Examines the union of England and Scotland by weaving the navy into a political narrative of events between the regal union in 1603 and the parliamentary union

A comprehensive overview of the subject, demonstrating that the maritime aspects of the civil wars were much more important than has hitherto been acknowledged.

A detailed examination of the March system - the special administrative arrangements which applied on both sides of the border - how it was applied and how it e

Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions - the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801 - comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustai

In 1603, England and Scotland came together and Great Britain was created. But how did this union last when so many others in Europe have failed? This volume pr