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Folly and fortune in early British historyfrom Caesar to the Normans /
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正題名/作者:
Folly and fortune in early British historyKenneth Henshall.
其他題名:
from Caesar to the Normans /
作者:
Henshall, Kenneth G.
出版者:
Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan,2008.
面頁冊數:
1 online resource (334 p.)
附註:
Description based on print version record.
標題:
Folly.
標題:
Great BritainEconomic policy1979-1997.
電子資源:
access to fulltext (Palgrave)
ISBN:
9780230583795 (electronic bk.)
Folly and fortune in early British historyfrom Caesar to the Normans /
Henshall, Kenneth G.
Folly and fortune in early British history
from Caesar to the Normans /[electronic resource] :Kenneth Henshall. - Basingstoke :Palgrave Macmillan,2008. - 1 online resource (334 p.)
Description based on print version record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index.
List of Tables and Illustrations -- Preface: About This Book -- Introduction: Humans, History, Folly, and Fortune -- The Roman Eagle Lands -- The Coming of the Pagans -- The Improbable Norman Conquest -- So Just How Foolish or Fortunate Have We Been? -- Appendix I: The Question ofArthur -- Appendix II: Timeline -- Appendix III: Chronology of Kings and Overlords of England from the Anglo-Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest -- Bibliography of References.
Folly and Fortune in Early British History attempts to restore humanbeings, with all their vagaries, to a central role in history. The emphasis is on human foolishness as a driver of history, including epochalturning-points. Many historians believe it impossible to evaluate folly in a bygone era, but Henshall disagrees, and assesses key actions from the perspective of Chaos Theory b7 s that is, the degree of predictability of outcome. This also highlights the occasional role of luck. Thecontext is Britain between 55 BC and 1066. Among others, the actions of Caesar, Boudica, Vortigern,Aethelred, and Harold Godwineson are examined, and popular assumptions about the wisdom or foolishness of certain historical figures are shown to be unjustified. There are also question sections about the outcome of key events, the aim of which is to encourage readers to put themselves in those historical events and consider alternative actions.
ISBN: 9780230583795 (electronic bk.)
Standard No.: 10.1057/9780230583795doiSubjects--Topical Terms:
474422
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214472
Electronic books.
LC Class. No.: DA152 / .H46 2008eb
Dewey Class. No.: 941.01
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