Historical atlas of the British Isles / by Ian Barnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnes, Ian, 1946-2014, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

British Isles--Historical geography--Maps.

British Isles.

British Isles--History--Maps.

Great Britain--Historical geography--Maps.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--History--Maps.

England--Historical geography--Maps.

England.

Wales--Historical geography--Maps.

Wales.

Scotland--Historical geography--Maps.

Scotland.

Ireland--Historical geography--Maps.

Ireland.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (458 p.)

Place of Publication:

Barnsley : Pen & Sword Books, 2011.

Summary:

This atlas covers the history of the British Isles from earliest times to the present day. The first hunter-gatherers,who crossed into what would become our familiar islands by the 'land-bridge', and later followed by more familiar peoples - the Celts,Angles, Saxons,Vikings and Normans,who together would create our islands' unique history. Each contributed ideas which shaped our lands, languages and thoughts that are at the core of our identities to this day.This story is illustrated with 150 full-color maps and plans that range across many topics, such as agricultural, political and industria

Contents:

""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Early Peoples""; ""Skara Brae, Orkney""; ""Stone Circles and Henges""; ""First Farmers""; ""Epoch of the Celts""; ""The Stamp of Rome""; ""Invasion AD 43-83""; ""Revolt of the Iceni""; ""Londinium Provincial Capital""; ""Roman Occupation and Rule""; ""Caledonia""; ""Britain�s Trade with the Empire""; ""Rome�s Retreat in the West""; ""An Imperfect Empire""; ""The Saxon Shore""; ""Invasions Briton c. AD 550""; ""Anglo-Saxon Kingdoms c. 500770""; ""Viking Raiders""; ""Viking Settlements""

""The Making of England""""Scotland�s Peoples""; ""Ireland and Wales�6th�8th Century""; ""England in 1066""; ""Norman Invasion""; ""Normans in Ireland and Scotland""; ""Norman Domination of Country Life""; ""The Normans in Britain and Europe""; ""Castles and Estates""; ""Church and State""; ""The Angevin Empire 1150�1214""; ""Kingdoms and Princes""; ""Feudal State""; ""Holy Places and Pilgrimages""; ""Borderlands""; ""The Woolsack�England�s Wealth""; ""The Black Death""; ""The Reign of Edward I""; ""Usurper: Richard II and Bolingbroke""; ""The Hundred Years� War""

""The War of the Roses""""Revolts and Risings""; ""Economies and Populations 1200�1400""; ""Towns and Cities""; ""Border Lordships""; ""Elizabethan Rule""; ""Scottish Reformation""; ""Reformation in Europe 1520�1600""; ""Elizabethan Ireland""; ""English Emigration""; ""King or Parliament�Civil Wars""; ""Cromwell�s Republic""; ""The American Colonies""; ""The Great Fire and Reconstruction 1666""; ""�Glorious Revolution� to the Act of Union""; ""Ireland and Scotland 1690�1715""; ""Global War""; ""Britons Abroad""; ""Colonies in Rebellion""; ""The Risings of 1715 and 1745""

""The British Empire in 1707""""Radicalism and Rebellion�Ireland 1790s""; ""Industrial Revolution�Canals""; ""The British Empire in 1800""; ""Eastern Imperial Ambitions 1798�1815""; ""Naval Engagements 1793�1815""; ""Napoleonic Wars""; ""Trade and Industry""; ""The British Empire in 1850""; ""Reform""; ""Irish Famine and Emigration""; ""Britain�s Asian Empire""; ""The Railways 1829�1890""; ""Imperial Rivals 1899�1914""; ""Cities 1800�1900""; ""On the Eve of War""; ""World War I�Battlefronts 1914�16""; ""Irish Easter Rising 1916""; ""Battlefronts 1917�18""

""Europe 1919�22""""Irish Separation 1918�23""; ""The 1926 General Strike and the Great Depression""; ""Re-armament 1936�37""; ""World War II""; ""The Battle of Britain""; ""Holding Out""; ""Bomber Command in World War II""; ""The End of the Axis""; ""Britain and Post-War Europe""; ""Baby Boomers and Population Movement""; ""The European Union""; ""Ulster Says No!""; ""Immigration and Diversity""; ""Devolution""; ""Kings and Queens""; ""Battles""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Acknowledgements""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-216) and index.

ISBN:

9781783408061

1783408065

OCLC:

854974799