History of the English-speaking peoples. In 2 books. In 4 volumes
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History of the English-speaking peoples. In 2 books. In 4 volumes
99.99 €
79.99 €
The first volume of W. S. Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples is devoted to the early history of Britain. Beginning with the pre-Roman period, the author consistently leads us through all the waves of foreign conquests (Celtic, Roman, Saxon, Danish, Norman) to the moment of the emergence of a state that became an important participant in the military-political alignments on the continent, after which, having experienced the collapse of its imperial ambitions, Britain falls into the fire of civil war. The second volume of W. S. Churchill's History of the English-Speaking Peoples is devoted to the era of absolutism. The history of the English kingdom in the 16th-17th centuries during the reign of the Tudor and Stuart dynasties is presented by the author as a struggle of passions and ambitions of heroic characters of different classes and religions, such as Henry VIII, Oliver Cromwell, Elizabeth I and Mary Stuart, Earl of Stafford, Duke of Marlborough, etc.
In the trials of the people in civil wars, in the uncompromising struggle of monarchs and parliaments, a unique basis was formed for the emergence of a vast Anglo-Saxon world in the New and Contemporary Times - a centralized state and an independent Anglican Church.
The third volume is devoted to the period from 1688 to 1815, marked by the struggle with France for hegemony in Europe and the world, a struggle from which Great Britain, despite a dramatic break with its North American colonies, emerged victorious and turned into the strongest world power. The country's domestic policy at this time was characterized by fierce party struggle, in which the foundations of a constitutional monarchy were developed and strengthened. Of particular interest is the author's assessment of such outstanding figures of the era as William of Orange, the Duke of Marlborough, Robert Walpole, William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
The last volume of Winston Churchill's work, The History of the English-Speaking Peoples, is devoted to the development of Western democracy in the Anglo-Saxon world in the 19th century: the struggle for the emancipation of Catholics, parliamentary reform (1832), the adoption of free trade legislation (1846) in the United Kingdom and the struggle for the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Churchill speaks in detail about the growing "hotbeds" of English-speaking peoples in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Canada. Of particular interest is the assessment of such outstanding figures of the era as Gladstone and Disraeli, Grant and Lincoln, Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, as well as historical events such as the Crimean War, the American Civil War and the Boer War.
The book is intended for anyone interested in the history of Great Britain and European history in general, as well as for historians and students.
In the trials of the people in civil wars, in the uncompromising struggle of monarchs and parliaments, a unique basis was formed for the emergence of a vast Anglo-Saxon world in the New and Contemporary Times - a centralized state and an independent Anglican Church.
The third volume is devoted to the period from 1688 to 1815, marked by the struggle with France for hegemony in Europe and the world, a struggle from which Great Britain, despite a dramatic break with its North American colonies, emerged victorious and turned into the strongest world power. The country's domestic policy at this time was characterized by fierce party struggle, in which the foundations of a constitutional monarchy were developed and strengthened. Of particular interest is the author's assessment of such outstanding figures of the era as William of Orange, the Duke of Marlborough, Robert Walpole, William Pitt the Elder, William Pitt the Younger, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson.
The last volume of Winston Churchill's work, The History of the English-Speaking Peoples, is devoted to the development of Western democracy in the Anglo-Saxon world in the 19th century: the struggle for the emancipation of Catholics, parliamentary reform (1832), the adoption of free trade legislation (1846) in the United Kingdom and the struggle for the abolition of slavery in the United States.
Churchill speaks in detail about the growing "hotbeds" of English-speaking peoples in New Zealand, Australia, South Africa and Canada. Of particular interest is the assessment of such outstanding figures of the era as Gladstone and Disraeli, Grant and Lincoln, Napoleon III and Queen Victoria, as well as historical events such as the Crimean War, the American Civil War and the Boer War.
The book is intended for anyone interested in the history of Great Britain and European history in general, as well as for historians and students.
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