Includes bibliographical references (p. [365]-379) and index.
The British Isles in 1714 -- A new beginning, 1715-1762 -- War and revolution, 1763-1814 -- A united kingdom, 1815 -- Reform, 1816-1841 -- Imperial Britain, 1842-1884 -- A new century, 1885-1913 -- The United Kingdom, 1914 -- War and peace and war 1915-1939 -- The warfare and welfare state, 1940-1979 -- "New" Britain, 1980-2008.