The English and Their History

I guess there are different sort of shapes that a historical overview can take. There’s an ice-core shape, where historical epochs are divided into roughly equal sections and given roughly equal attention. That’s maybe more common in a big multi-author or multi-volume venture. There’s a string-bean......more

There is no doubt that this is a thoroughly researched, thoughtful, and exhaustive history of England and it’s people. It’s set out in largely chronological form, but with occasional sections where key themes are followed through for an extended period. In truth, it’s really more an explanation of t......more

We who have lived in England since 1945 have been among the luckiest people in the existence of Homo sapiens, rich, peaceful and healthy.* If you watched the news on the tv here, you would not think so. The news is filled with people dying in hospital corridors, being stabbed in parks, visiting food......more

United and Divided. Robert Tombs is an Englishman (with some Irish heritage) and a professor of French history at Cambridge University. However, he felt compelled to write the story of the English people. Not a usual subject, a history told from the perspective of the English people. One may freely w......more

Outstanding history of England and The English concentrating on the period from 600AD to the publication of the book in 2014 (chronologically finishing with the Scottish independence referendum). The author also examines how history has been retold and how it has been weaved into the myths that diff......more