{"product_id":"2026100010033-secondhand-english-social-history","title":"English Social History","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Wear and tear with damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Tanning and foxing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFew works in the canon of British historiography have shaped the popular understanding of English life as profoundly as G.M. Trevelyan's English Social History. First published in 1944, this monumental survey chronicles the everyday lives of ordinary English men and women from the age of Chaucer through to the reign of Queen Victoria, painting a sweeping and richly textured portrait of a nation in constant transformation. Rather than fixating on kings, battles, and political intrigue, Trevelyan turns his gaze to the fields, workshops, coffee houses, and drawing rooms where the true character of England was forged.\n\nThis new illustrated edition, with an introduction by the distinguished historian Asa Briggs, presents Trevelyan's celebrated prose alongside a wealth of contemporary imagery that brings each era vividly to life. Trevelyan writes with a rare literary grace that bridges the gap between scholarly rigour and accessible narrative, a quality that made English Social History a bestseller upon its release and secured its place as a cornerstone of popular history. Briggs's authoritative introduction situates the work within the broader tradition of British historical writing, offering fresh perspective on its enduring legacy. For anyone who has ever wondered not just what happened in England's past, but how it truly felt to live it, this volume offers an answer that is as captivating as it is illuminating.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49160888680667,"sku":"2026100010033-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/420a7bf7-3315-4451-bce4-3fafaa02a831.png?v=1787188013","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100010033-secondhand-english-social-history","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}