{"product_id":"these-isles-a-people-s-history-of-england-ireland-scotland-and-wales","title":"These Isles: A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAn inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBrian Groom, author of the bestselling \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNortherners\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGroom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThese Isles\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early 21st century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-section _about-the-author-card_carouselItemStyles_authorName__HSb1t\"\u003e\u003ca class=\"a-size-large a-link-normal\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Brian-Groom\/e\/B09HSNHY8D\/ref=aufs_dp_mata_dsk\"\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBrian Groom\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-row a-spacing-base a-spacing-top-medium a-grid-vertical-align a-grid-center\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-deck\" data-a-remove-top-gutter=\"true\" data-a-remove-bottom-gutter=\"true\" name=\"a-cardui-deck-autoname-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui _about-the-author-card_carouselItemStyles_expander__3Fm-M\" data-a-card-type=\"basic\" name=\"a-cardui-deck-autoname-0-card0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-body\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-reactive-container a-reactive-container-transition\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-cardui-content a-cardui-uninitialized _about-the-author-card_carouselItemStyles_peekableContent__hWM3i\" data-a-max-height=\"80\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAuthor, journalist and expert on British regional and national affairs. Worked for almost three decades at the Financial Times, where he did many of the top writing and editing jobs, including comment and analysis editor and political editor. Also former editor of Scotland on Sunday, which he launched as deputy editor and which won many awards. Educated at Manchester Grammar School and Balliol College, Oxford, where he got a first-class BA in English Language and Literature. Originally from Stretford, Lancashire (now part of Greater Manchester), he returned to live in the north – in Saddleworth, south Pennines – in 2015. He has a lifelong interest in history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"BookHarbour","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53231327019335,"sku":"HIS1111","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/6283\/2711\/files\/TheseIsles.jpg?v=1769601023","url":"https:\/\/boat-stuff.com\/products\/these-isles-a-people-s-history-of-england-ireland-scotland-and-wales","provider":"Boat-Stuff","version":"1.0","type":"link"}