History of England: A Captivating Guide to English History, Starting from Antiquity through the Rule of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Tudors ... End of World War 2 (Exploring England's Past)

Book Review Written January 5, 2020History of England A Captivating Guide to English History, Starting from Antiquity through the Rule of the Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans, and Tudors to the End of World War 2, By Captivating HistoryKindle Edition (112 Pages)This is a concise, thoughtful, well written account of the most critical events in England's history. Beginning in prehistory the author traces the various groups who migrated in waves from the European Contentment and inhabited England when Julius Caesar invaded the island in the middle of the First Millennium B.C.E. and presents the most important events that contributed to the incredible history of England through the close of World War Two. The exceptional narrative describes the events that included England's rise to the British Empire and its subsequent decline following World War Two. It captures the remarkable saga of England and it's impact on 2000 years of world history.There are few countries that excite the imagination quite like England. This little island off the western coast of continental Europe, boasts a rich history that stretches all the way back to the first modern humans. Since these first groups of primitive peoples, entire societies have risen and fallen as people learned to make flint and bone tools, bury their dead, and fortify their cities against foreign raiders. From the fearsome Celtic warriors of prehistory to the clever inventors and statesmen of the modern era, England's story is one bursting with magnificent castles, complex kings and queens, rebellious peasants, and horrifying plagues. Throughout history , more people have called England home than most of us realize. England takes its name from the Angles, a Germanic tribe deriving its name from the Anglia peninsula, who settled during the 5th and 6th centuries. England became a unified state in the 10th century, and since the Age of Discovery, which began during the 15th century, has had a significant cultural and legal impact on the wider world.The English language, the Anglican Church, and English law – the basis for the common law legal systems of many other countries around the world – developed in England, and the country's parliamentary system of government has been widely adopted by other nations. The Industrial Revolution began in 18th-century England, transforming its society into the world's first industrialized nation. During the 19th Century the little island nation transformed into the British Empire, holding dominion over roughly one -fourth of the Earth's landmass and 458 million people, (one-fifth of the world's population). It wasn't an exaggeration that at its peak, the reach of the British Empire was so vast and so global that it was known as “the empire on which the sun never sets.” The history of England and the English speaking civilization it spawned is truly remarkable.This book was professionally researched from numerous primary and secondary sources, written, and published by Captivating History. This publishing house has produced an extensive collection of thoroughly researched, concise, informative, and well written historical texts purposefully designed to be read in one to two hours. This collection is focused on chronicling the lives of important historical persons, key events, nations, and peoples. I have read a number of their offerings and found each volume well written, thoroughly researched, especially informative and presented in an extremely feasible and comprehensively manner.This book provides an excellent, straight forward account that is easy to read and understand. It was meticulously researched and presented in an unbiased (honest) manner. The narrative was extremely engaging and grabs a readers attention from the first sentence to the last.. I strongly recommend this book to any reader that is at least a little curious about history or whom enjoys a good book. I really liked this book and give it a Five Star Rating because of the quality of the narrative and information i embedded within it.

Reasonably concise review of the history of England touching briefly on a number of topics. A decent review if you want to refresh your memory or begin to learn new pieces of England’s history.

An excellent description of English history. It pulled together many fragments which I knew from other readings. Bla bla bla

I bought this book because of the price, but this is the 4-5 time I’ve bought a book printed the same day I bought it and they are printed in Coppell, TX.This book feels like a research project more than a history book. I didn’t read a whole lot, as I was completely trusting the editing.Just think critically.

As the daughter of a British mother who worked in radar sending out alerts of incoming German bombers and an American Naval officer father would have enjoyed more background on ww2 but I found the indepth information on the early history of the British Isles fascinating highly recommend

Well organized and largely the level of detail was what I was looking for.Colonies in America and that revolutionary war not much more than a mention and unless I missed it the war of 1812 was not even mentioned.

A bunch of information about England and its time through the years. It is worth reading.

The best history books are from Captivating History, the most important events in a short book!