A revised and expanded edition of the bestselling Britain 1815-1918.

Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation.

Study and examination skills
1 William Pitt the Younger 1783-1801
2 Britain 1783 -1918: a synoptic assessment
3 The Tory Party 1815-1830
4 British Foreign Policy, 1815-1846
5 The Great Reform Act of 1832
6 The Whigs, 1833-1841
7 Sir Robert Peel and the Tory/Conservative Party, 1830-1846
8 Chartism
9 Economic change 1815-1846: the growth of railways
10 British domestic politics, 1846-1868
11 British foreign policy in the Age of Palmerston, 1846-1868
12 A mid-Victorian boom? Economic and Social history 1846-1868
13 Gladstone and the Liberal Party
14 The Conservative Party of Disraeli and Salisbury, 1868-1895
15 Foreign and imperial policy, 1868-1895
16 Social and economic change, 1868-1896
17 The era of Conservative domination and the rise of Labour, 1895-1906
18 Joseph Chamberlain and the Empire, 1895-1905
19 Britain and Ireland 1798-1921
20 Ireland and British politics, 1895-1922
21 The Liberals in power, 1905-1915
22 Britain and the origins of the First World War, 1898-1914
23 British economy and society, 1896-1914: challenged and transformed?
24 Public health and welfare 1834-1918
25 The political, social and economic impact of the First World War 1914-1918
Further Reading
Index

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About the Author

Derrick Murphy attended the universities of East Anglia, Birmingham and London and is an Educational Consultant. Formerly editor and contributor of the 'Modern History Review' he has extensive knowledge and experience of educational assessment. He has been Principal Examiner for GCE A level History at AQA, OCR and Cambridge University International Examinations. He has also been involved with assessment at Key Stage 3 and GCSE with AQA and a senior examiner with the International Baccalaureate. He has written specifications and syllabuses for examination boards within the UK but also for Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa.
Patrick Walsh-Atkins is Deputy Head, Bromsgrove School, and an OCR Chief Examiner.
Richard Staton is Deputy Head, Wath Comprehensive, Yorks; AQA Chair of History Examiners and AS/A2 History Assessor.
Neil Whiskerd is Head of History, Millfield School, OCR Principal Examiner (AS British History).

Reviews

TES review of the first edition (Britain 1815-1918):

Put out more flags
Hard-pressed heads of History with budgets to manage must have been waiting impatiently for years for someone to reinvent the one-volume textbook at a reasonable price. Collins have done it.

Book Information
ISBN 9780007150786
Author Derrick Murphy
Format Paperback
Page Count 448
Imprint Collins Educational
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Weight(grams) 1010g
Dimensions(mm) 265mm * 192mm * 21mm