So many and over such a wide span to narrow it down to 2-3 definitively so I'll cover ground instead. 1) The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815[1] (actually book 2 but the first covers an earlier period this covers the period across the Act of Union - when England/Scotland became with Wales the United Kingdom and when the British…
I'm taking a trip to UK in the fall, so I'm doing related reading until then. Currently: "A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603" by Simon Schama [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
…successfully invading in 43 AD also recorded unsuccessful invasion attempts in 55 and 54 BC, so it's not entirely true to say that's the start of British recorded history. I also think it's funny that Schama's History of Britain Volume 1 is titled "3000 BC - AD 1603" and yet only has 6 pages of information for before 55 BC, and certainly nothing specific date-wise that would justify choosing 3000 BC over any other random year.
好书太多而且跨度极广，根本没法精确挑出两三本，所以我还是按主题铺开聊聊吧。1) 《海洋的统治：英国海军史，1649-1815》[1]（其实是第二部，不过第一部讲的是更早的时期，这本涵盖了《联合法案》前后的时期——也就是英格兰/苏格兰与威尔士联合成为大不列颠王国的时期，以及英国……
So many and over such a wide span to narrow it down to 2-3 definitively so I'll cover ground instead. 1) The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815[1] (actually book 2 but the first covers an earlier period this covers the period across the Act of Union - when England/Scotland became with Wales the United Kingdom and when the British…
我秋天打算去英国旅行，所以在那之前都在读相关的书。目前在读：Simon Schama 写的《英国史：世界的边缘？公元前3500年-公元1603年》[https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
I'm taking a trip to UK in the fall, so I'm doing related reading until then. Currently: "A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603" by Simon Schama [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
……在公元43年成功入侵之前，也记录了公元前55年和54年的未遂入侵，所以说那是英国有记录历史的开端并不完全准确。而且我也觉得搞笑的是，Schama 的《英国史》第一卷标题写着“公元前3000年 - 公元1603年”，但公元前55年之前的内容居然只有区区6页，而且在具体年代上根本没有任何依据能证明挑“公元前3000年”就比挑其他随便哪个年份更合理。
…successfully invading in 43 AD also recorded unsuccessful invasion attempts in 55 and 54 BC, so it's not entirely true to say that's the start of British recorded history. I also think it's funny that Schama's History of Britain Volume 1 is titled "3000 BC - AD 1603" and yet only has 6 pages of information for before 55 BC, and certainly nothing specific date-wise that would justify choosing 3000 BC over any other random year.