description: Bowle considers that the historical success of England has been a triumph, not of any commitment to abstract political principles but rather to the absence of it; to a pragmatism maintained through the centuries within a relatively fluid &amp; adaptable social order. In this narrative survey of English history, Bowle provides the political &amp; administrative framework without which it is impossible to understand social &amp; historical developments. He illuminates the personalities of history as well as the events -- bringing them to life in their own words &amp; those of their contemporaries. He quotes extensively from original documents ranging from the Anglo-Saxon Chronicles to a love letter of Henry VIII. He includes many of the famous stories of English history.
language: English
title: English Experience: A Survey of English History from Earliest Times to the End of Empire
titlecomplete: English Experience: A Survey of English History from Earliest Times to the End of Empire
ratings_count: 3
publisher: Diane Pub Co