Chapter 1 The Tudor Age

Monarchs

Politics and religion

Overseas exploration

Society and economy

Cultural climax

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 2 House of Stuart

Monarchs

Wars and revolutions

Politics and religion

Science and technology

Economy and culture

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 3 House of Hanover

Monarchs

Political system

Expansion of the British Empire

American Revolution

Literature in the 18th century

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution

Why it occurred in Britain

What were revolutionized

How it changed Britain and the world

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 5 The Victorian Era

Scientific and technological progress

Political and social progress

The Empire on which the sun never sets

Social issues

Literature

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 6 England at Two World Wars

House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and House of Windsor

Britain at World War I

Britain after World War I

Britain at World War II （1939-1945）

World War II legacy

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

Chapter 7 Modern Britain： from 1945 onwards

The end of Empire

Toward a welfare state

Social and cultural changes

Glossary

Further study

Learning activities and tasks

References

Picture Credits

Appendix 1 Family Trees

Appendix 2 Timelines

Appendix 3 Prime Ministers

Appendix 4 Key to learning activities and tasks