ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH HISTORY IS THE ESSENTIAL BOOK ON THE HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ISLES FOR EVERY HOUSEHOLD. YOU WILL SEE WHAT LIFE WAS LIKE FOR THE FIRST FARMERS AND WITNESS THE INFLUENCES OF THE ROMANS ON BRITISH LIFE. YOU WILL READ ABOUT WHO RAIDED AND SETTLED. YOU WILL DISCOVER WHAT HAPPENED IN THE CHURCH, GOVERNMENT AND POLITICS OVER THE CENTURIES. YOU WILL FOLLOW THE CHANGES IN ARCHITECTURE, INDUSTRY AND EXPLORATION WITH ILLUSTRATIONS AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE PEOPLE, THE BATTLES AND THE EVENTS THAT HAVE SHAPED OUR TURBULENT HISTORY.