Volume One The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

 Chapter One Geography and Population

Part One Names and Position

 Official and Geographical Names

 Position

Part Two Geographical Features

 The Highland Zone

 The Lowland Zone

Part Three Climate

 Features of Climate

 Factors Influencing Climate

Part Four Natural Resources

 Minerals

 Fisheries

 Forests and Farmlands

 Waters

Part Five The People

 Origins of the British Nationalities

 Characteristics of the British People

Part Six Language

 Official Language and Other Languages

 History of the English Language

Part Seven Religions

 Christianity

 The Church of England

 Other Denominations

 Exercises

 Chapter Two Government and Politics

Part One Political System

Part Two The Constitution

Part Three The Monarch

 Functions of the Monarch

 Act of Settlement

 Elizabeth II

Part Four Parliament

 The House of Commons

 The House of Lords

Part Five The Cabinet

 Functions of the Cabinet

 Two-Party System

Part Six The Judiciary

 The Lord Chancellor

 Law and Courts

 Exercises

 Chapter Three Education and Social Life

Part One Education

 Types of Schools

 Levels of Education

Part Two Social Welfare

Part Three Class Structure and Social Problems

 Exercises

 Chapter Four Economy and Major Cities

Part One Economic Profile

Part Two Structure of Eeonomy

 The Primary Industries

 The Secondary Industries

 The Tertiary Industries

Part Three Major Cities

 London

 Birmingham

 Manchester

 Liverpool

 Cardiff

 Edinburgh

 Belfast

 Exercises

 Chapter Five History

Part One The Early and Medieval History

 The Native Celts and the Roman Conquest

 The Anglo-Saxon Conquest

 The Viking Invasions

 The Norman Conquest

 Exercises

Part Two The Decline of Feudalism and the Rise of the English Bourgeoisie

 Henry II and His Reforms

 King John and the Great Charter

 Beginning of Parliament

 The Hundred Years' War

 The Black Death

 The Peasants' Revolt

 The Wars of the Roses

 The New Monarchy

 Renaissance in England

 Exercises

Part Three English Bourgeoisie Revolution in the 17th Century

 James I and the Parliament

 Charles I

 The Short Parliament and the Long Parliament

 The Civil War

 Restoration

 The Glorious Revolution

 Exercises

Part Four The Rise of the British Empire

 The Industrial Revolution

 The Chartist Movement

 Queen Victoria and Her Time

 Foreign Expansion

 Exercises

Part Five The Fall of the British Empire

 Britain and World War I

 Britain and World War II

 Major Events After World War II

 Conservative in Power

 Labour in Power

 ……

Volume Two The United States of America

Volume Three The Commonwealth of Australia

Volume Four Canada

Volume Five New Zealand

Volume Six The Republic of Ireland

Appendix

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