
The English and Their History
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Narrado por:
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James Langton
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Robert Tombs
Robert Tombs' momentous The English and Their History is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in the world. The English first came into existence as an idea, before they had a common ruler and before the country they lived in even had a name. They have lasted as a recognizable entity ever since, and their defining national institutions can be traced back to the earliest years of their history.
The English have come a long way from those first precarious days of invasion and conquest, with many spectacular changes of fortune. Their political, economic, and cultural contacts have left traces for good and ill across the world. This book describes their history and its meanings, from their beginnings in the monasteries of Northumbria and the wetlands of Wessex to the cosmopolitan energy of today's England. Tombs draws out important threads running through the story, including participatory government, language, law, religion, the land and the sea, and ever-changing relations with other peoples.
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Skips around from century to century.
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Incredible narration.
Only weakness is poor coverage of the Proteatant Reformation. This section lacked the balanced and enthusiastic coverage of every other subject.
Outstanding!
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Full of promise, but disappointing in the end
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Sweeping, succinct, open for debate and humble
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The book also suffers from the tone that whatever the English did, advocated, or had happened to them was for the best. The entire discussion of World War II is completely devoid of any understanding of operational military planning. What happened was what must have happened. Given how much he spends on the war, it makes this part of the book more of a slog than it had to be.
An Apology of the Modern English State
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An enjoyable take on England's history
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Much more than I actually wanted.
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If you could sum up The English and Their History in three words, what would they be?
anglophilic political dramaWhat other book might you compare The English and Their History to and why?
A similar concept, though far more in depth is Churchill's history of the English speaking peoples. Ironically Churchill's history does far less to cover up the insults and atrocities of the English on the world at large. The English and Their History tries to downplay the claims that the English kept a violently imperialist thumb over India and that the the Irish potato famine was exacerbated by the English parliament as a means of genocide.What about James Langton’s performance did you like?
He adequately captured the often light hearted tone of several of the asides, something often difficult during a long historical reading.Was there a moment in the book that particularly moved you?
I was quite fascinated by the authors insights into the development of the English language. He makes a concerted effort to focus on political, social, and literary changes and avoids getting lost in lengthy analyses of wars and battles as many historians do.Any additional comments?
This book, for the most part, focuses on England after the Norman conquest. If you are looking for an earlier history this is not for you. Also, the author goes all the way up to events in 2013, so if you have an active interest in English or British politics you may want to skip the last 3 hours or so.An Anglophile history of england
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Simply OUTSTANDING.
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Comprehensive and Interesting
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