A history of ancient Britain / Bronze age Iron age

Oliver, Neil, 1967-

A history of ancient Britain / Neil Oliver. - London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2011. - xxi, 373 p., [16] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

A history of ancient Britain was an eight-part major series screened on BBC2. "BBC" at head of cover title.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-362) and index.

Machine generated contents note: One.Ice -- Two.Ancestors -- Three.Cosmology -- Four.Bronze -- Five.Iron -- Six.Warriors -- Seven.Invasion -- Eight.Romans.

A journey into an ancient world - '...a journey through time, as well as through landscape. These two dimensions will provide material for a travelogue that will encourage readers to look at and see their old familiar landscapes, in different ways. Even those parts that people think of as 'wild', 'natural' or 'untouched' are in fact the product of the hand of men and women at work for 12,000 and more years.

9780297863328 (hbk.) 0297863320 (hbk.)

GBB152638 bnb

015798882 Uk


Bronze age--Great Britain.
Iron age--Great Britain.


Great Britain--History--To 55 B.C.
Great Britain--History--to 55 B.C.
Ireland--History--To 1172.
Ireland--Civilization--To 1172.
Great Britain--Antiquities.
Great Britain--History--To 1066.

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