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Empires of the Sea brings together studies of maritime empires from the Bronze Age to the Eighteenth Century. The volume aims to establish maritime empires as a
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Language: en
Pages: 260
Authors: National Maritime Museum (Great Britain)
Categories: Business & Economics
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Britain's overseas Empire pre-eminently involved the sea. In a two-way process, ships carried travellers and explorers, trade goods, migrants to new lands, sold
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Pages: 645
Authors: G. V. Scammell
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In this authoritative study, first published in 1981, Geoffrey Scammell traces the course of European expansion between around 800 and 1650, during which time t
Empires of the Sea
Language: en
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Authors: Roger Crowley
Categories: History
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In 1521, Suleiman the Magnificent, Muslim ruler of the Ottoman Empire at the height of its power, dispatched an invasion fleet to the Christian island of Rhodes
Britain's Maritime Empire
Language: en
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Authors: John McAleer
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Analyses the critical role played by the maritime gateway to Asia around the Cape of Good Hope in the development of the British Empire. Focusing on a region th