The two unions

By Alvin Jackson

Subjects: Great britain, history, Great britain, politics and government, History, Politics and government, Scotland, history, Ireland, history

Description: Alvin Jackson examines the two Unions--the Anglo-Scots Union of 1707 and the British-Irish of 1801--comparing their background, birth, and survival. In sustaining a comparison between the Unions, he illuminates the long history and current state of the United Kingdom.