Title: BORRRRRR-ing!!!!
Review: This volume just wasn't what I was looking for -- that is, an easily graspable story of the history of Britain and Ireland. Perhaps this says more about me than about the author's skill, but I chose this book for enjoyment rather than research, and found the work too dry to sustain my interest.What I'd like to see is a history of the people of the Isles, their music, their entertainment, their religious beliefs, their daily lives and how they changed through history. 'The Isles' is hundreds of pages of arguing whether the Saxons should really be referred to as Saxons, what the pre-Celts might have called their island home (why bother?), and a drudging list of heads-of-state through the centuries. I'm no judge of Davies' accuracy, but I know a good read. This was painful for an average Joe.
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