Britain and Europe

Amid the ongoing Brexit crisis, both sides are appealing to Britain's past relationship with Europe tojustifytheir positions. But much specious history is presented toargue for eitherthe closeness or distance of our political, cultural and economic links with 'the Continent'. We urgently need a dispassionate account of howBritain's history truly fits intoa European context. How similar has Britain been to other European countries, and in what respects? Do Brits feel European, and have they takenan interestin events on the Continent, or has their distance from Europe led to insularity and xenophobia? Finally, how involved in European affairshas Britain beenover the last several hundred years?Jeremy Black's fresh and trenchant analysis sets an increasinglypoliticisedBritishhistoryin itsreal European context.