A History of the English-Speaking Peoples

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history book series non-fiction book

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.

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Label	Occurrences
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples canonical	6
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900	1
The Birth of Britain	1

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Target entity: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Context triple: [Winston Churchill, notableWork, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples]

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
C. Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
D. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
E. Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
Target entity description: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.

A. Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
B. The Quaker
The Quaker is the traditional, colonial-era–styled mascot representing the University of Pennsylvania and its athletic teams.
C. Triumphant Democracy
Triumphant Democracy is a political and social treatise by industrialist Andrew Carnegie that praises American democratic institutions and contrasts them favorably with the British system of government.
D. All Hail to Massachusetts
"All Hail to Massachusetts" is the official state song that celebrates the history, pride, and heritage of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
E. Kingdom of Great Britain
The Kingdom of Great Britain was a sovereign state that existed from 1707 to 1801, formed by the political union of England (and Wales) and Scotland, and became a major global colonial and maritime power.
F. None of above. chosen

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	history book series ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ
author	Winston Churchill ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
focusesOn	British Empire ⓘ England ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States other English-speaking countries ⓘ
genre	historical narrative ⓘ
hasMainTheme	evolution of constitutional government ⓘ role of great leaders in history ⓘ shared heritage of English-speaking nations ⓘ
hasPerspective	Anglocentric viewpoint ⓘ
hasSequelOrRelatedWork	A History of the English-Speaking Peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900
includesTopic	American Revolutionary War ⓘ surface form: American War of Independence English Civil War ⓘ Magna Carta ⓘ development of the United States ⓘ expansion of the British Empire ⓘ growth of parliamentary democracy ⓘ
influencedBy	Whig interpretation of history ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryStyle	narrative history rather than academic monograph ⓘ
mediaType	print ⓘ
notableFor	Churchill’s interpretation of Anglo-American history ⓘ broad narrative style ⓘ
numberOfVolumes	4 ⓘ
publisher	Cassell ⓘ
subject	cultural history ⓘ history of Britain ⓘ history of the English-speaking world ⓘ political history ⓘ
targetAudience	general readers interested in history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	19th century ⓘ Middle Ages ⓘ ancient Britain ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ early modern period ⓘ
volume	The Age of Revolution ⓘ A History of the English-Speaking Peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Birth of Britain The Great Democracies ⓘ The New World ⓘ
writtenByDuring	Winston Churchill’s political career ⓘ

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Winston Churchill → notableWork → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples ⓘ

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subject surface form: Winston Churchill

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples → volume → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Birth of Britain

A History of the English-Speaking Peoples → hasSequelOrRelatedWork → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: A History of the English-Speaking Peoples Since 1900

The New World → partOfSeries → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples ⓘ

The Age of Revolution → partOfSeries → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples ⓘ

The Great Democracies → partOf → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples ⓘ

The Birth of Britain → partOf → A History of the English-Speaking Peoples ⓘ

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