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The New Oxford History of England is a book series on the history of the British Isles. It was commissioned in 1992 and produced eleven volumes by 2010, but as of February 2020, no more volumes. It is the successor to the Oxford History of England (1934–86).

The volumes published are (as of February 2020) as follows:

  • England under the Norman and Angevin Kings, 1075–1225 — Robert Bartlett (2002), ISBN: 9780199251018
  • Plantagenet England, 1225–1360 — Michael Prestwich (2005), ISBN: 9780199226870
  • Shaping the Nation: England, 1360–1461 — G. L. Harriss (2005), ISBN: 9780199211197
  • The Later Tudors: England, 1547–1603 — Penry Williams (1995), ISBN: 9780192880444
  • A Land of Liberty? England, 1689–1727 — Julian Hoppit (2002), Paperback: ISBN: 9780199251001; Hardcover: ISBN: 9780198228424
  • A Polite and Commercial People: England, 1727–1783 — Paul Langford (1989), ISBN: 9780192852533
  • A Mad, Bad, and Dangerous People? England, 1783–1846 — Boyd Hilton (2006), ISBN: 9780199218912
  • The Mid-Victorian Generation, 1846–1886 — K. Theodore Hoppen (1998), ISBN: 9780198731993
  • A New England? Peace and War, 1886–1918 — G. R. Searle (2005), ISBN: 9780199284405
  • Seeking a Role: The United Kingdom, 1951–1970 — Brian Harrison (2009), ISBN: 9780198204763
  • Finding a Role? The United Kingdom, 1970–1990 — Brian Harrison (2010), Paperback: ISBN: 9780199606122; Hardcover: ISBN: 9780199548750

Volumes

The volumes published or announced for the new series are (as of 2010) as follows:

Forthcoming, volumes covering the periods:

  • 400–850 — Not known (allocated to Nicholas Brooks but he died February 2014)
  • 850–1075 — Simon Keynes
  • 1461–1547 — John Watts ("due at the press in 2018")
  • 1603–1642 — Thomas Cogswell and Peter Lake
  • 1642–1689 — Adam Fox and Steven Pincus
  • 1918–1951 — Philip Williamson
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