Reviews for Introduction to English Economic History and Theory The Middle Ages

The average rating for Introduction to English Economic History and Theory The Middle Ages based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-28 00:00:00 Christopher Rogacki Keeping in mind that this book was written in the early 1900s, it gives a good history of England throughout the ages and covers to the point of Scotland gaining its independence from England and Ireland still trying. It starts at the very beginning with archaeological finds of the first evidence of human beings in the area and provides info on all of the emperors from Julius Caesar to the Kings and Queens that ruled England throughout its history. You'll read about all of the constant wars that the Kings & Queens were involved in, how some ruled as tyrants while others tried to bring about peace, mostly in vain. There were the power struggles, betrayals, beheadings and relations with the papacy and the conflicts involved when trying to establish a universal religion throughout the land, either Protestant or Catholic. At the end of the book, there is a timeline listing all of the rulers, the earliest Kings through the Houses of the Stewarts, the Tudors and so on up until 1900. I liked the author's style of writing and how she kept things moving and interesting to pack a lot of information into a condensed book. If you have an interest in English, Irish, and Scottish history up until the end of the 19th century, but don't want to read forever about every last detail, I think that this book would fit the bill.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-01-16 00:00:00 Rex Jessen A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland An informative, concise and historically accurate synopsis. The author did a good job of hitting the highlights of a very broad topic.