This reference book for children, one of the "History of Britain" series, is an illustrated account of modern Britain since the death of Queen Victoria. It includes sections on the World Wars, Britains's changing status in the world, changing standards of living, mass production, new technology and communications, and other topics. It is accompanied by a timechart, a who's who and a list of places to visit.

 

This book is part of a book series called History Of Britain .

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 1994 by Pearson Education Limited .

Andrew Langley is an author of hundreds of children's books and has focused his writing on educational resources. Coral Tulloch is an author and illustrator who has created over 50 books for children. She also is the creator of a syndicated page for children that ran for over 20 years in Australian newspapers and internationally as well. Passionate about environmental education, Tulloch is especially committed to doing books on the natural world. James Field was born in England in 1959. After attending college in Wales, he began his professional career in 1982 making models for museums and Welsh TV. An interest in the Samurai led to his first major book, Samurai Warriors, written by Stephen Turnbull. Mark Bergin was born in Hastings, England, in 1961. He studied at Eastbourne College of Arts and has specialized in historical reconstructions, aviation and maritime subjects since 1983. He lives in Bexhill-on-Sea with his wife and children.