From ancient times to the present day, the story of England
has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage and passion - a rich
and vibrant narrative of heroes and villains, kings and rebels,
artists and highwaymen, bishops and scientists. Now, in Great Tales
of English History, Robert Lacey captures one hundred of the most
pivotal moments: the stories and extraordinary characters who
helped shape a nation. This first volume begins in 7150 BC with the
life and death of Cheddar Man and ends in 1381with Wat Tyler and
the Peasants'' Revolt. We meet the Greek navigator Pytheus, whose
description of the Celts as prettanike the ''painted people''
yielded the Latin word Britannici. We witness the Roman victory
celebrations of AD 43, where a squadron of elephants were paraded
through Colchester. And we visit the New Forest, in 1100, and the
mysterious shooting of King William Rufus. Packed with insight,
humour and fascinating detail, Robert Lacey brings the stories that
made England brilliantly to life. From Ethelred the Unready to
Richard the Lionheart, the Venerable Bede to the Black Prince, this
is, quite simply, history as history should be told.
關於作者:
A former journalist, Robert Lacey won international renown for
his book MAJESTY in 1977. He went on to become a full-time writer
and has published numerous bestsellers since, including THE YEAR
1000.