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A History Of The English Speaking Peoples-Vol II The New World
A History Of The English Speaking PeoplesVol II The New World Author:Winston S. Churchill In 1939, just before the outbreak of the war, Winston Churchill completed the original draft of his great history. First projected as two volumes, it doubled in size as Churchill got into it, and was finally published as four. The second volume, THE NEW WORLD, presents a galaxy of great personages and stirring events: Henry VIII, Mary Queen of ... more »Scots, Queen Elizabeth I, the defeat of the Spanish Armada, the sailing of the Mayflower and settling of America, Cromwell and the Great Revolution. The book ends with the corrupt but colorful reign of the "Merry Monarch," Charles II.« less