Books in the Oxford History of England series

A review of the history of 14th-century England in the light of modern scholarship. The political crises of the reigns of Edward II, Edward III, and Richard II, the Hundred Years War, and the Black Death are among the events discussed.

Roman Britain

During ten of the 31 years between 1914 and 1945 the English people were involved in world wars; for 19 of the years they lived in the shadow of mass unemployment. These themes and the politics which sprang from them shape the narrative of this book.

This comprehensive index covers in detail the whole variety of themes and topics to be found in the Oxford History of England, and should prove a useful tool to scholars and general readers alike.

This classic volume in the renowned Oxford History of England series examines the birth of a nation-state from the death throes of the Middle Ages in North-West Europe. John D. Mackie describes the establishment of a stable monarchy by the very competent Henry VII, examines the means employed by him, and considers how far his monarchy can be described as "new."

The dark ages of English history between the collapse of Roman rule in the early fifth century and the emergence of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in the seventh century are examined in this study, which draws attention to political and social factors linking Roman Britain to Anglo-Saxon England.

A comprehensive history of social, political, economic, and cultural trends in Britain between the Franco-Prussian War and World War I.

An account of a turbulent period which saw the fall and rise of four royal houses. E. F. Jacob examines the impact of the Hundred Years' War, shows the War of the Roses were less a unique struggle between defined parties. He provides portraits of key figures of the age, and economic growth, Anglo-French relations, the Church, and peaceful arts.

Covers the emergence of the earliest English kingdoms to the establishment of the Anglo-Norman monarchy in 1087. Professor Stenton examines the development of English society, from the growth of royal power to the establishment of feudalism after the Norman Conquest.

From the compilation of the Domesday Book to the issue of the Magna Carta, A. L. Poole charts life in medieval England, assessing the social and economic background to the period, the position of the monarchy, progress in education, church reform, and also studying the twelfth-century renaissance in literature and art.

A general survey of the achievements - and failures - of the English people over half a century between the victory of Waterloo and the first administration of Gladstone.

The Whig Supremacy 1714-1760

The Thirteenth Century 1216-1307

The Reign of Elizabeth 1558-1603

The Early Stuarts 1603-1660

The Reign of George III: 1760-1815

Surveys the major developments in the political, social, economic and intellectual history of England from the restoration of Charles II to the death of Queen Anne.