Viceroys
The Creation of the British
$27.96
- Paperback
432 pages
- Release Date
28 August 2018
Summary
VICEROYS is the story of the British aristocracy sent to govern India during the reigns of five British monarchs. It is also the story of how the modern British identity was established. British history from the Hundred Years War onwards gives an impression of how the British were seen. It is a misconception or more kindly, a British view. Until the nineteenth century the British did not have an identity readily recognized throughout the world. Even the Elizabethans were never establ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472124746 |
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| ISBN-10: | 147212474X |
| Author: | Christopher Lee |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Constable |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 432 |
| Release Date: | 28 August 2018 |
| Weight: | 543g |
| Dimensions: | 156mm x 234mm x 33mm |
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A richly rewarding work of history– Military History
A richly rewarding work of history * Military History *
About The Author
Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee was the first Quatercentenary Fellow and Whittaker Fellow in Contemporary History at Emmanuel College Cambridge and researched the history of ideas at Birkbeck College, University of London, with reference to pamphleteering in the reforming period from the Slave Act 1807 to the Great Reform Act 1832. His BBC Radio 4 history of Britain from Romans to death of Victoria, This Sceptred Isle and his history, The British Empire were both multi-award winning series.
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