This survey of medieval Britain presents the events comprising the two great invasions from Continental Europe as a coherent narrative. From the first century BC through the Norman Conquest it covers events across the whole of Britain, from Cornwall to the Shetlands, providing the European context for events in England while also examining the many ways Britain differed from the rest of Europe.

This book considers the social and economic damage wrought by neo-liberalism, both in Britain and beyond. Paul Taylor analyses the effects of the increasing inequalities of income and wealth in recent years, concluding that a wide range of problems for the middle sections of society can be traced to the appearance of a class of the 'uber-rich', the example they set and the demands they make.  He examines the government's failure to deal effectively with these problems in general and within the context of the global financial meltdown, especially with regard to its effects in the UK and USA, and places that crisis in the context of wider developments.