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

Arthur Hassall (1853 - 1930)

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.)

Genre(s): War & Military, Political Science, Early Modern

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Ch. 1: The First Years of the House of Hanover, 1714-1721 Pamela Nagami
00:27:32
Play 02 Ch. 2: The Ministry of Sir Robert Walpole, 1721-1742 Pamela Nagami
00:31:51
Play 03 Ch. 3: The Ministries of Wilmington and Henry Pelham, 1742-1754 Pamela Nagami
00:25:26
Play 04 Ch. 4: Pitt and the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
00:18:23
Play 05 Ch. 4: Pitt and the Seven Years' War, 1754-1763, Pt. 2 Pamela Nagami
00:15:18
Play 06 Ch. 5: The First Ten Years of the Reign of George III, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
00:16:59
Play 07 Ch. 5: The First Ten Years of the Reign of George III, Pt. 2 Pamela Nagami
00:16:03
Play 08 Ch. 6: Lord North and the War of American Independence, 1770-1782 Pamela Nagami
00:28:23
Play 09 Ch. 7: The Rockingham, Shelburne, and Coalition Ministries, 1782-1783 Pamela Nagami
00:16:43
Play 10 Ch. 8: The Younger Pitt's Home and Foreign Policy, 1784-1792, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
00:15:18
Play 11 Ch. 8: The Younger Pitt's Home and Foreign Policy, 1784-1792, Pt. 2 Pamela Nagami
00:14:52
Play 12 Ch. 9: England and the French Revolution, 1789-1802, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
00:19:52
Play 13 Ch. 9: England and the French Revolution, 1789-1802, Pt. 2 Pamela Nagami
00:17:20
Play 14 Ch. 10: England and Napoleon, 1802-1815, Pt. 1 Pamela Nagami
00:32:11
Play 15 Ch. 11: Reaction and Reform, 1815-1832 Pamela Nagami
00:27:02