
A History of England, Volume 2
1688 to the Present
- 456 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
The seventh edition of this two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past from its first inhabitants to the 2020s.
A History of England, Volume 2: 1688 to the Present focuses on the key social, economic, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and political events and themes of English history since 1688. Topics include Britain's emergence as a great power in the eighteenth century, the American War for Independence, the Industrial Revolution, and the economic crisis of the 1970s. The text discusses events in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland as they affected developments in England. The second volume features an in-depth treatment of the origins and course of the First and Second World Wars and provides an updated analysis of developments since 2012, including an account of Britain's withdrawal from the European Union; the resignations of David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss as prime minister; the selection of Rishi Sunak as the nation's first British Asian prime minister; and a discussion of the 2015, 2017, and 2019 elections.
This book is essential introductory reading for students of the history of England and Britain.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Chapter 16 War and Society
- Chapter 17 An Age of Stability: 1714โ1760
- Chapter 18 The Economic and Social Transformation of England: 1761โ1815
- Chapter 19 The Intellectual Transformation
- Chapter 20 Politics in the Reign of George III
- Chapter 21 Diplomacy and War in the Age of Revolution
- Chapter 22 Conservatism, Liberalism, and Reform
- Chapter 23 An Age of Prosperity
- Chapter 24 Victorianism
- Chapter 25 The British Empire
- Chapter 26 An Age of Crisis: 1873โ1914
- Chapter 27 Britain and World War I
- Chapter 28 Britain between the Wars
- Chapter 29 Britain and World War II
- Chapter 30 Life in Socialist Britain
- Chapter 31 Britain: 1945โ1979
- Chapter 32 The End of Socialism? Britain, 1979โ2022
- Appendix
- Index