Shortest History of England

With Brexit, Boris and new baby royals, there’s no better time to discover the true history of England – and how the past throws striking light on the present.

The only other countries in Europe so riven by geography and history are Italy and Germany, and neither has the most profound divide of all – the 1,000-year-old gulf that separates the ordinary English from their elites.

In The Shortest Histo...