Geography Is Destiny: Britain's Place in the World: A 10,000 Year History

Geography Is Destiny analyzes Brexit from the really long view. England has been somewhat part of Europe for milenia, but it has also been separate. The many islands of the coast of the European continent were connected during previous ages. At other times they were all fairly independent before being largely unified today.

Great Britain was once a Roman outpost. This was a strong "European Union". However, Rome ended up parting ways. Later it was the church union. The Catholic church played a similar role of Brussels today. England also took a similar exit. Today England continues to have close ties to other parts of the world. Other English speaking countries or Chine may feel closer. The former British empire continues to have strong ties.

The book goes into prehistoric and historic analysis of Britain's place in the world. There is interesting genetic analysis and reanalysis. History will often change based on the time it is written. We have stories like that of King Author that seem to have only appeared long after the events took place. This makes it difficult to separate fact from fiction. There were also the many viking raids. Were these exaggerated (much as terrorist attacks would be exaggerated today?) or did they play the large role we see? It is always easier to raid than it is to govern the territory. Despite large empires, Britain maintains an independent streak.