British Empire: A Captivating Guide to the Largest Empire in History (An Enthralling Guide to the Rise and Fall of the World’s Largest Superpower in History)

The british began building an enormous and highly profitable foreign empire. While the british empire initially lagged behind other european powers such as spain and portugal, it still managed to colonize the new world and discover highly-lucrative trade routes.

British colonies could be found on virtually any continent. For decades, colonialism was painted as the duty of the more advanced european civilizations. However, a darker truth lurked under the surface. Find out how britain invaded, colonized, and ruled almost a quarter of the world’s land mass.

This book will guide you through the rise and the fall of the mighty british empire, including:

•                   The age of exploration and how britain expanded its empire

•                   British involvement in the slave trade

•                   The mystery behind the lost colony of roanoke

•                   The english civil wars and their impact on the empire

•                   A brief look at the thirteen colonies and how they achieved independence

•                   A guide to britain’s role in the napoleonic wars

•                   The impact of both world wars on the british empire

•                   The suez crisis and its aftermath

•                   Rising nationalist movements in the 20th century

Perhaps the most famous trade company in all of history, the east india company served as one of the key players in the formation of the british empire. From its origins as a trading company struggling to keep up with its superior dutch, portuguese, and spanish competitors to its tenure as the ruling authority of the indian subcontinent to its eventual hubristic downfall.

The east india company serves as a lens through which to explore the much larger economic and social forces that shaped the formation of a global british empire.