A beautiful, quirky, illustrated edition of Phaidon's compelling bestseller, celebrating the book's 25th anniversary
This concise and fast-paced introduction to English history keeps the reader enthralled through the entire course of the country's political, economic, and cultural landscape, covering the whole sweep of English history from the Stone Age to the present. Its flowing narrative style, character sketches, and lively anecdotes bring the people and places of the past to life. In this newly illustrated edition, John Broadley's unique tableaux-like illustrations capture the landscape, costumes, and characters of the history that Hibbert's text so vividly evokes.
- ISBN10 0714872350
- ISBN13 9780714872353
- Publish Date 17 October 2016
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Phaidon Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 256
- Language English