从公元前 3000 年最早的定居点到伊丽莎白一世于 1603 年逝世，讲述了英国的故事。回顾过去就是了解现在。在这本生动讲述 4000 多年英国历史的著作中，西蒙-沙马带我们踏上了一段史诗般的旅程，从第一批定居者登陆奥克尼岛开始，到英国国家身份的形成。

The story of Britain from the earliest settlements in 3000 BC to the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. To look back at the past is to understand the present. In this vivid account of over 4,000 years of British history, Simon Schama takes us on an epic journey which encompasses the very beginnings of the nation's identity, when the first settlers landed on Orkney.