The Rise And Fall Of The British Empire

• Americas, Africa and the slave trade
• Rivalry with the Netherlands in Asia
• Global conflicts with France
• Loss of the Thirteen American Colonies

1497-1783

• Exploration of the Pacific
• War with Napoleonic France
• Abolition of slavery

1783-1815

• East India Company in Asia
• Rivalry with Russia
• Cape to Cairo
• Changing status of the white colonies

1815-1914

• First World War
• Inter-war period
• Second World War

1914-1945

• Initial disengagement
• Suez and its aftermath
• Wind of change
• End of empire

1945-1997

Send me any questions you have about this subject and I'll answer your questions on the class portal page.