Who do the English think they are? : from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit /: from the Anglo-Saxons to Brexit. (2017)

• Record Type: Book
• 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
• Notes: Note: Vendor-supplied metadata.
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.