An Illustrated Cultural History of England

Here the author surveys the culture of England, or, more generally, of Britain, from the earliest times to the present day. He describes the building of Stonehenge, the bronze work of the Celts, the art of the Romans, Norman cathedrals, medieval stained glass, the Arthurian romances, Hilliard's miniatures, Skelton's verse, and many other steps and stages down through the centuries to our own tume, to the work of T.S. Eliot, Henry Moore, W.H, Auden, Benjamin Britten. The book is illustrated throughout with a wealth of material, from Neolithic carvings to the artistic achievements of today...