The British Empire began in the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I. By 1913 the empire had grown to rule over 400 million people, making it the largest empire in history. British government and ...

This tension,between an empire of slavery and an empire of freedom ... Philip D. The Image of Africa: British Ideas and Action, 1780-1850. Madison, WI: University of Wisconsin Press, 1964. [DT502 C97] ...