The British Isles

  • The British Isles: A History of Four Nations
    The British Isles: A History of Four Nations
    By Hugh Kearney

    This said, there is little doubt that Rees Davies' book The First English Empire (2000) constitutes a landmark in the historiography of these islands. Davies, a Welsh-speaking scholar who possesses first-hand knowledge of Welsh history, ...

  • The British Isles
    The British Isles
    By Clive Upton, Bernd Kortmann

    This volume gives a detailed overview of the varieties of English spoken on the British Isles, including lesser-known varieties such as those spoken in Orkney and Shetland and the Channel Islands.

  • The British Isles
    By Robert Clayton, Zena Flax

    "The British Isles" is designed to provide an overview of England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland, and the Irish Republic. The book is illustrated with color photographs and drawings.

  • The British Isles: A History of Four Nations
    The British Isles: A History of Four Nations
    By Hugh Kearney

    Challenging traditional accounts of what constitutes national history, this unique survey of the British Isles from pre-Roman times to the 20th century is distinguished by its stress on the fact that English history forms only part of a ...

  • The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer
    The British Isles: A Trivia Gazetteer
    By Paul Anthony Jones

    Did you know... ...that the oldest tree in Wales is a yew in Llangernyw in Conwy, thought to be around 4,000 years old? ... that London is one of only...