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