The British Colonial Empire

The British Colonial Empire recounts the history of the British Empire’s beginnings, rise, expansion, formation, prosperity, and decline. What was the connection between technological progress, the advent of the Age of Exploration, the Age of Discovery, and the rise of colonial empires such as Portugal and Spain? How did Britain, a latecomer, adapt its national strategy and rise so quickly? What historical logic linked the wars for dominance in Europe with the formation of the British Colonial Empire? How did the prosperous British Colonial Empire maintain itself? How did it adapt its rule to colonies with vastly different cultures? Faced with the rise of national independence movements, how did the British Colonial Empire confront the reality of its decline, undertake reforms, and accelerate its transition to the Commonwealth? This book answers these questions one by one.