Description
Book SynopsisFocusing on the eight islands or chains that that form part of the British Isles, this book tells the often forgotten stories of Shetland, Orkney, the Hebrides, Anglesey, the Channel Islands, the Scilly Isles, and the Isles of Man and Wight, from their earliest Neolithic settlement, to Roman, Norse and Norman occupation, to the struggle to maintain their identities in the world today.
Table of Contents
- Acknowledgments
- List of Maps
- Preface
- 1. Shetland: "Ultima Thule"
- 2. Orkney: "Land of Saga"
- 3. The Western Isles: "Hebridean Odyssey"
- 4. Isle of Man: "Little Manx Nation"
- 5. Isle of Anglesey: "Mother of Wales"
- 6. The Isles of Scilly: "Last Port of Call"
- 7. Isle of Wight: "John Bull's Other Island"
- 8. The Channel Islands: "Morceaux de France"
- Appendix 1. Geographical Descriptions
- Appendix 2. Scottish Islands: Population 1755–2001
- Appendix 3. English and Welsh Islands: Population 1750–2001
- Appendix 4. 2001 Census Returns for the Other Isles
- Appendix 5. Political Profiles
- Appendix 6. 20th Century Economic Profile
- Selected Reading List
- Index
