Foundation : the history of England from its earliest beginnings to the Tudors / Peter Ackroyd.
One of Britain's most popular and esteemed historians tells the epic story of the birth of England. The first in an extraordinary six-volume history, "Foundation" takes the reader from the primeval forests of England's prehistory to the death, in 1509, of the first Tudor king, Henry VII.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781250003614
- ISBN: 125000361X
- Physical Description: ix, 486 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
- Edition: First United States edition
- Publisher: New York : Thomas Dunne Books/St. Martin's Press, 2012.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- "First published in Great Britain by Macmillan"--title page verso.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 449-464) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Hymns of stone -- The Roman way -- Climate change -- Spear points -- The blood eagle -- The measure of the king -- The coming of the conquerors -- The house -- Devils and wicked men -- The road -- The law is lost -- The names -- The turbulent priest -- The lost village -- The great charter -- Crime and punishment -- A simple king -- The seasonal year -- The emperor of Britain -- The hammer -- The favourites of a king -- Birth and death -- The sense of a nation -- The night schools -- The commotion -- Into the woods -- The suffering king -- Old habits -- The warrior -- How others saw us -- A simple man -- Meet the family -- The divided realm -- The world at play -- The lion and the lamb -- The staple of life -- The king of spring -- Come to town -- The zealot king -- The king of suspicions -- A conclusion.
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- Great Britain > History > To 1485.
Great Britain > History > Henry VII, 1485-1509.
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- 17 of 18 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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- 0 current holds with 18 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Marion Library | 942 ACK (Text) | 37810435034383 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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