A Short History of England

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G. K. Chesterton

CONTENTS

I INTRODUCTION

II THE PROVINCE OF BRITAIN

III THE AGE OF LEGENDS

IV THE DEFEAT OF THE BARBARIANS

V ST. EDWARD AND THE NORMAN KINGS

VI THE AGE OF THE CRUSADES

VII THE PROBLEM OF THE PLANTAGENETS

VIII THE MEANING OF MERRY ENGLAND

IX NATIONALITY AND THE FRENCH WARS

X THE WAR OF THE USURPERS

XI THE REBELLION OF THE RICH

XII SPAIN AND THE SCHISM OF NATIONS

XIII THE AGE OF THE PURITANS

XIV THE TRIUMPH OF THE WHIGS

XV THE WAR WITH THE GREAT REPUBLICS

XVI ARISTOCRACY AND THE DISCONTENTS

XVII THE RETURN OF THE BARBARIAN

XVIII CONCLUSION

Title: A Short History of England

Author: G. K. Chesterton

Language: English

Character set encoding: ISO-8859-1

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A SHORT HISTORY
OF ENGLAND BY
G. K. CHESTERTON

 

LONDON
CHATTO & WINDUS
MCMXVII

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