Britain 1783-1918 Paperback

Derrick Murphy

A revised and expanded edition of the bestselling Britain 1815-1918. Includes historical interpretations, document source questions, explanation of difficult words and concepts and a study skills section for exam preparation. Study and examination skills 1 William Pitt the Younger 1783-1801 2 Britain 1783 -1918: a synoptic assessment 3 The Tory Party 1815-1830 4 British Foreign Policy, 1815-1846 5 The Great Reform Act of 1832 6 The Whigs, 1833-1841 7 Sir Robert Peel and the Tory/Conservative Party, 1830-1846 8 Chartism 9 Economic change 1815-1846: the growth of railways 10 British domestic politics, 1846-1868 11 British foreign policy in the Age of Palmerston, 1846-1868 12 A mid-Victorian boom? Economic and Social history 1846-1868 13 Gladstone and the Liberal Party 14 The Conservative Party of Disraeli and Salisbury, 1868-1895 15 Foreign and imperial policy, 1868-1895 16 Social and economic change, 1868-1896 17 The era of Conservative domination and the rise of Labour, 1895-1906 18 Joseph Chamberlain and the Empire, 1895-1905 19 Britain and Ireland 1798-1921 20 Ireland and British politics, 1895-1922 21 The Liberals in power, 1905-1915 22 Britain and the origins of the First World War, 1898-1914 23 British economy and society, 1896-1914: challenged and transformed? 24 Public health and welfare 1834-1918 25 The political, social and economic impact of the First World War 1914-1918 Further Reading Index

9780007150786

English

HarperCollins Publishers

20/Apr/03

448

Derrick Murphy attended the universities of East Anglia, Birmingham and London and is an Educational Consultant. Formerly editor and contributor of the 'Modern History Review' he has extensive knowledge and experience of educational assessment. He has been Principal Examiner for GCE A level History at AQA, OCR and Cambridge University International Examinations. He has also been involved with assessment at Key Stage 3 and GCSE with AQA and a senior examiner with the International Baccalaureate. He has written specifications and syllabuses for examination boards within the UK but also for Hong Kong, Singapore and South Africa. Patrick Walsh-Atkins is Deputy Head, Bromsgrove School, and an OCR Chief Examiner. Richard Staton is Deputy Head, Wath Comprehensive, Yorks; AQA Chair of History Examiners and AS/A2 History Assessor. Neil Whiskerd is Head of History, Millfield School, OCR Principal Examiner (AS British History).

Richard Staton

Patrick Walsh-Atkins

Neil Whiskerd

TES review of the first edition (Britain 1815-1918): Put out more flags Hard-pressed heads of History with budgets to manage must have been waiting impatiently for years for someone to reinvent the one-volume textbook at a reasonable price. Collins have done it.