1087 - 1327, The Making of the Nation [electronic resource] : This Sceptred Isle, Volume 2
Lee, Christopher1998
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The award-winning story of Britain, from the arrival of Julius Caesar in 55BC to the death of Queen Victoria in 1901. 'Wonderful This Sceptred Isle has provided one of the greatest treats for listeners in recent years.' Paul Donovan, Sunday Times. William the Conqueror famously acquired for himself the throne of England but there were to be many struggles before truly national government would be established. Henry the Second, the first of the Plantagenets, did more than any of his predecessors to bring the country together but his reign was overshadowed by the dramatic and tragic murder of Thomas Becket. Eventually, he was succeeded by his son - first Richard the Lionheart and then King John. This was a period of Crusades, of civil wars and of wars between the English and the Scots led by William Wallace and Robert the Bruce; but it also witnessed the setting of some primitive foundations that would eventually form the basis of a modern state: Magna Carta and the calling of the first parliament by Simon de Montfort.
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Author:
Lee, Christopher, AuthorMassey, Anna, Narrator
Edition:
Unabridged
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : AudioGO Ltd, 1998
Collation:
1 online resource (1 audio file)
Series:
This Sceptred Isle
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Mode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781405699358
Language:
English
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BRN:
2785787
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