Foundation: The History of England Volume I by Peter Ackroyd (English) Paperback

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The first volume in Peter Ackroyd's stunning six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry VII

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The first volume in a new six-part history of England from acclaimed author Peter Ackroyd.Having written enthralling biographies of London and of its great river, the Thames, Peter Ackroyd now turns to England itself. This first volume of six takes us from the time that England was first settled, more than 15,000 years ago, to the death in 1509 of the first Tudor monarch, Henry VII.In it, Ackroyd takes us from Neolithic England, which we can only see in the most tantalising glimpses - a stirrup found in a grave, some seeds at the bottom of a bowl - to the long period of Roman rule; from the Dark Ages when England was invaded by a ceaseless tide of Angles, Saxons and Jutes, to the twin glories of medieval England - its great churches and monasteries and its common law. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time and place, he tells the familiar story of king succeeding king in rich prose, with profound insight and some surprising details. The food we ate, the clothes we wore, the punishments we endured, even the jokes we told are all found here, too.PRAISE FOR THE HISTORY OF ENGLAND SERIES"Ackroyd's trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page"Observer"Ackroyd writes with such lightly worn erudition and a deceptive ease that he never fails to engage" Daily Telegraph"In pages of limpid detail, Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman" Ian Thomson, Independent

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The first volume in a new 6 part history of England, now in paperback takes the reader from the country's first settlement to the death of the first Tudor monarch. With his extraordinary skill for evoking time and place, Ackroyd recounts the familiar story of warring kings, civil strife and foreign wars, but also recounts the food people ate, the clothes they wore, the homes they built, even the jokes they told.

Author Biography

Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers, Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London.

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The first volume in Peter Ackroyd's stunning new six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry VII

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The first volume in Peter Ackroyd's stunning six-part history of England, taking us from Stonehenge to the death of Henry VII

Details ISBN0330544284 Author Peter Ackroyd Year 2012 ISBN-10 0330544284 ISBN-13 9780330544283 Media Book Publisher Pan Macmillan Imprint Pan Books Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 942 Illustrations Illustrations (chiefly col.), ports. (chiefly col.) Birth 1949 Short Title HIST OF ENGLAND VOLUME I FOUND Language English Residence London, ENK Audience Age 18 Edition Main Market Ed. Subtitle The History of England Volume I Format Paperback UK Release Date 2012-03-29 Pages 536 Edition Description Unabridged edition Series The History of England Publication Date 2012-03-29 Audience General AU Release Date 2012-05-31 NZ Release Date 2012-05-31 We've got this

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