Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain

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non-fiction book television documentary series

Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain is a BBC documentary series and accompanying book that surveys the political, social, and cultural transformation of Britain from the end of World War II to the early 21st century.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain canonical	4
A History of Modern Britain	2
The Making of Modern Britain	1
the book "A History of Modern Britain"	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2267905 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

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Target entity: Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain
Context triple: [Andrew Marr, notableWork, Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain]

A. The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
B. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
C. The Englishman and His History
The Englishman and His History is a historical study by Herbert Butterfield examining how English national identity and political thought have been shaped by interpretations of the past.
D. The Birth of Britain
The Birth of Britain is a historical work by Winston Churchill that chronicles the early history and formation of the British Isles up to the medieval period.
E. The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate
The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate is a scholarly work by historian John Darwin that surveys and analyzes the major interpretations and controversies surrounding the decline and dissolution of the British Empire.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain
Target entity description: Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain is a BBC documentary series and accompanying book that surveys the political, social, and cultural transformation of Britain from the end of World War II to the early 21st century.

A. The History of England
The History of England is an 18th-century multi-volume historical work by David Hume that traces English history from ancient times through the 17th century and became highly influential in shaping modern historical writing.
B. A History of the English-Speaking Peoples
A History of the English-Speaking Peoples is a multi-volume historical narrative by Winston Churchill that surveys the political and cultural development of Britain and its English-speaking offshoots from ancient times to the 20th century.
C. The Englishman and His History
The Englishman and His History is a historical study by Herbert Butterfield examining how English national identity and political thought have been shaped by interpretations of the past.
D. The Birth of Britain
The Birth of Britain is a historical work by Winston Churchill that chronicles the early history and formation of the British Isles up to the medieval period.
E. The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate
The End of the British Empire: The Historical Debate is a scholarly work by historian John Darwin that surveys and analyzes the major interpretations and controversies surrounding the decline and dissolution of the British Empire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	non-fiction book ⓘ television documentary series ⓘ
authorOfBook	Andrew Marr ⓘ
basedOn	Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: the book "A History of Modern Britain"
broadcastOn	television ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	Andrew Marr ⓘ
depictsEvent	Cold War era in Britain ⓘ New Labour period in Britain ⓘ Margaret Thatcher government ⓘ surface form: Thatcher era in Britain post-war reconstruction in Britain ⓘ rise and decline of the British Empire ⓘ
focus	cultural transformation of Britain after World War II ⓘ political transformation of Britain after World War II ⓘ social transformation of Britain after World War II ⓘ
format	multi-part documentary series ⓘ
genre	history documentary ⓘ political documentary ⓘ
hasCompanionBook	Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: A History of Modern Britain
includesPerspective	cultural analysis ⓘ political analysis ⓘ social commentary ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	historical narrative ⓘ
medium	print ⓘ television ⓘ
narrator	Andrew Marr ⓘ
nonFictionSubject	British history ⓘ contemporary history ⓘ
originalBroadcaster	BBC ⓘ
originalNetwork	BBC Two ⓘ
productionCompany	BBC ⓘ
publisherOfBook	Pan Macmillan ⓘ
subject	British culture ⓘ British politics ⓘ British society ⓘ modern history of Britain ⓘ post-World War II Britain ⓘ
targetAudience	general audience ⓘ readers interested in political history ⓘ viewers interested in British history ⓘ
timePeriodCovered	early 21st century Britain ⓘ late 20th century Britain ⓘ post-1945 Britain ⓘ
title	Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-link ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Andrew Marr → notableWork → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: A History of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr → notableWork → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Making of Modern Britain

Andrew Marr → presented → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain ⓘ

Andrew William Stevenson Marr → notableWork → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain ⓘ

Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain → title → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-link ⓘ

Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain → basedOn → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: the book "A History of Modern Britain"

Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain → hasCompanionBook → Andrew Marr’s History of Modern Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