 17 Epsom Downs Racecourse, Surrey. Return ticket to death; 18 Imperial War Museum, Lambeth. Mechanised slaughter; 19 Duxford, Cambridgeshire. A people's war; 20 Dover, Kent. The lock and key to England; Acknowledgements; Picture Section.
- Publisher Details:
- Stroud, Gloucestershire : The History Press
- Publication Date:
- 2017
- Extent:
- 1 online resource
- Subjects:
- 942
National characteristics, English
Anglais
HISTORY -- Europe -- Great Britain
Manners and customs
National characteristics, English
Great Britain -- History
Great Britain -- Social life and customs
Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire
Grande-Bretagne -- Mœurs et coutumes
Great Britain
History - Languages:
- English
- ISBNs:
- 9780750984881
0750984880 - Related ISBNs:
- 9780750977395
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- British Library HMNTS - ELD.DS.781296
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