Ranging widely over time and place, Asa Briggs highlights continuities and changes in society in England from prehistory to the present day. Literature, art and
The book touches upon the social history of England from prehistoric times to the beginning of the Edwardian era. It considers the most important periods and de
"Our contemplation of London must begin, as London began, at the river. The River Thames is a slow moving and rather murky body of water, flowing west to east,
The rise of social history has had a transforming influence on the history of early modern England. It has broadened the historical agenda to include many previ