This is a large, thick, heavy, beautiful history of the people of England. It uses diaries, letters, memoirs as well as official documents to paint a picture of real people living, loving, and dying. The jacket has a lovely painting of Renaissance dancers and musicians. Slight bumping on jacket edges, now protected with acid-free polyester sleeve. Profusely illustrated in color and b/w. Bibliography, index. . 4to 11" - 13" tall. 785 pages. G0