In 1603, England and Scotland came together and Great Britain was created. But how did this union last when so many others in Europe have failed? This volume pr
At her accession in 1558 Elizabeth I inherited a troublesome legacy with a long history of wars against France and Scotland. This international situation was be
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On a stormy night in 1286, a man fell off his horse and broke his neck, setting two kingdoms on a 300-year course of war. Edward I seized the opportunity to pur