Cambridge History of Britain
book series
The Cambridge History of Britain is a series of textbooks published by the Cambridge University Press aimed at first-year undergraduates and above. It covers the history of Britain from c. 500 to the present day in four volumes.
The volumes are:
Naismith, Rory (2021). Early Medieval Britain c. 500–1000. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-1084-2444-8.
Crouch, David (2017). Medieval Britain c.
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