This is a short history of the political life of this island over a very long period, showing how history can speak clearly to current political debates.

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Combining compelling narrative history with helpful chronology, A People's History of Britain tells the story - from the Romans to the present day - of the smal

This is a short history of the political life of this island over a very long period, showing how history can speak clearly to current political debates.

The United Kingdom has not yet lasted as long as the Kingdom of Wessex, and may not do so. Conventional histories of Britain, though, tell the story of the orig