The Routledge Atlas of British History

By (author): "Martin Gilbert"
Publish Date: January 1st 1993
The Routledge Atlas of British History
ISBN0415281474
ISBN139780415281478
AsinThe Routledge Atlas of British History
The changing 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 Britain's French Empire to Jacobites, Parliamentary Reform, the Commonwealth and Europe* war and Conflict: from Viking attacks and the Norman Invasion to the Armada, World War and the revolt against empire* trade and Industry: from the post-Norman economy and Tudor trade to industrial unrest and the opening of international trade routes* religion: from the Saxon Church to the Reformation* society and Economics: from civilian life in Roman Britain to the Industrial and Agricultural revolutions, the Great Strike and the growth of universities