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The Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832)

The Making of the British Empire (A.D. 1714-1832)

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Number of Chapters: 15

Length: 05 hours and 23 minutes

Language: English

At its height, the British Empire was the largest in history. This short volume traces its development through the long 18th century, from 1714 to the end of the Napoleonic Wars. Founded on the prosperity of Sir Robert Walpole's ministry (1721-1742), the Empire emerged from the Indian conquests of that gifted military amateur, Lord Clive, and was extended under the leadership of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, who drove the English to victory in the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). Surmounting the loss of the American colonies and twenty years of conflict with France, by the first quarter of the 19th century, the British navy, master of the oceans, presided over an Empire upon which the sun never set. (Summary by Pamela Nagami, M.D.)

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Ch. 1: The First Years of the House of Hanover, 1714-1721 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 2: The Ministry of Sir Robert Walpole, 1721-1742 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 3: The Ministries of Wilmington and Henry Pelham, 1742-1754 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 4: Pitt and the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 4: Pitt and the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 5: The First Ten Years of the Reign of George III, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 5: The First Ten Years of the Reign of George III, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 6: Lord North and the War of American Independence, 1770-1782 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 7: The Rockingham, Shelburne, and Coalition Ministries, 1782-1783 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 8: The Younger Pitt's Home and Foreign Policy, 1784-1792, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 8: The Younger Pitt's Home and Foreign Policy, 1784-1792, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 9: England and the French Revolution, 1789-1802, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 9: England and the French Revolution, 1789-1802, Pt. 2 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 10: England and Napoleon, 1802-1815, Pt. 1 (Pamela Nagami)
Ch. 11: Reaction and Reform, 1815-1832 (Pamela Nagami)
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