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For better and worse, modern britain is faced with the legacy of her past as the first industrial. James vernon is professor of history at the university of california, berkeley. Welcome to our a level history series for ocrs modern britain 19301997. Modern britain 2oth century 3 the beginnings of british history. Tracing the development of society since the mideighteenth century, this book sets in longterm perspective the problems and possibilities that confront social scientists, historians, and all who are interested in current affairs. Spartacus internet encyclopedia this spartacus educational resource concentrates mostly on british history from the. The story of britain from the earliest settlements in 3000 bc to the death of elizabeth i in 1603. Between the death of queen victoria and the end of the second world war, the nation was shaken by war and peace. Evans is professor emeritus of history at lancaster university and author of a number of seminal books on the political and social history of eighteenth and nineteenth century britain, including the forging of the modern state. It was about 2400 bc when the first farmers arrived in england from.

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