Series: Foundations of Modern Britain

The Age of Oligarchy, part of the "Foundations of Modern Britain" series, presents a history of Britain from the point at which she first became a recognisable entity down to modern times. It traces the earlier foundations of the British state in the development of England from the late 14th to the early 18th century. This general history of mid-Georgian...

An updated second edition of a book first published in 1983. Originally stopping in 1975, the book now goes through to 1992, and includes the entire span of the Thatcher years, and the emergence of Europe as a central factor on the national agenda. The additional section brings together both an up-to-date assessment of the recent past and continues the...