A brief history of Great Britain
By: William E. Burns
Publisher: Checkmark Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9780816081240
Subjects: History
Description: Surveys the history of Great Britain and Ireland from the earliest settlements to the prime ministership of Gordon Brown, covering social, economic, and religious developments along with political changes and international conflicts.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 271-280) and index.
Table of contents: title: Early settlements, Celts, and Romans (prehistory to ca. 450 C.E.); title: Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Vikings (ca. 450-ca. 850); title: Scotland, England, and Wales (ca. 850-1272); title: Britain in the late Middle Ages (1272-1529); title: The making of Protestant Britain (1529-1689); title: Industry and conquest (1689-1851); title: Britain in the age of empire (1851-1922); title: An age of crisis (1922-1945); title: The age of consensus (1945-1979); title: A house divided (1979-2009).