The History of Britannia

This article is about the actual book that came with Ultima IV''. For a chronicle of the in-game history of the main world of the Ultima series, see History of Britannia.''

The History of Britannia comes with Ultima IV. It is 36 pages long. In-game, Kyle the Younger is the authors of the book, and it is prominent in the intro where the player is actually instructed to read it. In real-life, Dave Albert has written the book.

The following topics are part of the book:
 * Political History of Britannia
 * Travelling guide
 * The Professions
 * Shops
 * Transportation
 * Weapons and armour
 * Magical Arts
 * Bestiary
 * Combat and ethics of war
 * Britannia's current civilization
 * Afterword of Lord British

The book is written from a neutral point of view, and it gives much background information on the world of Britannia. At this time, details of the magic system were in a separate book, The Book of Mystic Wisdom.