A feast for history lovers--the whole colorful parade of English history brilliantly captured in a single volume.<BR><BR>From ancient times to the present day, the story of <st1:country-region w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">England</st1:place></st1:country-region> has been laced with drama, intrigue, courage, and passion. In GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY, Robert Lacey recounts the remarkable episodes that shaped a nation as only a great storyteller can: by combining impeccable accuracy with the timeless drama that has made these tales live for centuries.<BR><BR> This new paperback edition is encyclopedic in scope, gathering together all of Robert Lacey's great tales previously published in three separate hardcover volumes. <BR><BR>The book comprises 154 delectable stories, each brimming with insight, humor, and fascinating detail. Bite-sized history at its best, GREAT TALES FROM ENGLISH HISTORY belongs on every Anglophile's bookshelf.<BR><BR>"An informative, trustworthy distillation, less a debunking than an entertaining, wryly lucid reconstruction of the facts. . . . The tales weave a narrative as finely thatched as an English cottage." -Tennessean<BR><BR>"Eminently readable, highly enjoyable. . . GREAT TALES should appeal to the reader who appreciates individuals and their personalities more than mere mass movements." -<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">St. Louis</st1:place></st1:City> Post-Dispatch<BR><BR>"Beautifully written, full of things you didn't know, and well worth a read if you want a new view on stories you thought you'd already understood." -Living History<BR><BR><BR>