A History of England de C. E. Carrington

A History of England

C. E. Carrington

J. Hampden Jackson

First published in 1932, this book was written primarily for children in the middle and upper forms of public and secondary schools. Arranged chronologically, excepting the separate discussion of economic and constitutional issues, the material is broadly viewed from an international perspective, and political history is subordinated to social history. Whilst the text was written to provide a resource for the School Certificate or equivalent examinations, it does not lose sight of the narrative aspect of history and remains highly readable. Extensive quotations from contemporary sources and renowned historians are included. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in British history, historiography, or the education system.

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Part I. To AD 1485: Preface; 1. Prehistoric Britain; 2. The Roman Empire; 3. The Dark Ages; 4. The Catholic Church; 5. The House of Wessex; 6. Danish and Norman Conquests; 7. Feudal Christendom; 8. England under the Normans; 9. Henry II and Richard I; 10. The age of chivalry; 11. The Barons and the Crown; 12. The thirteenth century; 13. Edward I and Edward II; 14. War, pestilence and famine; 15. The collapse of medieval Christendom; 16. Richard II and the House of Lancaster; 17. War in France; 18. War in England; Appendices to Part I; Part II. 1485–1714: 19. Commerce and exploration; 20. The revival of learning; 21. The Tudor monarchy; 22. Henry VIII and the Pope; 23. The Protestant religion; 24. The Catholic revival; 25. The Elizabethan settlement; 26. The wars of religion; 27. The English sailors; 28. The Elizabethan Age; 29. King James I; 30. King Charles I; 31. The great rebellion; 32. Oliver Cromwell; 33. The Restoration; 34. The Whigs; 35. The 'Glorious Revolution'; 36. William the Dutchman; 37. 'Malbrouck'; Appendices to Part II; Part III. 1714–1931: 38. Triumph of the Whigs; 39. Parliamentary government; 40. Merry England; 41. The war of the Austrian succession; 42. The Seven Years' War: winning and Empire; 43. The East India Company; 44. The American Revolution: losing an empire; 45. William Pitt the Younger; 46. The French Revolution: Ireland; 47. Bonaparte and Nelson; 48. The Iron Duke; 49. The Industrial Revolution; 50. The Regency; 51. An age of reforms; 52. Colonial reform; 53. Europe and Palmerston; 54. Western civilisation in the East; 55. Disraeli and Gladstone; 56. The partition of Africa and other exploration; 57. The Victorian Age; 58. The triumph of liberalism; 59. The World War, II; 60. After the war; Appendices to Part III; Index.