A Short History Of The English People Volume 6

Green's classic history of England traces the country's development from the Roman occupation to the Victorian era. Combining political, social, and cultural history, this book provides a fascinating overview of the English people and their accomplishments. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

A Short History of the English People is a book written by English historian John Richard Green. Originally published in 1874, "it is a history, not of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People." Green began work on the book in 1869, having been given only six months to live after being hit hard by disease that had plagued him throughout his life. Only having around 800 pages to write on, he had to leave out much of what he wanted to include. Green intentionally left out the battles of England feeling they did not play a big role in the formation of the nation, saying that historians "too often turned history into a mere record of the butchery of men by their fellow men." His new ideas, and omission of information that others felt important, meant Green was criticized by other historians as well as the people close to him. Others thought highly of the book, including Francis Adams, who used quotations from the book in his poem 'The Peasants' Revolt'.--Wikipedia (accessed 28 October 2022).

John Richard Green was a 19th century British historian who wrote a multi-volume, comprehensive history of England and its people. It is a seminal work for anyone interested in English history.

"History of the English People - Volume VI" from John Richard Green. English historian (1837-1883).

John Richard Green (1837-1883) was an English historian, best known for his 1874 A Short History of the English People, which is not a history "of English Kings or English Conquests, but of the English People." In this lushly illustrated edition, Volume One covers the years 449 through 1431.

'The breaking off of negotiations was followed on both sides by preparations for immediate war. Hampden, Pym, and Holles became the guiding spirits of a Committee of Public Safety which was created by Parliament as its administrative organ. On the twelfth of July 1642 the Houses ordered that an army should be raised 'for the defence of the king and the Parliament,' and appointed the Earl of Essex as its captain-general and the Earl of Bedford as its general of horse.'