The evolving story of the British Isles forms the central theme of
this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England,
Ireland, Scotland and Wales - and the expansion and gradual
disintegration of Britain's overseas empire. This new edition
includes: Politics - from the Saxon kingdoms and the collapse of
England's French Empire to the Tudors and Stuarts, the English
Civil War, the Restoration, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth
and Europe, the European Union and the Coalition Government formed
in 2010 War and conflict - from Viking attacks and the Norman
Invasion to the Armada, two World Wars and the end of empire, the
Falklands War, the Gulf War, British forces overseas, terror at
home and the wars in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq
Trade and industry - from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade
to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade routes,
imports and exports, arms sales and British humanitarian aid
overseas Religion - from the Saxon Church to the Reformation and
the multi-cultural Britain of modern times Society and economics -
from civilian life in Roman Britain to the Industrial and
Agricultural revolutions, the General Strike and the growth of
universities, unemployment, homelessness, charitable activities and
government expenditure Immigration - the growth of immigrant
communities, the wide range of countries from which immigrants
came, citizenship applications and citizenship granted. Sir Martin
Gilbert is Winston Churchill's official biographer, and one of
Britain's leading historians, having written eighty-two books in
total. He is an Honorary Fellow of Merton College, Oxford, and a
Distinguished Fellow of Hillsdale College, Michigan. He has also
most recently served on the committee of the Iraq Inquiry set up by
the British Government. For more information, please visit
www.martingilbert.com.
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