The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain

by Morgan, Kenneth O.

• ISBN13: 9780199544752
• ISBN10: 0199544751
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-04-01
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This beautifully illustrated volume tells the story of Britain and its people over two thousand years, from the coming of the Roman legions to the present day. Edited by esteemed historian Kenneth O. Morgan, this informative volume illuminates the political, social, economic, and cultural developments of the British Isles. Ten leading historians--including Peter Salway, John Morrill, and Morgan himself--provide a penetrating and dramatic narrative, offering the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in authoritative form, complementing their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps. A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of continuous turmoil and change in every period of Britain's history. By exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this comprehensive book brings the modern reader face to face with the past and thus the foundations of modern British society. The new edition, the first for almost twenty years, brings the story into the twenty-first century, covering the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and examining the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath.

Author Biography

Kenneth O. Morgan is honorary Fellow of the Queen's and Oriel Colleges, Oxford. From 1966 to 1989 he was Fellow and Praelector of Queen's; from 1989 to 1995 he was Vice-Chancellor of Aberystwyth University, and also Senior Vice-Chancellor of the University of Wales, 1993-5. He is the author of many major works on British history including Wales in British Politics, 1868-1922; The Age of Lloyd George; Keir Hardie: Radical and Socialist; Rebirth of a Nation: Wales 1880-1980; Labour in Power, 1945-51; Consensus and Disunity: the Lloyd George Coalition Government, 1918-1922; Labour People: Leaders and Lieutenants, Hardie to Kinnock; The People's Peace: British History, 1945-1990; Modern Wales: Politics, Places and People; Callaghan: A Life; The Twentieth Century (A Very Short Intoduction); and Michael Foot: A Life. He was elected a Fellow of the British Academy in 1983, and became a life peer in 2000.

Table of Contents

Foreword to the new edition

Roman Britain (c.55 BC - c. AD 440)

The Anglo-Saxon Period (c. 440-1066)

The Early Middle Ages (1066-1290)

The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)

The Tudor Age (1485-1603)

The Stuarts (1603-1688)

The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789)

Revolution and the Rule of Law (1789-1851)

The Liberal Age (1851-1914)

The Twentieth Century (1914-2000)

Epilogue (the years since 2000)

Further Reading

Chronology

Genealogies of Royal Lines

Prime Ministers 1721-2008

Index

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