The fifth volume of the series was published in 2013
Volume 5 contains eighteen chapters as follows:
- The First World War Peter Strong
- The Second World War Peter Strong
- The Coal Industry Trevor Boyns
- Iron, Steel and Aluminium John Elliott and Colin Deneen
- Manufacturing Industry, Communications and Commerce Ben Curtis
- The Rural Economy Ian Pincombe
- Changes in Local Government Robert McCloy
- Population and Languages W. T. R. Pryce
- Sex, Marriage and the Family Rachel Lock-Lewis
- Poverty, Mass Unemployment and Welfare Andy Croll
- Popular Leisure Martin Johnes
- Religion Jeremy Morris
- Education Keith Davies
- Visual Culture Peter Lord and John Morgan-Guy
- Literature Jane Aaron
- Parliamentary Representation Gerard Charmley
- Labour, Class and Conflict Alun Burge
- Who Talks of My Nation? Chris Williams