British Empire — Unit #1: Foundation
covers the history of Great Britain during the 18th century, beginning
with the reign of George I, the first Hanoverian king, and concluding
with the end of the Napoleonic Wars.
[1714 to 1820]
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British Empire — Unit #1: Foundation |
These fact sheets, along with the reading assignments suggested below, provide most of the information required to prepare for the Foundation of Empire review questions.
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| Early British Empire — Summary of Events |
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| Early British Empire — Characters |
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| Timeline of British Empire — 1700 to 1920. |
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| Wars and Battles of the British Empire |
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| Historical Maps — Imperial Britain |
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| Outline Maps — Imperial Britain |
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| Foundation of Empire — Lecture Notes |
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| Foundation of Empire — Homework Questions |
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We recommend completing one of the following "core" reading assignments to prepare for
the Foundation of Empire study questions.
CLICK ON COVER IMAGE to download Epub.
CLICK ON TITLE to read online.
The Story of England by Samuel Harding 170 credits
This book, which can be used as a middle-school history of England,
provides a thorough and succinct introduction to the history of the British Isles from the early
Britons to the end of the Victorian era. Besides giving a chronological account of events, a brief
explanation of some of the important industrial and social changes are discussed. The later chapters
focus on the difficulties of administering an enormous empire spanning the entire globe.
5 chapters: First Hanoverian Kings to French Revolution
The Hanoverians by C. B. J. Gaskoin 126 credits
This book presents an intermediate history
of the rise of the British Empire under the Hanoverian Monarchs, from the first
Hanoverian king to the Great War (1714 to 1911). The first five sections of
give a chronological history of Britain under Walpole, the elder Pitt (Chatham),
the Younger Pitt, Robert Peel, Gladstone and Disraeli. The later sections
provide more details about developments such as
the industrial revolution, refromes of the English Government, and foreign policy.
14 chapters: Coming of the Georges to Waterloo
These supplemental reading selections can be
downloaded at the links provided from the Heritage History website. See the
Book Descriptions
page for details about these and other books in the British Empire collection.
Books are listed in order of difficulty:
(Beginner=Green, Intermediate=Brown, Advanced=Red).
| Haaren - Famous Men of Modern Times | William Pitt to Horatio Nelson (2) |
| Sellar - The Story of Nelson | entire book |
| Lang - Gulliver's Travels | entire book |
| Synge - The Struggle for Sea Power | entire book |
| Marshall - Our Island Story | Earl of Mar's Hunting Party to The Battle of Waterloo (9) |
| Morris - Historical Tales: English | The Hunting of Braemar to Trafalgar and Death of Nelson (3) |