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Pelican History Of England
The ''Pelican History of England'' is a book series on English history published under the mass-market Pelican Books imprint of Penguin Books between 1950 and 1965. It was subsequently revised and reprinted in numerous editions and the series is said to have "shaped the historical thinking of generations". The series editor was G. M. Trevelyan and the contributors to the series were strongly influenced by the "Whig" view of history which Trevelyan shared. The series comprised: *''Roman Britain'' (1955), by Ian Richmond *''The Beginnings of English Society'' (1952), by Dorothy Whitelock *''English Society in the Early Middle Ages'' (1951), by Doris Mary Stenton *''England in the Late Middle Ages'' (1952), by A.R. Myers *''Tudor England'' (1950), by Stanley Bindoff *''England in the Seventeenth Century'' (1952), by Maurice Ashley. Ashley's book was superseded by J.P. Kenyon's ''Stuart England'' (1978) *''England in the Eighteenth Century'' (1950), by J.H. Plumb *''England in th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Ghosh
Peter R. Ghosh (; ; born December 1954, Sutton Coldfield) is a British historian, specialising in the history of ideas and historiography. Career Ghosh has been Jean Duffield Fellow in Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford since 1982. He is also an associate professor of Modern History in the University of Oxford. He has two related research interests: first, the interface between political ideas and English politics, c. 1850 – 1895; secondly, the evolution of Western European and British ideas, including historiography, from the Enlightenment The Age of Enlightenment or the Enlightenment; german: Aufklärung, "Enlightenment"; it, L'Illuminismo, "Enlightenment"; pl, Oświecenie, "Enlightenment"; pt, Iluminismo, "Enlightenment"; es, La Ilustración, "Enlightenment" was an intel ... to the present. He has written for the '' London Review of Books'' and appeared on '' In Our Time'' discussing Max Weber. Personal life Peter Ghosh is married to Dame Helen G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Philipps Kenyon
John Philipps Kenyon, FBA (18 June 1927 – 6 January 1996) was an English historian and Fellow of the British Academy. His area of expertise was 17th-century England. Life Kenyon was born in Sheffield where he attended King Edward VII School, Sheffield and then University of Sheffield where he obtained a first class degree in History in 1948 before going to Cambridge to take a doctorate as a pupil of John H. Plumb. He obtained his doctorate in 1954 and was appointed a fellow of Christ's College, Cambridge, before going on to become Hull's history professor for 19 years, followed by six years at St Andrews. From 1987 to 1994 he was Distinguished Professor of early modern British history at the University of Kansas. For many years he was a regular reviewer for ''The Observer ''The Observer'' is a British newspaper published on Sundays. It is a sister paper to ''The Guardian'' and ''The Guardian Weekly'', whose parent company Guardian Media Group Limited acquired it in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Historiography Of England
The historiography of the United Kingdom includes the historical and archival research and writing on the history of the United Kingdom, Great Britain, England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. For studies of the overseas empire see historiography of the British Empire. Medieval Gildas, a fifth-century Romano-British monk, was the first major historian of Wales and England. His ''De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae'' (in Latin, "On the Ruin and Conquest of Britain") records the downfall of the Britons at the hands of Saxon invaders, emphasizing God's anger and providential punishment of an entire nation, in an echo of Old Testament themes. His work has often been used by later historians, starting with Bede. Bede (673–735), an English monk, was the most influential historian of the Anglo-Saxon era both in his time and in contemporary England. He borrowed from Gildas and others in writing ''The Ecclesiastical History of the English People'' (Latin: "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1960s Books
Year 196 ( CXCVI) was a leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Dexter and Messalla (or, less frequently, year 949 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 196 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus attempts to assassinate Clodius Albinus but fails, causing Albinus to retaliate militarily. * Emperor Septimius Severus captures and sacks Byzantium; the city is rebuilt and regains its previous prosperity. * In order to assure the support of the Roman legion in Germany on his march to Rome, Clodius Albinus is declared Augustus by his army while crossing Gaul. * Hadrian's wall in Britain is partially destroyed. China * First year of the '' Jian'an era of the Chinese Han Dynasty. * Emperor Xian of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1950s Books
Year 195 ( CXCV) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Scrapula and Clemens (or, less frequently, year 948 '' Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 195 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Emperor Septimius Severus has the Roman Senate deify the previous emperor Commodus, in an attempt to gain favor with the family of Marcus Aurelius. * King Vologases V and other eastern princes support the claims of Pescennius Niger. The Roman province of Mesopotamia rises in revolt with Parthian support. Severus marches to Mesopotamia to battle the Parthians. * The Roman province of Syria is divided and the role of Antioch is diminished. The Romans annexed the Syrian cities of Edessa and Nisibis. Severus re-establish his ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oxford History Of England
