This is the definitive history of the English Civil War, set in its full historical context from the accession of Charles I to the Restoration of Charles II. Th

This is the first modern study to focus on the British dimension of the American Revolution through its whole span from its origins to the declaration of indepe

A re-creation of the American Revolution from the British point of view --and a dramatically different picture of the birth of our nation.

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Why did the industrial revolution take place in 18th century Britain and not elsewhere in Europe or Asia? Robert Allen argues that the British industrial revolu