Reddit mentions of The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History

I would recommend: The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History, by Rebecca Fraser. I found the book to be accessible, unpretentious, and a good survey of British history since Roman times. It was evenhanded and meritorious in its handling of more controversial moments in British history—Margaret Thatcher's time in leadership, for example. While it is close to 800 pages in length, it can be brief in covering events at times. Still, it makes for a wonderful introduction .

If you are truly dedicated to your quest—and you want something much more in-depth and scholarly—I would recommend the new Oxford History of England. It covers the history of England and later Britain in great breadth and detail, comprising eleven volumes to date (and more on the way.) Its sourcing is top-notch and its writing, while academic in quality, is quite readable to the lay-person. But it is not for the faint of heart, and it can be quite expensive.

I am currently reading The Story of Britain by Rebecca Fraser. It's a narrative history of Britain from the Roman invasion/infiltration (~55 BCE) up to the early 2000s. Fraser does an excellent job of telling the highlights with attention to timelines, there's a fair amount of supplemental media (artwork, family trees, maps, etc) woven in to each chapter, and it reads quick easily, like a good narrative history should.

Highly recommend, especially as a comprehensive primer on British history.

I'm reading The Story of Britain: From the Romans to the Present: A Narrative History by Rebecca Fraser. At 848 pages it is longer than I would like but it is easy to read so I'm already up to the Tudors.