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The evolving story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire. This new edition includes:

  • Politics from the Saxon kingdoms and the collapse of England's French Empire to the Tudors and Stuarts, the English Civil War, the Restoration, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth and Europe, the European Union and the Coalition Government formed in 2010

  • War and conflict from Viking attacks and the Norman Invasion to the Armada, two World Wars and the end of empire, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, British forces overseas, terror at home and the wars in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq

  • Trade and industry from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade

    Trade Review

    Praise for previous editions:

    '...a great deal clearer than the usual atlas.' The Times Educational Supplement

    '...an advantage to have this mass of historical facts under the one cover, easy to find, easy to assimilate and with no irrelevances to distract the user.' Teachers World

    '...the maps serve as at-a-glance history in themselves, with the inclusion of dates and events: a fascinating volume.' The Northern Echo

    'No student of British history should be without one.' Jewish Chronicle



    Table of Contents

    @contents:The new edition includes thirteen new and updated maps.

The Routledge Atlas of British History

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      Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Published 4/26/2011 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9780415608763
      978-0415608763
      ISBN-10 0415608767
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      Dictionaries, Reference & Language History of scholarship

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      The evolving story of the British Isles forms the central theme of this fascinating and compelling atlas, which covers England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales and the expansion and gradual disintegration of Britain's overseas empire. This new edition includes:

      • Politics from the Saxon kingdoms and the collapse of England's French Empire to the Tudors and Stuarts, the English Civil War, the Restoration, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth and Europe, the European Union and the Coalition Government formed in 2010

      • War and conflict from Viking attacks and the Norman Invasion to the Armada, two World Wars and the end of empire, the Falklands War, the Gulf War, British forces overseas, terror at home and the wars in Kosovo, Sierra Leone, Afghanistan and Iraq

      • Trade and industry from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade

        Trade Review

        Praise for previous editions:

        '...a great deal clearer than the usual atlas.' The Times Educational Supplement

        '...an advantage to have this mass of historical facts under the one cover, easy to find, easy to assimilate and with no irrelevances to distract the user.' Teachers World

        '...the maps serve as at-a-glance history in themselves, with the inclusion of dates and events: a fascinating volume.' The Northern Echo

        'No student of British history should be without one.' Jewish Chronicle



        Table of Contents

        @contents:The new edition includes thirteen new and updated maps.

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