In 1615 the British Isles had been an economically unremarkable, politically fractious and strategically second-class entity. Two hundred years later Great Britain had acquired the largest empire the world had ever seen, encompassing forty-three colonies in five continents.


Empire: How Britain Made the Modern World (2003)

Niall Ferguson Quotes

In 1615 the British Isles had been an economically unremarkable, politically fractious and strategically second-class entity. Two hundred years later ...

In 1615 the British Isles had been an economically unremarkable, politically fractious and strategically second-class entity. Two hundred years later ...

In 1615 the British Isles had been an economically unremarkable, politically fractious and strategically second-class entity. Two hundred years later ...

In 1615 the British Isles had been an economically unremarkable, politically fractious and strategically second-class entity. Two hundred years later ...