The Oxford History of England (1934–1965) was a notable book series on the history of the United Kingdom. Published by Oxford University Press, it was originally intended to span from Roman Britain to the outbreak of the First World War in fourteen volumes written by eminent historians. Its series editor, Sir George Clark, contributed the first volume which appeared in 1934. The series as originally contemplated was completed in 1961. However, it was subsequently expanded and updated by further volumes and editions, taking the narrative as far as the end of the Second World War. Several volumes were subsequently "replaced" by revised editions of which the last was added in 1986. Some of the volumes are considered to be classic works for their respective periods and some have been reissued as stand-alone works. The reputation of the series as a whole, however, is mixed. John Bossy wrote in 1996 that it "does not much ring in the mind" except for volumes 1, 2 and 15 (by Collingwood ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Penguin History Of Britain
The ''Penguin History of Britain'' is a popular book series on British history, published by Penguin Books. It appeared in nine volumes between 1996 and 2018, with many of the individual works subsequently being republished in several editions. Its general editor is David Cannadine, who also contributed a volume himself. Collectively, the books in the series span the period 54 BC to 1990 and include: * ''An Imperial Possession: Britain in the Roman Empire, 54 BC-AD 409'' (2006) by David Mattingly * ''Britain After Rome: The Fall and Rise, 400 to 1070'' (2010) by Robin Fleming * ''The Struggle for Mastery: Britain, 1066-1284'' (2003) by David Carpenter * ''The Hollow Crown: A History of Britain in the Late Middle Ages'' (2005) by Miri Rubin * ''New Worlds, Lost Worlds: The Rule of the Tudors, 1485-1603'' (2000) by Susan Brigden * ''A Monarchy Transformed: Britain, 1603-1714'' (1996) by Mark Kishlansky * ''A Wealth of Nations? Britain, 1707-1815'' by Linda Colley (To be published) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Thomson (historian)
David Thomson (1912–1970) was an English historian who wrote several books about British and European history. Education He was educated at the Monoux School Walthamstow and was then a Scholar of Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge from 1931 to 1934 and took first-class honours in both parts of the Historical Tripos. He had a long association with the college and was subsequently a Research Fellow, a Fellow and finally a Master. Career He worked as a university lecturer in history and was a visiting professor at Columbia University in New York. His works included ''Europe Since Napoleon'' (Longmans, 1957); ''World History from 1914 to 1961'' (1963); ''Democracy in France since 1870'' (1964) and two volumes of the ''Pelican History of England'', which covered the 19th and the 20th centuries.David Thomson : ''Europe Since Napoleon'' (Longmans, 1957) – frontispiece of 1978 Penguin edition. Approach In his preface to the Pelican edition (1966) of ''Europe Since Napoleon'', Thomson w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John H
John is a common English name and surname: * John (given name) * John (surname) John may also refer to: New Testament Works * Gospel of John, a title often shortened to John * First Epistle of John, often shortened to 1 John * Second Epistle of John, often shortened to 2 John * Third Epistle of John, often shortened to 3 John People * John the Baptist (died c. AD 30), regarded as a prophet and the forerunner of Jesus Christ * John the Apostle (lived c. AD 30), one of the twelve apostles of Jesus * John the Evangelist, assigned author of the Fourth Gospel, once identified with the Apostle * John of Patmos, also known as John the Divine or John the Revelator, the author of the Book of Revelation, once identified with the Apostle * John the Presbyter, a figure either identified with or distinguished from the Apostle, the Evangelist and John of Patmos Other people with the given name Religious figures * John, father of Andrew the Apostle and Saint Peter * Pope Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maurice Ashley (historian)
Maurice Percy Ashley (4 September 1907 – 26 September 1994) was a British historian of the 17th Century and editor of '' The Listener''. He published over thirty books, of which his ''Financial and Commercial Policy Under the Commonwealth Protectorate'' (1934) achieved wide academic influence, while his biographies ''Cromwell'' (1937) and ''General Monck'' (1976) received particular praise."Maurice Ashley Obituary". ''The Times'', 1 October 1994. Background and education Ashley was educated at St Paul's School and New College, Oxford, where he won the Stanhope Essay Prize (1928, 'Republicanism in the reign of Charles II') and the Gladstone Memorial (1930, 'The rise of Latitudinarianism in the Church of England'), and achieved first-class honours in Modern History in 1929. He went on to take a DPhil, studying under David Ogg, and it was his doctoral thesis that became ''Financial and Commercial Policy Under the Commonwealth Protectorate''.Woolrych, Austin"Obituary: Maurice ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Book Series
A book series is a sequence of books having certain characteristics in common that are formally identified together as a group. Book series can be organized in different ways, such as written by the same author, or marketed as a group by their publisher. Publishers' reprint series Reprint series of public domain fiction (and sometimes nonfiction) books appeared as early as the 18th century, with the series ''The Poets of Great Britain Complete from Chaucer to Churchill'' (founded by British publisher John Bell (publisher), John Bell in 1777). In 1841 the German Tauchnitz publishers, Tauchnitz publishing firm launched the ''Collection of British and American Authors'', a reprint series of inexpensive paperbound editions of both public domain and copyrighted fiction and nonfiction works. This book series was unique for paying living authors of the works published even though copyright protection did not exist between nations in the 19th century. Later British reprint series were ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stanley Bindoff
__NOTOC__ Stanley Thomas Bindoff (1908–1980) was an English historian who specialised in the Tudor and Elizabethan periods. He was the first professor of history at Queen Mary College, University of London. He was the editor of The History of Parliament for the parliaments of 1509–1558, published in 1982. The Caroline Skeel Archives Reading Room, Queen Mary University of London. Retrieved 1 November 2017. Selected publications * Geyl, Pieter. ''The Netherlands Divided, 1609–1648 ... (Based on Geschiedenis van de Nederlandsche Stam.)''Williams & Norgate
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