Documents in English history
Subtitle: early times to the present
By: [compiled by] Brian L. Blakeley [and] Jacquelin Collins
Contributors: Collins, Jacquelin, 1933-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 467
ISBN-13: 9780394341668
Notes: " ... presents the beginning student in history, literature, and political science with 125 documents, many of which are generally regarded to be among the most important to an understanding of the British experience."--P. [4] of cover.

Includes excerpts from Magna Carta (1215); Queen Elizabeth I, "Golden Speech"; Sir Francis Bacon, Novum Organum; Samuel Pepys, Great fire of London; The bill of rights (1689); Lord John Russell, The great reform bill; etc.

Includes bibliographical references.