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- catalog abstract "From the Celts to Margaret Thatcher, the story of this extraordinary island people is told here in one continuous, breathtaking narrative in a magical recreation of one of human history's most wondrous chapters. These two thousand years of Britain's past - the drama of its history, the genius of its people, the glory of its culture - teem with momentous events and extraordinary people. Warring nations, from the Romans to the Normans, fought over the island to make it. their own. Some of its monarchs were born leaders of men and natural soldiers, with enormous vitality and physical charm, who staked their claim on the shores of other lands. Others gave their names to periods of Western history which left and indelible impression on our traditions and consciousness. The great institutions its people forged in the course of time, like parliament and the law, not only shaped the destiny of its own land but deeply influenced other. countries and civilizations, especially the United States. This is a story of epic sweep and grandeur, and Sir Roy Strong weaves the many colorful strands of the story into a rich tapestry in which the everyday lives of ordinary men and women are seen against an ever-changing social, cultural, and economic background.".
- catalog contributor b10539887.
- catalog coverage "Great Britain History.".
- catalog created "1997.".
- catalog date "1997".
- catalog date "1997.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1997.".
- catalog description "From the Celts to Margaret Thatcher, the story of this extraordinary island people is told here in one continuous, breathtaking narrative in a magical recreation of one of human history's most wondrous chapters. These two thousand years of Britain's past - the drama of its history, the genius of its people, the glory of its culture - teem with momentous events and extraordinary people. Warring nations, from the Romans to the Normans, fought over the island to make it.".
- catalog description "countries and civilizations, especially the United States. This is a story of epic sweep and grandeur, and Sir Roy Strong weaves the many colorful strands of the story into a rich tapestry in which the everyday lives of ordinary men and women are seen against an ever-changing social, cultural, and economic background.".
- catalog description "their own. Some of its monarchs were born leaders of men and natural soldiers, with enormous vitality and physical charm, who staked their claim on the shores of other lands. Others gave their names to periods of Western history which left and indelible impression on our traditions and consciousness. The great institutions its people forged in the course of time, like parliament and the law, not only shaped the destiny of its own land but deeply influenced other.".
- catalog extent "xi, 596 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Story of Britain.".
- catalog identifier "0880641789".
- catalog isFormatOf "Story of Britain.".
- catalog issued "1997".
- catalog issued "1997.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Fromm International Pub.,".
- catalog relation "Story of Britain.".
- catalog spatial "Great Britain History.".
- catalog subject "941 21".
- catalog subject "DA30 .S77 1997".
- catalog title "The story of Britain / Sir Roy Strong.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".