British Consciousness and Identity
Subtitle: The Making of Britain, 15331707
Contributors: Brendan Bradshaw (Editor); Peter Roberts (Editor)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: May 28, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 366
ISBN-13: 9780521433839
Subjects: British & Irish history: c 1000 to c 1500; British & Irish history: c 1500 to c 1700; Western Europe - General; c 1500 to c 1600; c 1600 to c 1700; c 1700 to c 1800; Great Britain - History - Tudor And Stuart (1485-1714); History Of Civilization And Culture (General); Nationalism; History - General History; History: World; United Kingdom, Great Britain; History; Essays; Europe - Great Britain - General; Great Britain--History--Tudors, 1485-1603; History / Great Britain; 17th century; National characteristics, British; Stuarts, 1603-1714; Tudors, 1485-1603; 16th century; Great Britain; National characteristics, Brit
First sentence: The concept of Britain which dominated the history of Wales in the Tudor period was the long-held belief that the Welsh were the descendants of the ancient Britons and that they spoke 'the British tongue'.