André Maurois, a classic of French literature of the 20th century, the author of famous novelized biographies of Dumas, Balzac, Victor Hugo, Shelley and Byron, is considered a true master of psychological prose. However, a significant part of the writer’s heritage consists of historical works. In “The History of England,” written in 1937 and first translated into Russian, Maurois brilliantly managed to create a surprisingly lively and emotional portrait of a country that, for many centuries, from the Neolithic to the present day, has carefully preserved and cultivated its traditions and national pride.