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Many of us find the history of England to be perhaps the most interesting of all the histories of the world. This is probably due to the fact that we know a lot about its heroes and villains, triumphs and disasters - from the Norman Conquest to Agincourt, the reigns of Henry VIII and Victoria, and two world wars. However, it is not enough to have an idea of historical events and characters to deeply understand their significance. "The A Concise History of England not only sheds light on all the key figures and major episodes of British history, but also brings them together in the context of a coherent narrative, a fascinating and instructive account of the birth of a nation, its rise to world preeminence, and its subsequent partial decline. With his characteristic originality of style and authority, Simon Jenkins tells us how modern England came to be.