A History of England, Volume 2 (7^th Ed.) 1688 to the Present

The seventh edition of this two-volume narrative of English history draws on the most up-to-date primary and secondary research, encouraging students to interpret the full range of England's social, economic, cultural, and political past from its first inhabitants to the 2020s.

A History of England, Volume 2: 1688 to the Present focuses on the key social, economic, cultural, environmental, intellectual, and political events and themes of English history since 1688. Topics include Britain's emergence as a great power in the 18th century, the American War for Independence, the Industrial Revolution, and the economic crisis of the 1970s. The text discusses events in Scotland, Wales, and Ireland as they affected developments in England. The second volume features in-depth treatment of the origins and course of the First and Second World Wars and provides an updated analysis of developments since 2012, including an account of Britain?s withdrawal from the European Union; the resignations of David Cameron, Boris Johnson, and Liz Truss as prime minister; the selection of Rishi Sunak as the nation?s first British Asian prime minister and a discussion of the 2015, 2017 and 2019 elections.

This book is essential introductory reading for students of the history of England and Britain.

16. War and Society 17. An Age of Stability: 1714–1760 18. The Economic and Social Transformation of England: 1761–1815 19. The Intellectual Transformation 20. Politics in the Reign of George III 21. Diplomacy and War in the Age of Revolution 22. Conservatism, Liberalism, and Reform 23. An Age of Prosperity 24. Victorianism 25. The British Empire 26. An Age of Crisis: 1873–1914 27. Britain and World War I 28. Britain Between the Wars 29. Britain and World War II 30. Life in Socialist Britain 31. Britain: 1945–2012 32. The End of Socialism?: Britain, 1979–2022

Douglas Bisson is Professor of History at Belmont University in Nashville, Tennessee. He is the author of The Merchant Adventurers of England: The Company and the Crown, 1474–1564.

Clayton Roberts was Professor Emeritus of History at The Ohio State University. He was the author of The Growth of Responsible Government in Stuart England and The Logic of Historical Explanation.

David Roberts was Charles Collis Professor of History Emeritus at Dartmouth College. He was the author of Victorian Origins of the British Welfare State and Paternalism in Early Victorian England.