British History

[Timstar]

Hello Timstar,

 

try "That Sweet Enemy" by Robert and Isabelle Tombs. I red it a long years ago and it was very good. 

 

http://www.amazon.com/That-Sweet-Enemy-Love-Hate-Relationship/dp/1400032393/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1376823077&sr=8-1&keywords=That+Sweet+Enemy%3A+Britain+and+France

 

Thanks that does look good and some great review, I was also interested in the history going back further, basically from the Romans or at least the Normans. That may be asking too much though...

[Libor]

Thanks that does look good and some great review, I was also interested in the history going back further, basically from the Romans or at least the Normans. That may be asking too much though...

Well I'm currently reading The Plantagenets by Dan Jones. It's very good ... Maybe that's what are you looking for

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Plantagenets-Dan-Jones/dp/0007213948/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1377153946&sr=1-1&keywords=plantagenets

[chesilbeach]

Timstar, I mentioned it earlier in the thread, but This Sceptred Isle might suit you - it covers the history of Britain from 55BC to 1901, and was originally a Radio 4 programme that they then brought out a book of.  I have the whole thing on CD, but I haven't actually listened to it all yet, although I used to catch it on the radio driving home from work in the car, and thought it was fascinating - high praise from me, as history is not usually my thing.  I'm intending to start it from the beginning after my current batch of audio books, and listen to the whole lot, but I think it'll take me a while!  The original series was 28 CDs, made up of 15 minute radio programmes, then the twentieth century was another 15 CDs.  There's also a Empire edition, but I think I need to listen to the other two before I splash out on that, as they're not cheap.  I can't vouch for the book, but if it's like the radio version, I think it should be a good read.

Edited August 22, 2013 by chesilbeach

[jimmyoc]

Hi all, this may interest anyone who has an interest in the Falklands
war and the medical role, I have just written an account detailing The
3rd Battalion the Parachute Regiment during the last three days of the
war, it includes the battle for Mount Longdon and a more accurate
account of the Sgt McKay VC, also the final chapter is a 50 page account
of the medical teams on Longdon, over 60 members of 3 Para were
interviewed from the CO to various Toms, please a look at the reviews on
Amazon,
bye for now Jimmy

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Three-days-i.../dp/B00DMFMZWQ

http://https://vimeo.com/71592219

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Three-Days-in-June/515197075193204?fref=ts

[jimmyoc]

Hi all, the links above dont seem to work, the book is called Three Days in June.

it is available on Amazon, and you can view the video on Vimeo by searching for Mount Longdon. I am a first time writer, I doubt I will ever write again, it was just something in me that I had wanted to write ever since 1982, I was badly wounded during the battle and I had never read a book that I though reflected the battle accurately, I writing the book was quite cathartic, if you do read it could you let me know what you think, bye for now Jimmy

[geordie9]

I found Neil Olivers History of Ancient Britain a fascinating read.

 

Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A
HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very
beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these
islands and their battle for survival.

There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice
Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the
glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one
of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east
of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying
plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in
time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left
behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in
the world.

Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver
weaves the epic story - half -a-million years of human history up to the
departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period
which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's
presence on these islands.

 

 

[vodkafan]

 

I found Neil Olivers History of Ancient Britain a fascinating read.

 

Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A

HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very

beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these

islands and their battle for survival.

There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice

Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the

glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one

of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east

of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying

plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in

time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left

behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in

the world.

Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver

weaves the epic story - half -a-million years of human history up to the

departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period

which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's

presence on these islands.

 

 

  You had me at Ice Ages you smooth tongued devil   

[gardengirl]

  You had me at Ice Ages you smooth tongued devil   

Really? It took me until The Roman Empire.

[geordie9]

  You had me at Ice Ages you smooth tongued devil   

 

 

Really? It took me until The Roman Empire.

 

 

Lol. it wasnt me that wrote all that, thats off Amazon, ive read it but im rubbish at writing reviews.

[Cookie]

I found Neil Olivers History of Ancient Britain a fascinating read.

 

Who were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A

HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very

beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these

islands and their battle for survival.

There has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice

Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the

glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one

of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east

of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying

plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in

time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left

behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in

the world.

Through what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver

weaves the epic story - half -a-million years of human history up to the

departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period

which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's

presence on these islands.

 

 

 

 

 

 

I'm reading this at the moment and finding it really enjoyable, there was a TV series to go with it and I might try and download that.

[geordie9]

I'm reading this at the moment and finding it really enjoyable, there was a TV series to go with it and I might try and download that.

aye i read the book then realised there was a series, good stuff

[geordie9]

ive just loaned a book called The Oxford Book of Medieval England, looks really good!!