This classic work lays out the main outlines and most important turning points of British history — from the point of view of the ordinary people — in a clear and jargon-free style. Fascinating for the general reader and the historian alike, A People's History of England is the indispensable work on the subject.

A.L. Morton was born in Suffolk in 1903; he studied at Cambridge and later taught at A.S. Neill's Summerhill. His numerous books include The World of the Ranters, The English Utopia and a study of William Blake, The Everlasting Gospel. He died in 1987.