The British imagination : a history of ideas from Elizabeth I to Elizabeth II / Peter Watson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Watson, Peter, 1943- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Great Britain--Intellectual life.

Great Britain.

Great Britain--Civilization.

Great Britain--History.

Physical Description:

532 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Simon and Schuster, 2025.

Summary:

Before the 16th century Britain was a small, out-of-the-way backwater, lagging far behind other global powers in terms of power and innovation. This all changed when Queen Elizabeth I was crowned. During her reign, creative and intellectual life flourished as never before, and Britain became one of the leading nations of 'the West'. It has remained a major power ever since. What happened in the last 500 years to bring about this change, and to maintain it? And what can it tell us about the unique nature of British identity and exceptionalism today? 'The British Imagination' is a masterful journey through 500 years of history, from Shakespeare to Woolf, the Royal Society to the industrial revolution, and from the first New World colonies to the empire that by the 1920s had colonised a quarter of the world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

139851389X

9781398513891

1398513881

9781398513884

OCLC:

1454718674

Publisher Number:

CIPO000205909