Dominion
The History of England Volume V
$37.35
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
24 September 2019
Summary
The penultimate volume of Peter Ackroyd’s masterful History of England series, Dominion begins in 1815 as national glory following the Battle of Waterloo gives way to post-war depression, spanning the last years of the Regency to the death of Queen Victoria in January 1901.
In it, Ackroyd takes us from the accession of the profligate George IV whose government was steered by Lord Liverpool, who was firmly set against reform, to the reign of his brother, William IV, th…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781509881321 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1509881328 |
| Author: | Peter Ackroyd |
| Publisher: | Pan Macmillan |
| Imprint: | Picador |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 24 September 2019 |
| Weight: | 284g |
| Dimensions: | 28mm x 130mm x 197mm |
| Series: | The History of England |
| Audience Age: | 18 |
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Critics Review
Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman
A masterful assessment of a period that saw change in every area of life * History Revealed *
It is Ackroyd’s depiction of an anxious society in the grip of rapid change – industrialisation, fast urbanisation, the impact of the railway and the electric telegraph – that is the most riveting … fascinating * The Times *
Ackroyd makes history accessible to the layman – Ian Thomson * Independent *
Ackroyd is a fascinating mix of a nineteenth-century narrative historian and modern social analyst – Gerard de Groot * The Times *
Ackroyd’s trademark insight and wit, and the glorious interconnectedness of all things, permeate each page * Observer *
Ackroyd writes with such lightly worn erudition and a deceptive ease that he never fails to engage * Daily Telegraph *
Peter Ackroyd
Peter Ackroyd is an award-winning novelist, as well as a broadcaster, biographer, poet and historian. He is the author of the acclaimed non-fiction bestsellers Thames: Sacred River and London: The Biography. He holds a CBE for services to literature and lives in London.
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