British Inheritance: A Treasury of Historic Documents

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Year: 1999
Pages: 150
Binding Hardcover
ISBN 520224701

Product Code: 756750091

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Elizabeth Hallam (ed); Andrew Prescott (ed). Britain has left an enduring legacy to the world from the last 1000 years: the English language, a tradition of democratic freedom, governmental & legal systems, & world figures in science, literature, & the arts. Britain’s rich historical heritage is vividly witnessed in the great archive & manuscript collections found in the: Public Record Office, British Library, National Library of Scotland, Scottish Record Office, & National Library of Wales. This volume displays, in chronological order, key documents which illuminate defining moments in British history. The documents are accompanied by lively commentaries by experts & curators placing the material in context & explaining its significance. Superb color illustrations.

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