{"product_id":"9780316067577","title":"Great Tales from English History: A Treasury of True Stories about the Extraordinary People -- Knights and Knaves, Rebels and Heroes, Queens and Commoners -- Who Made Britain Great","description":"A feast for history lovers--the whole colorful parade of English history brilliantly captured in a single volume.\u003cp\u003eFrom ancient times to the present day, the story of \u003cst1 w\u003e\u003cst1 w\u003eEngland\u003c\/st1\u003e\u003c\/st1\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new paperback edition is encyclopedic in scope, gathering together all of Robert Lacey's great tales previously published in three separate hardcover volumes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eminently readable, highly enjoyable. . . GREAT TALES should appeal to the reader who appreciates individuals and their personalities more than mere mass movements.\" -\u003cst1 w\u003e\u003cst1 w\u003eSt. Louis\u003c\/st1\u003e\u003c\/st1\u003e Post-Dispatch\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"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\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little, Brown and Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47012134945008,"sku":"9780316067577","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780316067577_p0.jpg?v=1763679092","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780316067577","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}