Revolutionary empire : the rise of the English-speaking empires from the fifteenth century to the 1780s

A new edition, previously published in 1981 by Cape, this is the story of the early phases of English and British expansion throughout the world. Calder interweaves English, Irish, Scottish and colonial events into a single pattern. He concerns himself with social and intellectual history, as well as with political and economic developments. Contents Illustrations Preface Introduction Prologue: The World is the World’s World Book One: 1530-1600 Cromwell the First The Age of Ralegh Thomas Smythe’s Expansion Puritans Book Two: 1660-1763 King Sugar Parcels of Rogues Empire of the Oligarchs Romans and Hardy Races Book Three: 1763-85 The Ruin of Liberty? Revolutions References Introduction Prologue: The World is the World’s World Cromwell the First The Age of Ralegh Thomas Smythe’s Expansion Puritans King Sugar Parcels of Rogues Empire of the Oligarchs Romans and Hardy Races The Ruin of Liberty? Revolutions Bibliography European Expansion in General British Expansion Ireland Scotland Wales The Isle of Man West Indies Present-day Canada The Thirteen Colonies Africa India 1713-85 Index