A Brief History of Britain 1851-2010: A Nation Transformed

From the Great Exhibition to the Credit Crunch -- the transformation of Britain from the world's greatest nation to the present day. In 1851 Queen Victoria opened the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park, it was the high water mark of English achievement -- the nation at the forefront of the Industrial Revolution, at the heart of a burgeoning Empire, with a queen who would reign for another 50 years. In the following 150 years, the fate of the nation has faced turmoil and transformation. But it is too simple to talk of decline? Has Great Britain sacrificed its identity in order to stay part of the present world order. Leading historian, Jeremy Black, completes the landmark four volume Brief History of Britain series with a brilliant, insightful examination of how present day Britain was formed.

Author: Jeremy Black
Publisher: Robinson Press
Published: 10/19/2021
Pages: 400
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.69lbs
Size: 7.83h x 5.09w x 1.03d
ISBN13: 9781408713617
ISBN10: 1408713616
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Great Britain | Victorian Era (1837-1901)
- History | Europe | Great Britain | 20th Century
- History | Europe | Great Britain | 21st Century

About the Author
JEREMY BLACK is one of the country's most respected historians. Andrew Roberts described him as the 'most underrated thinker in Britain'. He is a Senior Fellow at Policy Exchange and Emeritus Professor of History at Exeter University and a renowned expert on the history of war. He appears regularly on TV and radio. His other books include Maps and History, The British Seaborne Empire and Rethinking World War Two.