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Over the last two hundred years British relations with continental Europe have see-sawed wildly. Shortly after Waterloo we withdrew from European involvement to concentrate on the growing Empire. In the mid 19th century we fought our only major European war of the century, in The Crimea. We then entered a short period of panic, concerned with a potential threat from France, our erstwhile ally in The Crimea.
The end of the century saw us adopt a policy of ‘splendid isolation’. Shocked out of this by two world wars, and in economic decline post 1945, we finally joined The Common Market in the ‘70s, where we remained a truculent member until the referendum of 2016. Now 106 years on from Waterloo we are setting out on a new journey – destination unknown.
William Tyler MBE is freelance educator, lecturing, public speaking, writing and consultancy with a main focus on History. He was the Principal of The City Lit, Britain’s largest college of adult education. He was his awarded his MBE for services to education.
NB: This is an online course.
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