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The '''History of Britain''', until the last few hundred years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate ]s that occupied various parts of the island of ]. ] became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of ''Great Britain'' to form the ]. The '''History of the British Isles''', until the last few hundred years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate ]s that occupied various parts of the island of ]. ] became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of ''Great Britain'' to form the ].


For a history of the modern British state see ]. See ] for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word ''Britain''. For a history of the modern British state see ]. See ] for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word ''Britain''.

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History of the British Isles
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The History of the British Isles, until the last few hundred years, was one of struggle and competition between the separate nation-states that occupied various parts of the island of Great Britain. England became the dominant power, coexisting with these nations at different times under the mantle of Great Britain to form the United Kingdom.

For a history of the modern British state see History of the United Kingdom. See Britain for a discussion of the various interpretations of the word Britain.

Hadrian's Wall was built by the Romans in the 2nd century AD

Periods

Geographic

A map showing the general locations of the Anglo-Saxon peoples around the year 600.

States

Rulers

Topical

Institutions and buildings

See also

Further reading

  • A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World, 3500 BC - 1603 AD by Simon Schama, BBC/Miramax, 2000 ISBN 0786866756
  • A History of Britain, Volume 2: The Wars of the British 1603-1776 by Simon Schama, BBC/Miramax, 2001 ISBN 0786866756
  • A History of Britain - The Complete Collection on DVD by Simon Schama, BBC 2002
  • The Isles, A History by Norman Davies, Oxford University Press, 1999, ISBN 0-19-513442-7
  • Shortened History of England by G. M. Trevelyan Penguin Books ISBN 0140233237
  • This Sceptred Isle: 55BC-1901 by Christopher Lee Penguin Books ISBN 0140261338 (originally a radio series )

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