Category Archives: BRITISH & IRISH HISTORY: C 500 TO C 1000

What makes a man marry six times? Was Henry VIII a voracious philanderer? On the contrary, here, the author says that the king was seeking happiness as well as hoping for a son.Author : Six Wives by David Starkey, Patricia … Continue reading →

An accessible biography for A-level history students that concentrates on the issues which come up time and time again in the AS and A2 exams. Topics include: why historians differ – with an introduction to interpretation and historiography; and an … Continue reading →

In this book, which accompanies and expands on his Channel 4 television series, leading archaeologist Francis Pryor retells the story of King Arthur, legendary king of the Britons, tracing it back to its Bronze Age origins.Author : Britain AD by … Continue reading →

Presents a radical reassessment of Britain in the middle ages. The author shows that the Middle Ages were actually the time when the modern world was born. This was when Britain moved from Late Antiquity into a recognizable world of … Continue reading →