The Oxford Companion to British History

Oxford University Press. Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. 2015. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 0199677832 . Stiff square unmarked book with a few faint specks to top edge; in glossy dust jacket. About new. ; 9.8 X 7.7 X 2.2 inches; 1040 pages; Here, in a single convenient volume, is the essential reference book for anyone with an interest in British history. First published in 1997, under the editorship of the late John Cannon and in consultation with over 100 distinguished contributors, this Companion has now been updated by Robert Crowcroft to include the very latest scholarship and research. It describes and analyses the people and events that have shaped and defined life in Britain over more than 2,000 years of political, social, and cultural change, encompassing topics as diverse as the War of the Roses, the Blitz, Stonehenge, Henry VIII, the suffragettes, the industrial revolution, the NHS, the Suez Crisis, the TUC, and the Afghan campaign. Over 4,500 entries provide a wealth of fact and insight on all aspects of the subject and from a variety of perspectives, including social, political, military, cultural, economic, scientific, and feminist. .