History of Britain” and “history of Great Britain” redirect here. For other uses, see History of Britain (disambiguation).
This page covers many interlocking topics of unusual overlap and interdependence.
For the history of England, see history of England. For the history of Wales, see history of Wales. For the history of Scotland, see history of Scotland. For the history of Ireland, see history of Ireland.
For the main article on the history of England and Scotland after the formation of the United Kingdom in 1707, see history of the United Kingdom.
For the main article on the history of Ireland after the Act of Union 1800, see history of the United Kingdom.
For the history of the Republic of Ireland after the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921, see history of the Republic of Ireland.
For the recent history of Wales, see modern history of Wales.