A Dictionary of British History

by John Cannon and Robert Crowcroft

Book Overview

When was the first motorway opened? How did the British acquire Hong Kong? What was the book of sports? What prompted the Cat and Mouse Act? How long did the Hundred Years War last? Which queen was "nothing so fair as reported?"
Drawing on the highly acclaimed Oxford Companion to British History, A Dictionary of British History, published in the very popular OPR series first in 2001 and now reissued for 2003, is a handy and invaluable reference...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198608853
• ISBN13: 9780198608851
• Release Date: July 2004
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 718 Pages
• Weight: 1.06 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 7.7" x 5.0"