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The Oxford Illustrated Histories are a series of single-volume history books written by experts and published by the Oxford University Press. [1] According to Hew Strachan , its intended readership is the 'intelligent general reader' rather than the research student.
The Oxford History of England (1934–1965) was a book series on the history of the United Kingdom.Published by Oxford University Press, it was originally intended to span from Roman Britain to the outbreak of the First World War in fourteen volumes written by eminent historians.
The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain (1984, many rev eds down to 2009, almost lm.copies sold) Labour People (1987, rev ed 1992) (ed.) The Oxford History of Britain (1987, rev ed 2010) The Red Dragon and the Red Flag (1989) (ed.) The Oxford Mini History of Britain (1989, in 5 vols.) Britain and Europe (1995)
James Russell Raven LittD FBA FSA (born 13 April 1959) is a British scholar specialising in the history of the book. His published works include The English Novel 1770–1829 (2000), What is the History of the Book? (2018) [1] and The Oxford Illustrated History of the Book (2020). [2]
Increased enrolment at the University of Oxford after English students are barred from attending Paris University. [1] Earliest likely date for construction of the building much later known as Marlipins Museum in Shoreham-by-Sea commencing, one of the earliest surviving secular buildings in England.
Peter Salway, FSA (born 1932) is a British historian, who specialises in Roman Britain. He lectured at the universities of Durham , Cambridge , Bristol and Oxford , before becoming Professor of the History and Archaeology of Roman Britain at the Open University .
Britain An Illustrated History of Britain (Longman, 1989) ISBN 9780582749146 Hampstead Heath (co-authored by Deborah Wolton, Frances Lincoln 2007), ISBN 9780711226531
Warrior race: a history of the British at war (Hachette UK, 2010). excerpt; Ranft, Bryan. The Oxford Illustrated History of the Royal Navy (Oxford UP, 2002). Rodger, N. A.M. The safeguard of the sea: A naval history of Britain, 660-1649 (Vol. 1. 1998). excerpt. Rodger, N.A.M.The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815 (vol 2 ...