The Oxford History of the British Empire: Volume I: The Origins of Empire

The Oxford History of the British Empire is a major new assessment of the Empire in the light of recent
scholarship and the progressive opening of historical records. Volume I explores the origins of empire. It
shows how and why England, and later Britain, became involved with transoceanic navigation, trade, and
settlement during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Leading historians illustrate the interconnections between developments in Europe and overseas and offer specialist studies on every part of the world that was substantially affected by British colonial activity.