2474 The English: A History of Politics and Society to 1760, by Norman F. Cantor (read 24 Nov 1992) This is a book with a lot of good things in it, but I confess I was glad when I reached the last page. It covers such a long period, and spends much time on aspects of history I traditionally think boring, that I did not enjoy the reading of the book. The author, in this 1967 book, has lots of opinions, and I did not quarrel greatly with his opinions. He is not anti-Catholic, and in English history that is always a great plus for me about a historian. He says William I, Henry II, and Edward IV were great English kings. He has little good to say about the rest of the sovereigns up to 1760. His comments on English historians are interesting--one could spend the rest of one's life reading the books he mentions. ( )