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This Sceptred Isle by Lee, Christopher is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is This Sceptred Isle about?
<p>What is Britishness? What allowed one small island group to rule a quarter of the world and, even today, to have the most spoken language after Chinese? What makes Americans admire the guts, traditions and loyalties of these island Anglo-Saxon and Celtic peoples? What is it that makes cynical Europeans and once-dominated Asians look to the British for opinion, literature, social norms and justice? The answers lie within the creation of British institutions, both Commoner and Aristocracy, duri
Who reads This Sceptred Isle?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Lee, Christopher
- Publisher
- Constable and Robinson
- Published
- 2014
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781849019392
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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