{"product_id":"9780008608569","title":"These Isles : A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eby Groom, Brian \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished 26\/02\/2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHardback | 288 pages, 30 col plates (16pp)\u003c\/p\u003e241 x 162 x 32mm | 538g\u003chr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn inventive new look at the entwined histories of Britain and Ireland’s nations – and the people who have called them home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  Brian Groom, author of the bestselling Northerners, reveals a colourful and often-contested story of the Celts, Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings, Normans and others who have occupied these islands, along with their culture, languages and passions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Groom explores the role of religion and the British Empire, international diasporas and internal migration, gender relations and war in this entertaining narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With forays into popular culture, sport, music, language, literature and art, These Isles stretches from 800,000-year-old footprints on a Norfolk beach to the changing fortunes of the early 21st century. It offers a uniquely rich and kaleidoscopic vision of the shared stories of people across Britain and Ireland – past and present.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tales on Market Street","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43491393339598,"sku":"9780008608569","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7727\/4318\/files\/9780008608569.jpg?v=1776348907","url":"https:\/\/top-hatandtales.co.uk\/products\/9780008608569","provider":"Top Hat \u0026 Tales","version":"1.0","type":"link"}