{"product_id":"9780008608569","title":"These Isles : A People’s History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor: Brian Groom\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eUnited Kingdom, Great Britain\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 26 February 2026 by HarperCollins Publishers (HarperNorth) in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 288 pages, 30 col plates (16pp)\u003cbr\u003e240 x 159 | 540g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56763494465911,"sku":"9780008608569","price":20.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0357\/3199\/6807\/files\/9780008608569.jpg?v=1771504378","url":"https:\/\/thebookhousebroughtyferry.live\/products\/9780008608569","provider":"The Bookhouse Broughty Ferry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}