This volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years.

About the Author
Mark Nicholls is Deputy Keeper of Manuscripts at Cambridge University Libraray. He received an MA and PhD from the University of Cambridge and is the author of Investigating Gunpowder Plot (1991). He previously worked at the National Army Museum in Chelsea and edits the Journal of the Society for the Army Historical Research.

Reviews
"Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." History

"The book is fluently written and well produced." English Historical Review

"An impressive achievement ... well written: lucid, concise and stylistically unpretentious." Irish Historical Studies

Book Information
ISBN 9780631193340
Author Mark Nicholls
Format Paperback
Page Count 416
Imprint Wiley-Blackwell
Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Weight(grams) 709g
Dimensions(mm) 246mm * 174mm * 23mm