Features illustrations, maps, an up-to-date bibliography, a full list of Prime Ministers, a genealogy of the royal family, and a comprehensive glossary explaining uniquely British terms, acronyms, and famo
Table of Contents
List of Figures ix
List of Tables xiii
List of Maps xiv
List of Biographies xv
Preface xvi
Acknowledgments xxii
Part I Uniting the Kingdoms 1
Chapter 1: The British Isles in 1714 3
Chapter 2: A New Beginning, 1714–62 41
Chapter 3: War and Revolution, 1763–1814 71
Part II The British Century 99
Chapter 4: A United Kingdom, 1815 101
Chapter 5: Reform, 1816–41 138
Chapter 6: Imperial Britain, 1842–84 167
Chapter 7: New Century, 1885–1913 201
Part III Dividing the Kingdoms 233
Chapter 8: The United Kingdom, 1914 235
Chapter 9: War and Peace and War, 1915–39 264
Chapter 10: The Warfare and Welfare State, 1940–79 297
Chapter 11: "New" Britain, 1980–2014 333
The Transformation of Britain 1688–1713 000
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Notes 365
Chronology 390
Glossary 395
Bibliography 403
List of Prime Ministers 412
Genealogy of the Royal Family 415
Index 417
