This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its people over 2000 years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by 10 leading historians who offer the general reader illuminating text, which carefully chosen pictures.
Contents:
Editor's Foreword
Acknowledgements
List of Colour Plates
List of Maps
1. Roman Britain (c55 BC-c AD 440)
2. The Anglo-Saxon Period (c440-1066)
3. The Early Middle Years (1066-1290)
4. The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)
5. The Tudor Age (1485-1603)
6. The Stuarts (1603-1688)
7. The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789)
8. Revolution and the Rule of Law (1789-1851)
9. The Liberal Age (1851-1914)
10. The Twentieth Century (1914-1991)
Further Reading
Chronology
Genealogies of Royal Lines
Prime Ministers 1721-1991
Acknowledgements of Sources
Index
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