The British inheritance : a treasury of historic documents / edited by Elizabeth Hallam and Andrew Prescott

Hallam, Elizabeth M. [editor]. Prescott, Andrew [editor]

ISBN 10: 0712346376 / ISBN 13: 9780712346375

Edité par London : British Library and Public Record Office, 1999

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Review copy. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper. Particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Physical description; x, 150 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits (black and white and colour) ; 32 cm. Subjects; Great Britain History ; Sources. Great Britain. Public Record Office. Manuscripts England London. Political science. Public administration. 1 Kg.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The British inheritance : a treasury of historic documents / edited by Elizabeth Hallam and Andrew Prescott
• Éditeur: London : British Library and Public Record Office
• Date de parution: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 0712346376
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9780712346375
• Reliure: Couverture rigide
• Illustrateur: Well-illustrated
• Édition: First Edition.

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Synopsis

This work encompasses a tradition of British democratic freedom, governmental and legal systems which have been adapted in many countries, and world figures in science, literature and the arts. Britain's rich historical heritage is witnessed in the archives contained in The British Library and Public Record Office. From King Arthur, Alfred the Great and William the Conqueror, to the end of Empire and the Commonwealth, the swinging 60s and multi-cultural Britain, the volume displays, in chronological order, treasures and key documents from these and other sources which illuminate defining moments in British history. The documents are accompanied by commentaries by curators placing the material in context and explaining its significance. Alongside the major treasures (for example the Domesday Book and Magna Carta) are many less well-known items.