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Britain 1783-1918 (Flagship History)

Britain 1783-1918 (Flagship History)
By Derrick Murphy, Richard Staton, Patrick Walsh-Atkins, Neil Whiskerd

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This volume is a comprehensive AS and A Level history text on 19th-century and early 20th-century Britain, written by a team of experienced teachers who are also examiners. Topics covered include the Great Reform Act of 1832; British foreign policy in the Age of Palmerston; economic and social history; and Britain and the origins of the World War I.

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  • Amazon Sales Rank: #234598 in Books
  • Published on: 2003-04-20
  • Original language: English
  • Binding: Paperback
  • 448 pages

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TES review of the first edition (Britain 1815-1918): Put out more flags Hard-pressed heads of History with budgets to manage must have been waiting impatiently for years for someone to reinvent the one-volume textbook at a reasonable price. Collins have done it.

About the Author
Derrick Murphy is Vice-Principal, St Dominic's Sixth Form College, Harrow. He is an AQA Chief Examiner, an OCR Principal Examiner and an IB Examiner. He is also Editor of the Modern History Review. Patrick Walsh-Atkins is Deputy Head, Bromsgrove School, and an OCR Chief Examiner. Richard Staton is Deputy Head, Wath Comprehensive, Yorks; AQA Chair of History Examiners and AS/A2 History Assessor. Neil Whiskerd is Head of History, Millfield School, OCR Principal Examiner (AS British History).

Customer Reviews

Gives a good view of history through the Victorian period5
I bought this having browsed dozens of books and found it was pitched well, didn't patronise, didn't have too much content on one particular topic, and had a range of overlapping themes e.g. Ireland, social change, particular individuals, foreign policy and so forth.

I wanted a guide to the changes that happened during the period of the nineteenth century as a backdrop to studying my family tree - I wasn't disappointed.

I was also very interested to find out how much of today's world is rooted in these times, and also how many things that were big changes then (extending the vote, education...) seem obvious in hindsight.

Well recommended and not just for students