Chapter 1 The Tudor Age .1 Monarchs ................................................................................................................................................2
Politics and religion ............................................................................................................................5
Overseas exploration ..........................................................................................................................8
Society and economy ....................................................................................................................... 10
Cultural climax .................................................................................................................................. 11
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 15
Further study ..................................................................................................................................... 17
Learning activities and tasks ....................................................................................................... 18
Chapter 2 House of Stuart ....................................................................23
Monarchs ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Wars and revolutions ...................................................................................................................... 29
Politics and religion ......................................................................................................................... 36
Science and technology ................................................................................................................. 38
Economy and culture ..................................................................................................................... 40
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 45
Further study ..................................................................................................................................... 48
Learning activities and tasks ....................................................................................................... 49
Chapter 3 House of Hanover ...............................................................55
Monarchs ............................................................................................................................................. 56
Political system ................................................................................................................................. 61
Expansion of the British Empire ................................................................................................. 63
American Revolution ....................................................................................................................... 64
Literature in the 18th century..................................................................................................... 67
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Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 71
Further study ..................................................................................................................................... 73
Learning activities and tasks ....................................................................................................... 74
Chapter 4 The Industrial Revolution ................................................79
Why it occurred in Britain ........................................................................................................... 80
What were revolutionized ............................................................................................................ 83
How it changed Britain and the world ................................................................................... 87
Glossary ................................................................................................................................................ 93
Further study ..................................................................................................................................... 94
Learning activities and tasks ....................................................................................................... 95
Chapter 5 The Victorian Era ................................................................99
Scienti?ic and technological progress ...................................................................................100
Political and social progress .....................................................................................................101
The Empire on which the sun never sets ...............................................................................103
Social issues ......................................................................................................................................104
Literature ..........................................................................................................................................107
Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................111
Further study ...................................................................................................................................113
Learning activities and tasks .....................................................................................................114
Chapter 6 England at Two World Wars ......................................... 117
House of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha and House of Windsor ......................................................118
Britain at World War I ..................................................................................................................122
Britain after World War I ............................................................................................................125
History of England: From the Tudors to the Present
英國歷史：從都鐸王朝至今
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Britain at World War II (1939–1945)....................................................................................127
World War II legacy .......................................................................................................................131
Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................133
Further study ...................................................................................................................................135
Learning activities and tasks .....................................................................................................136
Chapter 7 Modern Britain: from 1945 onwards ........................ 141
The end of Empire ..........................................................................................................................142
Toward a welfare state .................................................................................................................144
Social and cultural changes ......................................................................................................147
Glossary ..............................................................................................................................................151
Further study ...................................................................................................................................152
Learning activities and tasks .....................................................................................................153
References .............................................................................................. 157
Picture Credits ...................................................................................... 158
Appendix 1 Family Trees ............................................................... 159
Appendix 2 Timelines ..................................................................... 161
Appendix 3 Prime Ministers ......................................................... 176
Appendix 4 Key to learning activities and tasks .................... 180
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