The british empire comprised a bewildering collection of colonies, dominions, protectorates, and mandated possessions that spanned the planet. This was the largest empire in world history, at its peak ruling over more than 400 million people and covering almost one-quarter of the total land mass of the earth. No wonder it became known as “the empire on which the sun never set.” How did this happen? How did england, a relatively small country, first come to dominate the neighboring countries of wales, scotland, and ireland and then go on to build this mighty, global empire?
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 empireBritish involvement in the slave tradeThe mystery behind the lost colony of roanokeThe english civil wars and their impact on the empireA brief look at the thirteen colonies and how they achieved independenceA guide to britain’s role in the napoleonic warsRising nationalist movements in the 20th centuryA comprehensive explanation of the fall of the british empireAnd much, much more!The growing independence movement saw the emergence of one of the most influential and charismatic political leaders ever: mahatma gandhi. His policy of non-violent opposition inspired people across the world and helped to guide india to independence. However, with independence came partition as the british divided the region according to religious and ethnic lines. Instead of a single independent nation, the indian subcontinent became two and then three separate nation-states, something that led to violence and conflicts that persist today.
