A History of the British Isles (Palgrave Essential Histories Series) - Softcover

"[Black] delivers the history of the archipelago which he promises...the perspective of the work is wider and fuller than that of any other recent history. Black's work is also remarkable for the sense which it conveys of the power of broad social and cultural change." --"TES" " Black delivers the history of the archipelago which he promises...the perspective of the work is wider and fuller than that of any other recent history. Black's work is also remarkable for the sense which it conveys of the power of broad social and cultural change." --"TES"

From the earliest pre-history to 2002, Jeremy Black's narrative explores the rich historical influences on the British Isles and the varied stages through which they have passed to achieve their present identity. Giving proper weight to all four, often fractious, components of the British Isles, Black provides the reader with a balanced account - political, social, economic and cultural - of an extraordinary shared history. In the second edition of this text, each chapter has been thoroughly revised and updated in the light of recent scholarship.