A Short History of the English People
Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 600 |
Release | : 1892 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 912 |
Release | : 1875 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
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A Short History of the English People is a book written by English historian John Richard Green. Originally published in 1874, "it is a history, not of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People." Green began work on the book in 1869, having been given only six months to live after being hit hard by disease that had plagued him throughout his life. Only having around 800 pages to write on, he had to leave out much of what he wanted to include. Green intentionally left out the battles of England feeling they did not play a big role in the formation of the nation, saying that historians "too often turned history into a mere record of the butchery of men by their fellow men." His new ideas, and omission of information that others felt important, meant Green was criticized by other historians as well as the people close to him. Others thought highly of the book, including Francis Adams, who used quotations from the book in his poem 'The Peasants' Revolt'.--Wikipedia (accessed 28 October 2022).
Author | : David Green |
Publisher | : Yale University Press |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2014-01-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0300134517 |
What life was like for ordinary French and English people, embroiled in a devastating century-long conflict that changed their world The Hundred Years War (1337-1453) dominated life in England and France for well over a century. It became the defining feature of existence for generations. This sweeping book is the first to tell the human story of the longest military conflict in history. Historian David Green focuses on the ways the war affected different groups, among them knights, clerics, women, peasants, soldiers, peacemakers, and kings. He also explores how the long war altered governance in England and France and reshaped peoples' perceptions of themselves and of their national character. Using the events of the war as a narrative thread, Green illuminates the realities of battle and the conditions of those compelled to live in occupied territory; the roles played by clergy and their shifting loyalties to king and pope; and the influence of the war on developing notions of government, literacy, and education. Peopled with vivid and well-known characters--Henry V, Joan of Arc, Philippe the Good of Burgundy, Edward the Black Prince, John the Blind of Bohemia, and many others--as well as a host of ordinary individuals who were drawn into the struggle, this absorbing book reveals for the first time not only the Hundred Years War's impact on warfare, institutions, and nations, but also its true human cost.
Author | : Victor H. Green |
Publisher | : Colchis Books |
Total Pages | : 235 |
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Genre | : History |
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The Negro Motorist Green Book was a groundbreaking guide that provided African American travelers with crucial information on safe places to stay, eat, and visit during the era of segregation in the United States. This essential resource, originally published from 1936 to 1966, offered a lifeline to black motorists navigating a deeply divided nation, helping them avoid the dangers and indignities of racism on the road. More than just a travel guide, The Negro Motorist Green Book stands as a powerful symbol of resilience and resistance in the face of oppression, offering a poignant glimpse into the challenges and triumphs of the African American experience in the 20th century.
Author | : Henry (of Huntingdon) |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 212 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780192840752 |
Henry of Huntingdon's narrative covers one of the most exciting and bloody periods in English history: the Norman Conquest and its aftermath. He tells of the decline of the Old English kingdom, the victory of the Normans at the Battle of Hastings, and the establishment of Norman rule. His accounts of the kings who reigned during his lifetime--William II, Henry I, and Stephen--contain unique descriptions of people and events. Henry tells how promiscuity, greed, treachery, and cruelty produced a series of disasters, rebellions, and wars. Interwoven with memorable and vivid battle-scenes are anecdotes of court life, the death and murder of nobles, and the first written record of Cnut and the waves and the death of Henry I from a surfeit of lampreys. Diana Greenway's translation of her definitive Latin text has been revised for this edition.
Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 442 |
Release | : 1893 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 872 |
Release | : 1981 |
Genre | : Great Britain |
ISBN | : |
Author | : John Richard Green |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 602 |
Release | : 2013-09-01 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781479415083 |
John Richard Green (1837-1883) was an English historian, best known for his 1874 A Short History of the English People, which is not a history "of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People." Volume One covers the years 449 through 1461.