Great Empires: The British Empire

Author: Ellis Roxburgh
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Children's, Exploration & Discovery
Age Group: 10 to 14
Book Format: Hardcover

Find out how Britain came to rule around 458 million people around the world and what life was like for the people of these colonies? Discover the key explorers that played a role in the building of the empire, John Cabot, Sir Walter Raleigh and Captain James Cook. And find out about how the British Empire became the Commonwealth of Nations in 1949 and the on-going tensions that resulted in the Falklands War.Each book in this series covers a particular empire or regional series of empires, charting its history from its rise to its eventual fall. Concise text and supporting boxes explore the reasons for the empire's success and its failure and explain the mechanics of governing the empire and the experience of living under it.

Table Of Contents
1: Introduction

2: Map: The Empire at its Height

3: The Roots of Empire

4: Building the Empire

5: Height of Empire

6: Peoples of Empire

7: Life in the Empire

8: End of Empire

9: Timeline

10: Glossary, Further Reading, Index
About Ellis Roxburgh
Ellis Roxburgh is an experienced author.

(BK-9780750296526)

SKU BK-9780750296526
Barcode # 9780750296526
Brand Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Artist / Author Ellis Roxburgh
Shipping Weight 0.7000kg
Shipping Width 0.190m
Shipping Height 0.010m
Shipping Length 0.240m
Assembled Length 24.200m
Assembled Height 1.000m
Assembled Width 19.100m
Type Hardcover

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