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The English and Their History by Robert Tombs
Category: History
A New York Times 2016 Notable Book Robert Tombs's momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler ...Show more
The English and their History by Robert Tombs
Category: History
The first full-length history of England in one volume for many decades - now in paperback The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining natio ...Show more
This Sovereign Isle - Britain In and Out of Europe by Robert Tombs
Category: History
A leading pro-Brexit intellectual examines the historical context of the referendum vote, engaging with the arguments and fears of both sides Geography comes before history. Islands cannot have the same history as continental plains. The United Kingdom is a European country, but not the same kind of ...Show more
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