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The history of the United Kingdom begins in 1707 with the Treaty of Union and Acts of Union. The core of the United Kingdom as a unified state came into being with the political union of the kingdoms of England and Scotland, [1] into a new unitary state called Great Britain. [a] Of this new state, the historian Simon Schama said:
The land of Britain was once considered a myth by the mighty Roman Empire.To them, it was nothing more than an old legend.This would change in the year 55 BC...
Explore all of British history, from the Neolithic to the present day, with this easy-to-use interactive timeline. The story behind the Battle of Hastings, and the leaders who fought it out in...
The United Kingdom, also known as Britain or the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is a European region with a long and storied history. The first modern humans (Homo sapiens) arrived in the region during the Ice Age (about 35,000 to 10,000 years ago), when the sea levels were lower and Britain was connected to the European ...
17 godz. temu · The United Kingdom comprises the whole of the island of Great Britain—which contains England, Wales, and Scotland—as well as the northern portion of the island of Ireland. The name Britain is sometimes used to refer to the United Kingdom as a whole.
This wide-ranging introduction to the history of modern Britain extends from the eighteenth century to the present day. James Vernon's distinctive history is weaved around an account of the rise, fall and reinvention of liberal ideas of how markets, governments and empires should work.
29 wrz 2000 · Watch A History of Britain (2000) online. Documentary series by Simon Schama telling the history of the British Isles through re-enactments and visiting historical sites.
