This compact and accessible reference work provides all the essential facts and figures about major aspects of modern British history from the death of Queen An

In this wide-ranging history of modern Britain, Eric Evans surveys every aspect of the period in which Britain was transformed into the world's first industrial

Offers compact biographies of 12 British statesmen of the period, including Churchill, Asquith, Lloyd George, and Disraeli, especially for high school seniors a

The two centuries after 1800 witnessed a series of sweeping changes in the way in which Britain was governed, the duties of the state, and its role in the wider

The First World War appears as a fault line in Britain’s twentieth-century history. Between August 1914 and November 1918 the titanic struggle against Imperia

The Second Reform Act, passed in 1867, created a million new voters, doubling the electorate and propelling the British state into the age of mass politics. It

A History of Modern Britain: 1714 to the Present presents a lively introduction to the history of the modern British Isles from the Hanoverian succession to the

This accessible new study provides a much-needed guide to the pivotal period of British history between 1910 and 1935. Combines an up-to-date synthesis of previ

This fully revised and updated edition of Norman McCord's authoritative introduction to nineteenth century British history has been extended to cover the period

This third edition of British Political History, 1867–2001 is an accessible summary of major political developments in British history over the last 140 years