1 Early Settlements, Celts, and Romans (Prehistory to ca. 450 c.e.) 1
2 Anglo-Saxons, Scots, and Vikings (ca. 450ca. 850) 26 3 Scotland, England, and Wales (ca. 8501272) 48 4 Britain in the Late Middle Ages (12721529) 72 5 The Making of Protestant Britain (15291689) 95 6 Industry and Conquest (16891851) 125 7 Britain in the Age of Empire (18511922) 154 8 An Age of Crisis (19221945) 185 9 The Age of Consensus (19451979) 208 10 A House Divided (19792009) 232 Appendixes 1 Basic Facts about Great Britain 258 2 Chronology 262 3 Bibliography 271 4 Suggested Reading 274 Index 281