The Resource Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans, Kenneth Henshall, (electronic book)
Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans, Kenneth Henshall, (electronic book)
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- Summary
- Folly and Fortune in Early British History attempts to restore human beings, with all their vagaries, to a central role in history. The emphasis is on human foolishness as a driver of history, including epochal turning-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 -- that is, the degree of predictability of outcome. This also highlights the occasional role of luck. The context 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (334 pages)
- Contents
-
- 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 of Arthur
- Appendix II: Timeline
- Appendix III: Chronology of Kings and Overlords of England from the Anglo-Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest
- Bibliography of References
- Isbn
- 9780230583795
- Label
- Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans
- Title
- Folly and fortune in early British history
- Title remainder
- from Caesar to the Normans
- Statement of responsibility
- Kenneth Henshall
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Folly and Fortune in Early British History attempts to restore human beings, with all their vagaries, to a central role in history. The emphasis is on human foolishness as a driver of history, including epochal turning-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 -- that is, the degree of predictability of outcome. This also highlights the occasional role of luck. The context 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
- Action
- digitized
- Cataloging source
- UKPGM
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Henshall, Kenneth G
- Dewey number
- 941.01
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- DA152
- LC item number
- .H46 2008eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
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- dictionaries
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Folly
- Great Britain
- Great Britain
- Label
- Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans, Kenneth Henshall, (electronic book)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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 of Arthur -- Appendix II: Timeline -- Appendix III: Chronology of Kings and Overlords of England from the Anglo-Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest -- Bibliography of References
- Control code
- SPR314773412
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (334 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780230583795
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
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- c
- Other control number
- 10.1057/9780230583795
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
- Label
- Folly and fortune in early British history : from Caesar to the Normans, Kenneth Henshall, (electronic book)
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-323) and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier.
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent.
- Contents
- 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 of Arthur -- Appendix II: Timeline -- Appendix III: Chronology of Kings and Overlords of England from the Anglo-Saxon Advent to the Norman Conquest -- Bibliography of References
- Control code
- SPR314773412
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (334 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9780230583795
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia.
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other control number
- 10.1057/9780230583795
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Reproduction note
- Electronic resource.
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System details
- Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002.
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