Description: This volume examines the development of two sovereign nations over seventy-four momentous years.
Review Quotes: "Dr Nicholls has proved to be a resourceful choice ... he delivers an accurate, sensitive and engaging account, never allowing the reader to be lost in the quagmires of scholarly debate." History
"The book is fluently written and well produced." English Historical Review
"An impressive achievement ... well written: lucid, concise and stylistically unpretentious." Irish Historical Studies