• 1: Engineering Britain
• 1: Neolithic/Bronze/Iron Age 6000 BCE-43 CE: Stone circles
• 1: Roman Britain 43 CE-410: All roads lead to Rome
• 1: Anglo-Saxon and Viking Settlements 410-1066: Farming fields
• 1: Norman rule 1066-1154: Castles rule
• 1: Middle Ages 1154-1485: Medieval weapons of war
• 1: Tudors 1486-1603: Ruling the wave
• 1: Stuart Britain 1603-1714: The British Agricultural Revolution
• 1: Georgian Britain 1714-1837: Railway locomotives
• 1: Victorian Britain 1837-1901: Communication networks
• 1: World Wars: Landships
• 1: Post-1945: www.com
• 1: 21st Century: Smarter phones
• 1: Further information
• 1: Glossary
• 1: Index

Since landing on planet Earth, Paul Rockett has spent much of his time reading up on the adventures of human life, while also experiencing a few of his own. In his quest to find out more about his chosen home planet, Paul has travelled, doodled, eaten a lot of food, plundered dusty libraries and gazed out of windows. Having gathered together a vast amount of fascinating data, it is now his mission to present as much as he can in interesting ways, so that any passing Martian can see how brilliant life is on Earth.

Britain has been home to world-leading engineers, inventors, architects and designers who have changed the way Britain and the world works. In this book discover some key feats of engineering that have taken place in Britain or have been created by British innovators since prehistoric times until today. Find out have all played a part in shaping the history of Britain, and what they tell us about the different periods of our history.
The book is part of 'A history of Britain in 12 ...', a series which examines 12 items that are key to British history from the Stone Age to present day. The series helps students understand chronology and the idea of continuity and change. By focusing on different objects, it also encourages the reader to understand how our knowledge of the past is constructed from a range of sources and to gain knowledge of the methods of historical enquiry.