Jeremy Black

The British monarchy is at a turning point. Concise and engaging, this book charts the very beginnings of British reign through to the longest serving monarch, Queen Elizabeth II - and looks forward to the reign of King Charles III. Much more than a linear history, this is the intertwined story of royalty and state, of divisions, invasions, rivalries, death and glory; the story of nation fates deeply tied with the personal endeavours of monarchs through...

Jeremy Black considers how the ocean affected British exploration, defence, trade, commerce & the role of the navy, as well as the attitudes & perceptions of the British people themselves.

This illustrated volume traces the social and cultural history of Britain from the early 15th to the late 18th century. The maps and photographs focus on archaeological and historical sites held by the British National Trust

This concise, accessible account of strategy and the Second World War fills a gap in a way that is timely, with the 80th anniversary of the War becoming global taking place in 2021. In 1941, Nazi Germany attacked the Soviet Union, Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and British interests in the Far East, and Germany declared war on the United States. Black not only engages explicitly with the strategic issues of the time - as they developed chronologically,...

The Atlantic has borne witness to major historic events that have drastically shaped humanity with each crossing of its path. In this broad and readable book, Jeremy Black takes the reader through its evolution to becoming one of the most important oceans in the world. Black discusses the importance of the Atlantic in relation to world history as well as addressing topics such as those bravest to attempt to cross the ocean before Columbus, the beginnings...

Steering his way through the complexities of historical narrative, Jeremy Black provides a lively analysis of the major events and personalities of the last 2000 years of English history.