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British Empire — Unit #2: Height of Empire |
These fact sheets, along with the reading assignments suggested below, provide all of the information required to prepare for the Height of Empire review questions.
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| Height of Empire — Summary of Events |
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| Height of Empire — Characters |
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| Timeline of Britain — 1815 to 1920 |
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| Wars and Battles of British Empire |
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| Historical Maps — British Empire |
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| Outline Maps — British Empire |
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| Height of Empire — Lecture Notes |
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| Height of Empire — Homework Questions |
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We recommend completing at least one of the following "core" reading assignments to prepare for
the Height 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: A Period of Reform to British Empire Under Edward VII
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.
2 chapters: Waterloo to Sevastopol to Justice, Defense, Taxation
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 Ewart Gladstone (1) |
| Sellar - The Story of Lord Roberts | entire book |
| Lang - The Story of General Gordon | entire book |
| Synge - Growth of the British Empire | entire book |
| Synge - Life of Gladstone | entire book |
| Richards - Florence Nightingale | entire book |
| Marshall - Our Island Story | The First Gentleman in Europe to Boer and Briton (10) |
| Morris - Historical Tales: English | The Massacre of an Army to Jubilees of Queen Victoria (2) |
| Tappan - In the Days of Queen Victoria | entire book |