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Medieval Britain: A Very Short Introduction: 19 Paperback – 1 November 2000

by Gillingham (Author), Griffiths (Author)
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First published as part of the best-selling The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain, John Gillingham and Ralph A. Griffiths' Very Short Introduction to Medieval Britain covers the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in the early Middle Ages, through to England's failure to dominate the British Isles and France in the later Middle Ages. Out of the turbulence came stronger senses of identity in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. Yet this was an age, too, of growing definition of Englishness and of a distinctive English cultural tradition. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
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    1 November 2000
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    15.85 x 14.22 x 1.19 cm
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John Gillingham taught history at the London School of Economics, University of London, from 1965 to 1998. His previous publications include The Angevin Empire (Edward Arnold, 1981); Richard Coeur de Lion (Noesis, Paris, 1996), awarded the Prix Guillaume le Conquérant for 1997; Richard I (Yale University Press, 1999); The English in the Twelfth Century (Boydell Press, 2000); The Angevin Empire (revised edition of 1981 edition) is forthcoming. Ralph A. Griffiths has been Professor of Medieval History, University of Wales, Swansea, since 1982. His previous publications include The Principality of Wales in the later Middle Ages, Vol. I, South Wales, 1277-1536 (University of Wales Press, 1972); The Reign of King Henry VI (Benn and California University Press, 1981; 2nd edn Sutton 1998); The Making of the Tudor Dynasty, with R. S. Thomas (Sutton and Humanities Press, 1985; revised edn 1993); The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, with J. Cann

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John Gillingham taught history at the London School of Economics, University of London, from 1965 to 1998. His previous publications include The Angevin Empire (Edward Arnold, 1981); Richard Coeur de Lion (Noesis, Paris, 1996), awarded the Prix Guillaume le Conquérant for 1997; Richard I (Yale University Press, 1999); The English in the Twelfth Century (Boydell Press, 2000); The Angevin Empire (revised edition of 1981 edition) is forthcoming. Ralph A. Griffiths has been Professor of Medieval History, University of Wales, Swansea, since 1982. His previous publications include The Principality of Wales in the later Middle Ages, Vol. I, South Wales, 1277-1536 (University of Wales Press, 1972); The Reign of King Henry VI (Benn and California University Press, 1981; 2nd edn Sutton 1998); The Making of the Tudor Dynasty, with R. S. Thomas (Sutton and Humanities Press, 1985; revised edn 1993); The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy, with J. Cann

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Oxford University Press UK; 1st edition (1 November 2000)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 192 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 019285402X
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0192854025
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.85 x 14.22 x 1.19 cm
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G D Healy
1.0 out of 5 stars English history is British history
Reviewed in Australia on 3 April 2021
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This book should have been called Medieval England: A Very Chauvinistic Introduction. Apparently the Scots, Welsh and Irish were pleased to be invaded by the English. Another history book that confuses British history with English history.
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gtryban
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Summary
Reviewed in the United States on 4 August 2023
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This book advertises itself as a short introduction and it is exactly that. Short and excellent introduction to the Medieval period in Britian. I loved it. It was quick to read (relatively speaking) and gave me an excellent foundation. I'll be taking it to Oxford for a summer class I'm taking there.
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bawou
5.0 out of 5 stars Une courte introduction, mais intéressante à l'histoire médiévale
Reviewed in France on 11 January 2024
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Une courte introduction, mais intéressante à l'histoire médiévale britannique, nous avons du mal à trouver ces livres en bibliothèque en France et c'est bien dommage.
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Barbara Knight
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in Canada on 12 November 2016
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Great book and service
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Elginson
5.0 out of 5 stars A nation emerging
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 September 2013
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This is a 'what it says on the tin' book. Gillingham takes the reader on a guided tour through English history from the conquest to the arrival of the Tudors. It is a huge canvas to cover and he does it well. Because by its nature the book is a short introduction there is a real sense of a country evolving from the Norman French kingdom of the 11th century through the beginnings of national consciousness in Plantagenet times and the dynastic struggles of the Wars of the Roses to the new confidence of Tudor times. It is interesting to see how we developed from a nation that thought of itself as a single cross-channel territory where French lands and culture were more significant than English ones, to a nation that possessed nothing in France and perceived the French as different, foreign and an enemy threat; a journey mirrored in the development of our language too.
Apart from telling the chronological story, Gillingham includes many short sections on various themes: law, society, land ownership, trade etc. These vignettes are interesting in their own right, and could provide the starting point for further personal study. In fact this would be an excellent 'first' book for a student wanting a framework into which to fit greater knowledge.
I thoroughly recommend this book to anyone who, like me, wants a straight-forward summary of a fascinating period of our history.
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Kevin MG O'Connell
4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 July 2018
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A concise introduction to this period in English history
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