The Story of Britain
From the Romans to the Present
$48.65
- Paperback
624 pages
- Release Date
4 July 2019
Summary
‘A triumph’ - INDEPENDENT
‘A thought-provoking and indispensable book’ - DAILY MAIL
‘An instant classic … I have been reading it with unalloyed admiration and delight’ - EVENING STANDARD
Roy Strong has written an exemplary introduction to the history of Britain, as first designated by the Romans. It is a brilliant and balanced account of successive ages bound together by a compelling narrative which answers the questions: ‘Where do we come from?’ and ‘Where are we goin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474607063 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1474607063 |
| Author: | Sir Roy Strong, Roy Strong |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 624 |
| Release Date: | 4 July 2019 |
| Weight: | 428g |
| Dimensions: | 40mm x 130mm x 198mm |
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Critics Review
An instant classic - Evening Standard
His narrative steams along … essential reading - The TimesA triumph - IndependentAn admirably conceived and richly enjoyable book - Times Literary SupplementSir Roy Strong
Sir Roy Strong CH, historian, diarist and gardener, was Director of the National Portrait Gallery and the Victoria & Albert Museum. He is the author of some forty books on a wide variety of subjects. He has recently reissued two volumes of his diaries: Splendours and Miseries and Scenes and Apparitions.
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