A History of Britain
The Fate of Empire 1776 - 2000
by Simon Schama · first published 2000
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So many and over such a wide span to narrow it down to 2-3 definitively so I'll cover ground instead. 1) The Command of the Ocean: A Naval History of Britain, 1649-1815[1] (actually book 2 but the first covers an earlier period this covers the period across the Act of Union - when England/Scotland became with Wales the United Kingdom and when the British…
on “Prince Philip has died” ↗I'm taking a trip to UK in the fall, so I'm doing related reading until then. Currently: "A History of Britain: At the Edge of the World? 3500 BC-AD 1603" by Simon Schama [https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/155314.A_History_of_Brit...]
on “Ask HN: What are you reading?” ↗…successfully invading in 43 AD also recorded unsuccessful invasion attempts in 55 and 54 BC, so it's not entirely true to say that's the start of British recorded history. I also think it's funny that Schama's History of Britain Volume 1 is titled "3000 BC - AD 1603" and yet only has 6 pages of information for before 55 BC, and certainly nothing specific date-wise that would justify choosing 3000 BC over any other random year.
on “Discovery of Roman water wells in England proves trial and error” ↗