![]() ![]() The following chapters, "Britain Emerges: the Stage is Set" (chapter two, The remaining work, which details the non-mythical evolution of life, society ![]() This opening provides a nice counter-point to There are three such myths: a grandson of Aeneas (Britto), who flees toīritain a descendant of one of the tribes of Israel (also called Britto) and,įinally, Brutus, an invented character that combines the Roman and Jewish Used to explain (and perhaps rationalize) the Island's long rise to greatness. In the first chapter, titled "In the Beginning: Myths andĪncestors," Cunliffe summarizes the origin myths that the British and others Opens his book unexpectedly, summarizing the myths and legends that were usedĪcross European history to provide an explanation for the ancestry of theīritish people. ![]() The path of the history of human society in Britain, balancing detail and The story Cunliffe wants to tell, Britain Obviously deep understanding and experience in archeology with a clear view of That these thousands of years brought to the British Isles, employing a vastĪrray of pictures, maps and diagrams to support his analysis. The age of the Vikings, Cunliffe traces the patterns and significant changes Without bringing humans into the picture until the first 100 pages haveĪnd is a master work by an accomplished writer, archeologist and historian.Ĭovering the period from the geological formation of the British Isles through Is something to be said for a book that can draw a reader into its world ![]()
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