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A Short History of England, by G. K.
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Title: A Short History of England
Author: G. K. Chesterton
Release Date: March 25, 2007 [eBook #20897]
Language: English
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A SHORT HISTORY OF ENGLAND
by
G. K. CHESTERTON
London Chatto & Windus MCMXVII
Printed in England by William Clowes and Sons, Limited, London and Beccles. All rights reserved
CONTENTS
PAGE I. INTRODUCTION 1
II. THE PROVINCE OF BRITAIN 6
III. THE AGE OF LEGENDS 19
IV. THE DEFEAT OF THE BARBARIANS 30
V. ST. EDWARD AND THE NORMAN KINGS 43
VI. THE AGE OF THE CRUSADES 58
VII. THE PROBLEM OF THE PLANTAGENETS 71
VIII. THE MEANING OF MERRY ENGLAND 86
IX. NATIONALITY AND THE FRENCH WARS 104
X. THE WAR OF THE USURPERS