Modern Britain, 1750 to the Present
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An introductory textbook charting a global history of modern Britain from 1750 to the present.
Táto rozsiahla séria sa ponorí do hlbín britských dejín od neskorej antiky až po súčasnosť. Každý zväzok poskytuje nielen syntézu, ale aj originálne interpretácie minulosti, integrujúce politické, ekonomické, sociálne a kultúrne aspekty. Sleduje vývoj ostrovných národov a ich prepojenie s Európou i svetom. Diela sú navrhnuté ako základný študijný materiál pre pokročilých študentov aj záujemcov o britské dejiny.



An introductory textbook charting a global history of modern Britain from 1750 to the present.
List of figures; List of maps; List of tables; Preface; Prologue: Kent, 1450; 1. Kings, lords and peoples; 2. The lives of the people; 3. Monarchies and their problems, 1450-1536; 4. Henry VIII's Reformation; 5. The growth of Protestantism to 1625; 6. State and society, 1536-1625 1. England and Wales; 7. State and society, 1536-1625 2. Scotland and Ireland; 8. The coming of war in three kingdoms, 1625-42; 9. British wars, English conquests, 1642-60; 10. Empire; 11. Prosperity and poverty, 1660-1750; 12. Money and power: the growth of the British State, 1640-1750; 13. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 1. England; 14. Crown and Parliament, 1660-1750 2. Scotland and Ireland; 15. The fragmentation of Protestantism, 1640-1750; 16. Popular politics, 1640-1750; Conclusion; Glossary; Index.
List of figures; List of maps; Preface; Introduction; Part I. The Empire of Britain: 1. A century of conquest: 1000-1100; 2. Francophone Britain: 1100-1217; Part II. Living in Medieval Britain: 3. Peoples and languages; 4. Monarchy; 5. The State; 6. Establishing the Church; 7. The wealth of Britain; 8. The organisation of society; 9. Life experience; 10. Material Britain; Part III. The Great Divorce: 11. Redefining Britain, 1217-1337; 12. Scotland, 1306-1514; 13. Dynastic struggles, 1337-1485; Conclusion; Chronology of rulers; Index.