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Chapter III
A long and illustrious history
The people, conflicts and ideas that shaped Britain, arranged as a memorable chronology.
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Early Britain and the Romans
From the first settlers to the withdrawal of Roman forces.
9 min readAnglo-Saxons, Vikings and the Norman Conquest
Settlement, invasion and the transformation that followed 1066.
6 min readMedieval Britain
Monarchy, Church, Parliament, plague and conflict in the medieval period.
7 min readThe Tudors and the Reformation
Dynastic change, religious conflict, exploration and Elizabethan culture.
10 min readThe Stuarts, Civil War and constitutional monarchy
Crown, Parliament and the settlement of constitutional monarchy.
8 min readEmpire, industry and political reform
Industry, empire, abolition and the long expansion of political rights.
9 min readThe world wars and votes for women
War, remembrance, the struggle for votes and life on the home front.
8 min readBritain since 1945
The welfare state, social change, decolonisation and modern Britain.
7 min read