A core introductory textbook that provides students with a concise overview of the full sweep of English, Irish, Scottish and Welsh history, from pre-Roman times right through to the present day. Jeremy Black offers a balanced and absorbing account of a group of islands, their peoples, their extraordinary shared past and their remarkable impact on the rest of the world.This is an ideal set text for dedicated modules on British history, or a supplementary text for broader modules on European history, which may be offered at all levels of an undergraduate history or European studies degree. In addition it is a crucial resource for students who may be studying the history of Britain for the first time as part of a taught postgraduate degree in British or European history.New to this Edition:- Revised and updated throughout in light of the latest research- Provides coverage of recent events- Pays greater attention to social developments
Jeremy Black is Professor of History at the University of Exeter, UK. He is the author and editor of a number of books published by Palgrave.
PrefaceIntroduction1. Pre-Roman and Roman Britain2. British, English and Scandinavians, 400-10663. The Middle Ages4. The Sixteenth Century5. 1603-886. 1689-18157. Age of Reform and Empire, 1815-19148. The Twentieth Century9. The British Isles Today10. ConclusionsSelected Further ReadingIndex.
Jeremy Black, Jaap R. Bruijn, Christer Ericsson, Anna Maria Forssberg, Bo Franzén, Mats Hallenberg, Marika Hedin, Orsi Husz, Arne Jarrick, Ulf Jonsson, Gunner Lind, Enrique Martínez Ruiz, Leos Müller, Jonas Nordin, Magdalena de Pazzis Pi Corrales, Johan Söderberg, Maria Wallenberg Bondesson, Klas Åmark, Gunnar Åselius, Anna Maria Forssberg, Mats Hallenberg, Orsi Husz, Jonas Nordin