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The Oxford Illustrated History of Britain
New Edition
Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan
704 pages
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268 black and white halftones and 25 colour plates
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246x189mm
978-0-19-954475-2
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Paperback
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12 March 2009
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- The first new edition of this beautifully illustrated history of the British Isles for almost twenty years - taking the story into the 21st century
- Covers the history of Britain and its peoples from Roman times to the present, covering political, social, economic, and cultural developments
- New edition covers the changes to British society and culture during the Blair years and the invasion of Iraq and its aftermath
- A landmark book that has sold almost one million copies since first publication
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. Encompassing political, social, economic, and cultural developments throughout the British Isles, the dramatic narrative is taken up in turn by ten leading historians who offer the fruits of the best modern scholarship to the general reader in an authoritative form, illuminating their text with carefully chosen pictures and maps.
A vivid, sometimes surprising picture emerges of a continuous turmoil of change in every period, and the wider social context of
political and economic tension is made clear. But consensus, no less than conflict, is a part of the story: in focusing on elements of continuity down the centuries, the authors bring out that special awareness of identity which has been such a distinctive feature of British society. By relating both these factors in the British experience, and by exploring the many ways in which Britain has shaped and been shaped by contact with Europe and the wider world, this landmark work brings the reader face to face with the past, and 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 the invasion of Iraq and
its aftermath.Readership: All those interested in the history of Britain and the British Isles, from Roman times to the 21st century
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Edited by Kenneth O. Morgan, Honorary Fellow, The Queen's College, Oxford, and member of the House of Lords Contributors:
Peter Salway, The Open University: Roman Britain
John Blair, The Queen's College, Oxford: The Anglo-Saxons
John Gillingham, London School of Economics and Political Science: The Early Middle Ages
Ralph A. Griffiths, Swansea University: The Later Middle Ages
John Guy, Clare College, Cambridge: The Tudor Age
John Morrill, Selwyn College, Cambridge: The Stuarts
Paul Langford, Lincoln College, Oxford: The Eighteenth Century
Christopher Harvie, The
Scottish Parliament: Revolution and the Rule of Law
The late H. C. G. Matthew, St Hugh's College, Oxford: The Liberal Age
Kenneth O. Morgan, The Queen's College, Oxford: The Twentieth Century and Epilogue
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Review(s) from previous edition
"belongs in every school satchel, on every student's desk, in every library's catalogue... on everyone's coffee table... wherever readers have a real curiosity to discover, in words and pictures, the current stage of historical inquiry in the field of British history - Peter Clarke, History Today
"Here is a book to intrigue the mind and gladden the eye" - Max Beloff, Art International
"A lively and stimulating overview by a selection of our best historians, scholarly but very readable" - John Kenyon, Observer
"All ten authors... embody the very qualities Kenneth Morgan hopes his quite exceptional history will instil in its readers: clarity, subtlety, enthusiasm and even affection" - TES
"An essential part of the high culture of our times, something which every educated person will be expected to have read" - Vernon Bogdanor, Encounter
"For those who want a one-volume history of Britain this is ideal and with the superb illustrations a bargain" - Glasgow Herald
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Foreword to the new edition
1: Peter Salway: Roman Britain (c.55 BC - c. AD 440)
2: John Blair: The Anglo-Saxon Period (c. 440-1066)
3: John Gillingham: The Early Middle Ages (1066-1290)
4: Ralph A. Griffiths: The Later Middle Ages (1290-1485)
5: John Guy: The Tudor Age (1485-1603)
6: John Morrill: The Stuarts (1603-1688)
7: Paul Langford: The Eighteenth Century (1688-1789)
8: Christopher Harvie: Revolution and the Rule of Law (1789-1851)
9: H. C. G. Matthew: The Liberal Age (1851-1914)
10: Kenneth O. Morgan: The Twentieth Century (1914-2000)
Kenneth O. Morgan: Epilogue (the years since 2000)
Further Reading
Chronology
Genealogies of Royal Lines
Prime Ministers 1721-2008
Index
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