The four nations
Subtitle: a history of the United Kingdom
By: Frank Welsh.
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 478
Subjects: Great Britain -- History; England -- Civilization; Scotland -- History; Ireland -- History; Wales -- History
Description: "In The Four Nations, Frank Welsh offers a lively narrative history of the four component parts of the British Isles - England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales. Moving from the Roman period, which first defined many of the current internal boundaries, through the present day, Welsh describes the history of each nation, their interactions, and the impacts of crises ranging from the Norman Invasion to the Protestant Reformation to the two world wars of the twentieth century. Along the way, Welsh questions many cherished illusions and poses some awkward questions: to what extent were Scotland, Ireland, and Wales victims of predatory English aggression? How serious is the frequently invoked specter of national fragmentation?"--Jacket.
Notes: Originally published: London : HarperCollins, 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 437-454) and index.