Author: David MacRitchiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blacks
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Ancient and Modern Britons
Author: David MacRitchiePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Blacks
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
The Ancient Britons
Author: BritonsHistory of the Ancient Britons
Author: John Allen GilesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
A History of Ancient Britain
Author: Neil OliverPublisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
ISBN: 0297867687
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 527
Book Description
Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A History of Ancient Britain, much-loved historian Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival. There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in the world. Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver weaves the epic story - half a million years of human history up to the departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's presence on these islands. It is the real story of Britain and of her people.
History of the Ancient Britons, from the Earliest Period to the Invasion of the Saxons
Author: J. A. GilesBretons and Britons
Author: Barry CunliffePublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0192592475
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
What is it about Brittany that makes it such a favourite destination for the British? To answer this question, Bretons and Britons explores the long history of the Bretons, from the time of the first farmers around 5400 BC to the present, and the very close relationship they have had with their British neighbours throughout this time. More than simply a history of a people, Bretons and Britons is also the author's homage to a country and a people he has come to admire over decades of engagement. Underlying the story throughout is the tale of the Bretons' fierce struggle to maintain their distinctive identity. As a peninsula people living on a westerly excrescence of Europe they were surrounded on three sides by the sea, which gave them some protection from outside interference, but their landward border was constantly threatened - not only by succeeding waves of Romans, Franks, and Vikings, but also by the growing power of the French state. It was the sea that gave the Bretons strength and helped them in their struggle for independence. They shared in the culture of Atlantic-facing Europe, and from the eighteenth century, when a fascination for the Celts was beginning to sweep Europe, they were able to present themselves as the direct successors of the ancient Celts along with the Cornish, Welsh, Scots, and Irish. This gave them a new strength and a new pride. It is this spirit that is still very much alive today.
Suggestions on the Ancient Britons
Author: G. D. BarberPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Britons
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
Suggestions on the Ancient Britons
Author: Suggestions on the ancient Britons
Author: BritonsThe Origin, Learning, Religion, and Customs of the Ancient Britons
Author: Thomas WoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description