《英国历史读本(英汉双语版)》是与《英国语文》同时使用的英国经典历史教材,以让读者通览英国历史,知晓英国文化渊源,掌握最地道的英语。全书涵盖英国各时期不同的历史事件,从远古不列颠原住民的安居到凯撒的入侵;从亚瑟王的传说,到阿尔弗雷德大帝抗击丹麦的殖民;从诺曼征服到“狮心王”的十字军东征;从大宪章的颁布到玫瑰战争的结束;从亨利七世开创都铎王朝,到伊丽莎白击败“无敌舰队”·····英国,作为一个新航路的后起之秀,一个殖民的‘日不落帝国’,更是工业文明的摇篮,的确值得了解。从一个侧面,英国的历史,也反映了世界的进程。
大英帝国的历史在本书中一一展开,英国不朽的光荣传统和贵族精神绵绵传承。读者既可领略英国历史的壮美,也可体会出原味英语历史故事的优美。无论是作为英语学习的课本,还是作为提高英语水平的课外读物,本书都极有价值。
This History Reader was ever published in the United Kingdom for the school children. It consist of a consecutive outline of English History till the end of the 19th Century, interspersed with picturesque narratives of the great events, from the Earliest Time to the Victoria Era. The Bilingual edition is specially prepared for the Chinese children as to improve their language skills meanwhile help them to accumilate more knowledge about the history of the United Kingdom.