{"product_id":"9780008608569","title":"These Isles : A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003eby Groom, Brian | United Kingdom, Great Britain \u003cbr\u003ePublished 26\/02\/2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom \u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages, 30 col plates (16pp)\u003cbr\u003e241 x 162 x 32mm | 538g\u003c\/p\u003e\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners, 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\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Groom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles 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\/p\u003e","brand":"THE CLEEVE BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56793770721655,"sku":"9780008608569","price":18.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0758\/0729\/3737\/files\/9780008608569.jpg?v=1772026371","url":"https:\/\/thecleevebookshop.co.uk\/products\/9780008608569","provider":"The Cleeve Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}