The Cambridge History of The English Language

Fascinating and dramatic account of the accession and ambition of the first Stuart king; of the scholars who labored for seven years to create his Bible; of the influences that shaped their work and of the beliefs that colored their world, immersing us in an age whose greatest monument is not a painting or a building, but a book.

This 1908 work supplements Hall's Studies in English Official Historical Documents. It gives examples of a wide range of English diplomatic documents from the seventh to the nineteenth centuries.

Whether you’re at school, just starting a new job, or trying to achieve your life goals, we never stop learning. As a result, it is those individuals who are able to learn most efficiently and read most effectively that are going to get ahead. In short, knowing how to learn and how to read is a superpower that can create significant positive changes to your life. The crazy thing is, we’re never actually taught how to learn or read in a way that delivers results and drives us closer towards our dreams. Most of us will pick up a book, read it from cover to cover, before forgetting everything you read within a matter of days.

For most of the sixteenth century, English poets were clearly anxious about the grief expressed in their funeral poems and often rebuked themselves for indulging in it, but towards the end of the century this defensiveness about mourning became less pressing and persistent.