Britannia's glory - Maggie Ballinger

The origin of the British Isles - the'North-East Atlantic archipelago', our evolution, development and formation istold within this book in a most unique way -
in narrative verse. Thestory of our indissoluble engagement with the sea, our shores populated bywaves of immigrants since prehistoric times. Celts, Romans, Saxons, Vikings,Normans, Flemings, peoples from Africa and the Caribbean have all come and beenabsorbed into and enriched our country. Our maritime expansion, driven bytrade, the oceans as roads to riches, the inevitable story of war and conflict;British history is infused into the maritime dimension like salt in seawater.Simple, and crucially in a lively and accessible way, Britannia's Glory - AMaritime Story presents our tale of uncertainty, suspense, adventure andromance as has never been done before.