A History of England, Volume I: Prehistory to 1714 (Chapters 1-16)

Rating:
Summary: Book for College studetns and refrence
Review: While the book contains a good view of British History, it is a very dry read. I used this book in a class on early British history and found it an excellent background source book, but not for the casual reader. One stunning aspect that the book contains that many do not is a section on pre-roman Britain. Most books start British History at the arivals of the Romans in Britain, yet this one gives a good account of the Beaker folk, those who built Stonehenge, and the rest of early England. I've tried to use this as a refrence book and have found it somewhat difficult to easily flip to sections that contained focused and collected information, but I do reconment it to those who need a better background to English history and events.

Rating:
Summary: Book for College studetns and refrence
Review: While the book contains a good view of British History, it is a very dry read. I used this book in a class on early British history and found it an excellent background source book, but not for the casual reader. One stunning aspect that the book contains that many do not is a section on pre-roman Britain. Most books start British History at the arivals of the Romans in Britain, yet this one gives a good account of the Beaker folk, those who built Stonehenge, and the rest of early England. I've tried to use this as a refrence book and have found it somewhat difficult to easily flip to sections that contained focused and collected information, but I do reconment it to those who need a better background to English history and events.