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Tags: History, Lang:en
Summary
An authoritative survey of the history of English-speaking
peoples throughout the world combines intriguing, closely
observed biographical profiles—of Alfred the Great,
Victoria, Joan of Arc, Lincoln, and other notables—with
an account of the key events and issues of the era. The
narrative commences fifty-five years before the birth of
Christ, when Julius Caesar famously “turned his gaze upon
Britain,” and concludes in the year 1900. The beginnings
of Parliament, the Church, and the monarchy are all analyzed
alongside this comprehensive abridgment. **