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Title: Roman Britain and Early England 55 B. C. to A. D. 871 by Peter Blair, Hunter Blair, Peter Hunter Blair ISBN: 0-393-00361-2 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: October, 1966 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.67 (3 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Very good overview of early English history.
Comment: Simply put, I agree with the other reviewers, in that this is a readable, good introduction to the history of England. The author did seem to have made certain assumptions about the reader's familiarity with the geography of England, i.e. place names, etc. There were a few maps that shed quite a bit of light on the location of places and peoples, but I had to search them out. A few more maps, and descriptive maps that illustrated the movement of troops, tribes or progression of battles would have added so much to this book. A good companion, from the Roman history point of view, is the Penguin Illustrated Atlas of Ancient Rome, which covers Caesar's and later Rome's experiences in England.
Rating: 5
Summary: A readable, informative history of early England
Comment: Peter Blair provides an understandable account of early England during the Roman occupation and subsequent Anglo-Saxon era. Early in the book Blair makes it clear historical written information about this period is quite limited, particularly after the Roman occupation. However, with sources such as Bede's Ecclesiastical History of England, the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle, and poems such as Beowulf, Blair paints a fairly detailed picture of England from 55 BC to AD 871. I found the book to be quite readable even for someone with limited prior knowledge of the period.
Rating: 5
Summary: Blair is an expert in his field.
Comment: Blair is an expert in his field and covers the material of Roman Britian and Anglo-Saxon England very well. For an area of history that relatively little is known about, Blair creates a clear and full picture of life and politics of this time. Writing this book after Blair was already established in his field, "Roman Britian and Anglo-Saxon England, 55 BC to 871 AD", is easy to follow. However, a general understanding or rudementary backround of the subject is helpful. Blair is quick to state the ambiquity of the sources and evidence surviving from the time period which only increases his repute as an accomplished historian. This book is highly recommended for anyone wishing to take a serious look at Roman Britian and Anglo-Saxon England with the security of knowing it is from a trusted source.
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Title: An Age of Tyrants: Britain and the Britons, A.D. 400-600 by Christopher A. Snyder ISBN: 0271017805 Publisher: Pennsylvania State Univ Pr (Trd) Pub. Date: June, 1998 List Price(USD): $26.50 |
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Title: Anglo-Saxon England by Frank M. Stenton ISBN: 0192801392 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: December, 2001 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Anglo-Saxons (Penguin History) by James Campbell, Eric John, Patrick Wormald ISBN: 0140143955 Publisher: Penguin USA (Paper) Pub. Date: August, 1991 List Price(USD): $26.95 |
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Title: The Real King Arthur: A History of Post-Roman Britannia A.D. 410-A.D. 593 (2 Vol.Set) by P. F. J. Turner ISBN: 0963743422 Publisher: SKS Publishing Company Pub. Date: December, 1993 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: The Discovery of King Arthur by Geoffrey Ashe, Debretts Peerage ISBN: 0805001158 Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc. Pub. Date: 15 January, 1987 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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