Thousands of Years of British and European History
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Throughout European history, Britain has always played a tangled, complex, and contradictory role. It has invaded other countries and been invaded; it has changed sides and stood aside; it has displayed shameless cynicism and embraced the vaguest idealism. In every century, troops from the British Isles have roamed the continent in pursuit of a variety of goals, not the least of which was the intertwined defense of British parliamentary liberties and "European liberty." Britain also has close dynastic ties with countries such as Spain, the Netherlands, Germany and France. In this bracing and highly readable book, Brendan Sims charts the highs and lows of Britain's encounter with continental Europe from the Dark Ages to the present day. The importance of understanding this history is recounted in the book's final chapter, which also dramatizes the issues surrounding the UK's relationship with the EU and shows how the UK's vote to leave the EU - far more than just a legal or financial issue - raises all sorts of thought-provoking questions about Britain's own vision and how it affects the EU's view of Britain. At a moment when great dangers and great opportunities coexist, "A Thousand Years of British-European History" may reveal Britain's next move.
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