A stirring trip through the essentials of British History.Britain's past brought right up to date.This book is a riotous, irreverent account of the people and events that have shaped Britain. It's a "who, what, when, where and why" that reads like a thriller and a comedy rolled into one. Inside you'll find rip-roaring stories of power-mad kings, executions, invasions, high treason, global empire-building and forbidden love - not bad for a nation of stiff upper lips.Discover:Famous and infamous BritonsKey royal, military and cultural erasPower in Britain: who lost it, who took itThe rise and fall of Britain's global empireHistory as it connects to Britain today