Great Tales from English History: A Treasury of True Stories about the Extraordinary People -- Knights and Knaves, Rebels and Heroes, Queens and Commoners -- Who Made Britain Great

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Overview

A feast for history lovers—the whole colorful parade of English history brilliantly captured in a single volume.

From ancient times to the present day, the story of England has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage, and passion. In GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, Robert Lacey recounts the remarkable episodes that shaped a nation as only a great storyteller can: by combining impeccable accuracy with the timeless drama that has made these tales live for centuries.

This new paperback edition is encyclopedic in scope, gathering together all of Robert Lacey's great tales previously published in three separate hardcover volumes.

The book comprises 154 delectable stories, each brimming with insight, humor, and fascinating detail. Bite-sized history at its best, GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY belongs on every Anglophile's bookshelf.

"An informative, trustworthy distillation, less a debunking than an entertaining, wryly lucid reconstruction of the facts. . . . The tales weave a narrative as finely thatched as an English cottage." -Tennessean

"Eminently readable, highly enjoyable. . . GREAT TALES should appeal to the reader who appreciates individuals and their personalities more than mere mass movements." -St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"Beautifully written, full of things you didn't know, and well worth a read if you want a new view on stories you thought you'd already understood." -Living History

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780316067577
  • Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
  • Publication date: 11/12/2007
  • Edition description: Revised
  • Pages: 544
  • Sales rank: 214,391
  • Product dimensions: 6.00 (w) x 9.25 (h) x 1.62 (d)

Meet the Author

Robert Lacey is the coauthor of The Year 1000 and the author of such bestselling books as Majesty, The Kingdom, and The Queen Mother's Century. He lives in London.

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  • Posted June 8, 2011

    Great Overview of 15th-17th c. England

    While preparing for my trip to London this summer, I decided it would be good to brush up on my English history. This book was perfect! This was my first time reading a book by Robert Lacey (I skipped over Vol. 1), but I plan to purchase Vols. 1 and 3 of this book. Lacey had a very enticing writing style, breaking down history into short little anecdotes. I particularly enjoyed the "mysteries" of the Lost Colony and the princes in the tower. Neither of these were stories I had heard before and I was intrigued. Although the end of the book got a bit dry, it's not Lacey's fault that things were less exciting in England. Overall, if you're looking for an interesting read about 15th-17th century England, this is the book for you!

    Note: The only negative thing about the "nook" format is that not all the characters transferred correctly. This resulted in some incorrect dates and amounts, but did not make the story unreadable.

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  • Anonymous

    Posted September 7, 2009

    Fantastic British History Book

    Loved this book! The short chapters made it a delight to read, bit by bit, each day. Hope Mr. Lacey writes a sequel--I'd buy it for sure.
    I enjoyed all the little tidbits of British history--it was like new news because the author wrote about things you never see in other books. Great stories!

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    some of the information in the book is wrong but its still a very good read. totally worth the money

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  • Posted April 6, 2009

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    English history encapsulated in bite size chunks.

    Robert Lacey has brilliantly presented a short history of England in an immensely readable format of short 2 - 5 page chapters covering some aspect of English history. It not only deals with well known individuals but some not so well known, but who had a great impact on the evolving culture of the nation and the world. It tells the tale stretching from 7000 BC to the present with a surprise ending.

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