A monthly title covering the diverse History of Britain. Topics covered include: Amazing people from British history including Florence Nightingale, Isaac Newton and Charles Dickens. The people and culture of the British Isles. Celts, Gaelic, Welsh, Irish, Scottish and English. The battles and wars from Hastings and The War of the Roses to World War II. The British Monarchs through the ages. William the Conqueror, The Tudors, Henry VIII and Queen Victoria to Queen Elizabeth II From Stone Age Britain to The Industrial Revolution and a modern day history of a changing Britain.
Welcome to Britain! UK experience while checking, expand and consolidate the knowledge of English. In 20 chapters, everything worth knowing is mediated by British cultural studies: the typical British humor to the royal family, from the bustling metropolis of London to the far reaches of Scotland, from the tea to the pop culture. Vocabulary English-German. On each chapter is followed by a variety of exercises on vocabulary and grammar to in order to apply what they have read and learned immediately and test can.
Bestselling military historian Richard Holmes delivers an expertly written and exhilarating biography of John Churchill, the Duke of Marlborough and Britain's finest soldier. Charting Churchill’s rise to favour to lead his country to glory, cementing its position as a major player on the European stage and saviour of the Holy Roman Empire, Holmes paints a portrait of a man who combined passion, avarice and duplicity in his personal life with tenacity and utter brilliance on the battlefield.
Deborah Cadbury draws on new research, personal accounts from the royal archives, and other never-before-revealed sources to create a dazzling sequel to The King’s Speech and tell the true and thrilling drama of Great Britain at war and of a staggering transformation for its monarchy.
Providing detailed coverage of the main political and religious issues of the age, this new edition of Tudor and Stuart Britain has expanded sections on Ireland and Scotland, ensuring the text considers Britain as a whole. Historiographically up to date, there is also extra coverage of economic and social topics including trade and industry, the structure of society, the treatment of the poor, and the role of women. A guide to further reading lists the principal works published on the period since 1990, providing students with an excellent resource for extra research. This text is ideal for introductory undergradutate courses in Early Modern British History.
