A Short History of England

Edward Potts Cheyney

Ginn, 1919 - England - 750 pages

Contents

• The GeograPHY OF ENGLAND I: 1
• Physical Map of Britain: 9
• PREHISTORIC AND CELTIC BRITAIN: 12
• Celtic Tribes of Britain: 15
• ROMAN BRITAIN: 20
• Roman Britain: 24
• EARLY SAXON ENGLAND 400830 336: 36
• Settlements of the Angles Saxons and Jutes: 38
• AngloSaxon Kingdoms: 55
• LATER SAXON ENGLAND 830975: 59
• The Danelaw: 62
• The Years 786790 of the AngloSaxon Chronicle: 68
• Principal Early Monasteries: 77
• THE DANISH AND THE NORMAN CONQUESTS: 85
• Dominions of Cnut: 86
• Campaigns of William the Conqueror: 99
• ENGLAND UNDER THE NORMANS 10661154: 102
• Dominions of William the Conqueror: 106
• The Text of a Section of the Domesday Book: 112
• THE FOUNDATIONS OF NATIONAL UNITY: 145
• Dominions of the Angevin Kings: 146
• Ireland in the Middle Ages: 169
• THE FORMATION OF A UNITED ENGLISH: 186
• Writers The Scriptorium of a Monastery The Friars: 208
• Scotland in the Thirteenth Century: 223
• Accession of Edward I Parliament Statutes The Confir: 227
• THE FIRST HALF OF THE HUNDRED YEARS: 230
• WoolRaising Districts of England: 232
• France according to the Treaty of Bretigny: 242
• WAR 13381399: 264
• THE EARLY TUDOR PERIOD 14851558: 278
• Counties and Towns of England in the Sixteenth Century: 283
• Foundations of: 297
• THE REIGN OF ELIZABETH 15581603: 330
• Shrines Execution: 344
• Early Explorations: 357
• Route of the Armada: 365
• and the Puritans The Political Settlement The Social Settle: 367
• Poor Law Increasing Wealth of England Dress Eating: 380
• 230: 382
• Royalist and Parliamentarian Ideal of Government The Hamp: 394
• Kings Favorites Somerset and Buckingham Raleigh Raleighs: 431
• Parties in the Civil War 442: 465
• THE RESTORATION AND THE REVOLUTION: 466
• FOUNDATION OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE: 516
• France and the Netherlands: 530
• England France and Spain in America: 560
• India in the time of Clive: 566
• THE PERIOD OF REFORM 18151852: 617
• THE GROWTH OF DEMOCRACY 18521904: 646
• India in the time of the Sepoy Rebellion: 650
• Canada in 1904: 666
• Australia and New Zealand in 1904: 670
• Territories of Great Britain United States and Germany: 676
• SOCIAL CHANGES AND THE GREAT WAR: 680
• England and Wales: 688
• TABLE OF ENGLISH KINGS: 749
• Merchant Adventurers The New World The New Learning: 750
• INDEX i: 751

Bibliographic information

• Title: A Short History of England
• Author: Edward Potts Cheyney
• Edition: revised
• Publisher: Ginn, 1919
• Original from: Harvard University
• Digitized: Apr 16, 2008
• Length: 750 pages