{"product_id":"9780297867685","title":"A History of Ancient Britain","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eContinues Neil's landmark exploration of how our land and its people came to be, which began with the acclaimed A HISTORY OF SCOTLAND.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWho were the first Britons, and what sort of world did they occupy? In A HISTORY OF ANCIENT BRITAIN Neil Oliver turns a spotlight on the very beginnings of the story of Britain; on the first people to occupy these islands and their battle for survival. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere has been human habitation in Britain, regularly interrupted by Ice Ages, for the best part of a million years. The last retreat of the glaciers 12,000 years ago brought a new and warmer age and with it, one of the greatest tsunamis recorded on Earth which struck the north-east of Britain, devastating the population and flooding the low-lying plains of what is now the North Sea. The resulting island became, in time, home to a diverse range of cultures and peoples who have left behind them some of the most extraordinary and enigmatic monuments in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough what is revealed by the artefacts of the past, Neil Oliver weaves the epic story - half a million years of human history up to the departure of the Roman Empire in the Fifth Century AD. It was a period which accounts for more than ninety-nine per cent of humankind's presence on these islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is the real story of Britain and of her people.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Orion","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47084046483696,"sku":"9780297867685","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780297867685_p0.jpg?v=1763683323","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780297867685","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}