In the English dept at Montpellier, we have our 2nd year students
use Schultz's British History, Harpercollins College Outline (new ed 90 or
91). It's comprehensive. I don't know how much it costs in the US. It
shouldn't be too expensive, as we have it around 100 FF here ($1 = +- 4.50
FF at the moment); with all the import and tax charges you might expect,
it's about fair compared what we get from our national publishers (in
French, which we try to avoid, and sometimes twice the price, hence the
choice of US or UK solutions).
A word to the wise: avoid Woodward (we had to use it one year:
cheaper, shorter, but so misleading it wouldn't be a hyperbole to call it
fiction in some chapters (the one on Elizabethan England sometimes beats
Black Adder II, without the comical intentions).
Hope this helps.
Luc Borot
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