The Making of Modern Britain. Britain in the late 20th century, from the creation of the Welfare State to multiculturalism. Overview. Overview: Britain from 1945 onwards.

National 5 History The making of modern Britain (1880-1951) learning resources for adults, children, parents and teachers.

Georgians Revealed: Life, Style and the Making of Modern Britain, British Library, London NW1 (01937 546546) to 11 March. Join our commenting forum.

The Astute-Class Nuclear Submarine is a game-changer in the world of naval warfare. At a cost of $2.2 billion per unit, this ...

Work of great scope and verve draws on a range of superb memoirs and testimonies, covering much more than India and Pakistan ...

Returning to this topic for our Jubilee Britain research, we asked the same question again: in 2022, by 72 per cent to 28 per cent, people feel that Britain’s diversity is part of our culture today.

Britain’s old colonial outpost in Hong Kong, which nearly stopped Hồ Chí Minh before he had really begun, played a key role in enabling the US to crank up its aggression at every stage.

From the illicit reggae blues dances and acid rock free festivals of the 1970s, through the ecstasy-fuelled Summer of Love in 1988, this history of UK dance music explores its pivotal role in the ...

At others, Britain was gripped by severe cold stages and large ice sheets covered much of the landscape, with little life able to survive in the frozen wilderness beyond. Prof Chris Stringer, Museum ...

What Britain’s entanglements with (post)colonial diaspora can tell us about the politics of “Global Britain” and its imperial legacies. This new project, led by Dr. Catherine Craven, will examine the ...

Reviews the book 'Forces of Habit: Drugs and the Making of the Modern World,' by David E. Courtwright. By Paul Chance and Stanton Peele Ph.D. published July 1, 2001 - last reviewed on June 4, 2025 ...

The Prime Minister - who met with the monarch just two days ago as she was appointed to the post - said the UK had “grown and flourished” under her 70-year reign. She also urged the nation to ...