Innovation

Name: Innovation
Rating: 4.6 (232 reviews)

by Peter Ackroyd Book 6 in the The History of England series.

First published 2021

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4.5(232)

Innovation concludes the series with the history of England from the end of the Boer War and the accession of Edward VII to the close of the twentieth century. It encompasses two world wars, women’s suffrage, the rise of Labour, the creation of the welfare state and National Health Service, the decline of empire and the changing constitutional role of the monarchy.

Ackroyd follows the century’s social and cultural transformations as closely as its governments and conflicts. The decline of the landed elite, suburban expansion, slum clearance, mass media, the culture of the 1960s and the politics of Thatcher and Blair reveal a country repeatedly redefining class, authority and national identity.

Historical Periods

Edwardian Society1901–1914 CE Interwar Period1918–1939 CE Cold War and Post-war Era1945–present British Home Front during World War I1914–1918 CE British Home Front during World War II1939–1945 CE

Genres

Court & Political Fiction

Historical people

Edward VIII1894–1972 Winston Churchill1874–1965 George VI1895–1952 Neville Chamberlain1869–1940 Margaret Thatcher1925–2013 David Lloyd George1863–1945 Edward VII1841–1910