Edited by John Cannon
3,600 entries
This dictionary covers all aspects of British history from 55 BC to the present day.
Derived from the acclaimed Oxford Companion to British History, it features entries written by more than 100 specialist contributors.
Displaying a modern, multi-disciplinary approach to history, it has a wide breadth of coverage - of people, domestic and local issues, economic, social, and political history, conflicts and wars.
John Cannon was formerly Professor of Modern History at The University of Newcastle upon Tyne. His books include The Oxford Illustrated History of the British Monarchy and The Blackwell Dictionary of Historians.
