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A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland

A Concise Survey of Dynastic Succession, Religious Conflict, and British State FormationBy Mary Platt Parmele

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Mary Platt Parmele's *A Short History of England, Ireland and Scotland* offers a compact, interconnected account of the political, dynastic, religious, and constitutional forces that shaped the British Isles. Rather than treating the three countries as isolated national stories, Parmele emphasizes their recurrent entanglements: conquest and resistance, the Reformation, struggles over sovereignty, and the gradual formation of the United Kingdom. Her prose is lucid, chronological, and interpretive, combining the narrative momentum of popular history with a serious concern for institutions and historical causation. The book belongs to the late-nineteenth-century tradition of concise national histories written to make the past accessible to an educated general readership. An American author of historical works, Mary Platt Parmele was associated with the period's expanding culture of self-education and public interest in accessible scholarship. Her histories reflect a determination to synthesize complex political developments without sacrificing narrative clarity, an aim especially significant for readers who lacked access to specialized academic studies. Her transatlantic perspective also encouraged her to present British history as a foundation of modern political and cultural life while acknowledging its conflicts and unresolved tensions. This volume is recommended to readers seeking an efficient yet thoughtful introduction to the historical relationships among England, Ireland, and Scotland. It is particularly valuable for students, general readers, and anyone interested in how national identities emerge through conflict, negotiation, and institutional change. Its brevity makes it approachable; its comparative structure makes it intellectually rewarding.

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GenreHistory

Length5 hrs 50 mins

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Publish dateNov 23, 2023

LanguageEnglish

1Great Britain and the American Civil War (Annotated)

2NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS 1907

3PREFACE

4HISTORY OF ENGLAND

5ILLUSTRATIONS.

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6CHAPTER I

7CHAPTER II

8CHAPTER III

9CHAPTER IV

10CHAPTER V

11Queen Elizabeth going on board the "Golden Hind." From the painting by Frank Brangwyn.

12CHAPTER VII

13CHAPTER VIII

14Cromwell dissolving the Long Parliament, 1653. Having commanded the soldiers to clear the hall, he himself went out last, and ordered the doors to be locked. From the drawing by Seymour Lucas.

15CHAPTER X

16CHAPTER XI

17Nelson's Victory at the Battle of Trafalgar, 1805. From the painting by Stanfield in the National Gallery, London.

18The British Squares at Quattre-Bras, 1815. From the painting by Elizabeth Southerden Thompson.

19The British in India: A native prince receiving the decoration of the order of the Star of India from Albert Edward, the Prince of Wales. From the painting by Sydney Hall, P.M.A.

20CHAPTER XIV

21CHAPTER XV

22A SHORT HISTORY OF IRELAND.

23A SHORT HISTORY OF SCOTLAND.

24SOVEREIGNS AND RULERS OF ENGLAND.

25ENGLAND

26SCOTLAND

27IRELAND