History of the English People in eight volumes is a work of social history, dealing with the origin and development of the British nation, focusing on the events that played a big role in the formation of the nation. Starting from the early middle ages, the work goes from early origins of the waves of migration of the people who became the Britons and ends up in the Empire period of the late 19th century._x000D_ Volume I – Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 _x000D_ Volume II – The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 _x000D_ Volume III – The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 _x000D_ Volume IV – The Reformation, 1540-1593_x000D_ Volume V – Puritan England, 1603-1660 _x000D_ Volume VI – Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 _x000D_ Volume VII – The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 _x000D_ Volume VIII – Modern England, 1760-1815_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_

History of the English People in eight volumes is a work of social history, dealing with the origin and development of the British nation, focusing on the events that played a big role in the formation of the nation. Starting from the early middle ages, the work goes from early origins of the waves of migration of the people who became the Britons and ends up in the Empire period of the late 19th century. Volume I – Early England, 449-1071; Foreign Kings, 1071-1204; The Charter, 1204-1216 Volume II – The Charter, 1216-1307; The Parliament, 1307-1400 Volume III – The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540 Volume IV – The Reformation, 1540-1593 Volume V – Puritan England, 1603-1660 Volume VI – Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 Volume VII – The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 Volume VIII – Modern England, 1760-1815

An important, influential history of the British Empire. The author's argument, that the teaching of English history should be holistic and global rather than focus on discrete monarchical reigns, contributed to a change in how history is taught generally.