Project Gutenberg 2007-03-25 Public domain in the USA. 361 Chesterton, G. K. (Gilbert Keith) 1874 1936 Chesterton, Gilbert Keith Chesterton, Gilbert K. (Gilbert Keith) 17029758 A Short History of England Reading ease score: 62.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. E-text prepared by Sigal Alon, Martin Pettit, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from digital material generously made available by Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/toronto) "A Short History of England" by G. K. Chesterton is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides a unique perspective on English history, challenging traditional narratives often neglected by popular histories. Chesterton seeks to illuminate the experiences of the average citizen throughout England's past, particularly during the medieval period, arguing that important aspects of the populace’s legacy have been overlooked. The opening of the text presents Chesterton's motivations for writing a popular history as someone outside the academic elite and highlights the common man's role in shaping England's story. He critiques existing historical accounts for their elitist perspective and lack of acknowledgement regarding popular traditions and contributions. The introduction sets the stage for a narrative that aims to reconnect readers with the shared history of England through the voices and experiences of its people, inviting a fresh interpretation of historical events that may often seem distant or irrelevant. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Great Britain -- History DA Text United Kingdom Browsing: History - British Browsing: History - General 394401 394113 2024-10-09T08:02:37.907404 2023-09-09T10:02:29.496449 text/html text/html 397950 2007-03-25T11:32:16 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 150777 2007-03-25T11:32:26 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 232122 2024-10-09T08:02:45.627297 application/epub+zip 234062 2024-10-09T08:02:41.014343 application/epub+zip 225800 2024-10-09T08:02:39.727343 application/epub+zip 413103 2024-10-09T08:02:49.435347 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 379761 2024-10-09T08:02:44.733335 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 330437 2022-09-10T04:45:58.821427 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370788 370547 2024-10-09T08:02:37.396361 2023-09-09T10:02:29.103467 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 370286 2007-03-25T11:26:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 139933 2007-03-25T11:26:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 370418 2007-03-25T11:26:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139906 2007-03-25T11:26:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21605 2024-10-09T08:02:49.568285 application/rdf+xml 13053 2024-10-09T08:02:40.279324 image/jpeg 3744 2024-10-09T08:02:40.000352 image/jpeg 234149 2024-10-09T08:02:37.945357 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia