The world's first superpower the rise of the British Empire from 1497 to 1901

Judd, Denis 1938- (Author).

Summary: In this course, London Metropolitan University British and Commonwealty history professor Denis Judd will examine the growth and development of the largest empire in world history--the British Empire--beginning with the late 15th-century Tudor dynasty in England and ending with the death of the Queen-Empress Victoria in 1901.

Record details

ISBN: 9781461820604
Physical Description: electronic resource
access
remote
1 sound file (ca. 8 hr.) : digital.
Edition: Unabridged.
Publisher: Prince Frederick, Md. : Recorded Books ; [Prince Frederick, Md.] : [Distributed by] OneClick Digital, 2011, p2004.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Downloadable audio file. Title from title screen (viewed July 12, 2011). 14 lectures.
Formatted Contents Note:	The Tudor Empire from the discovery of Newfoundland to the Founding of Virginia and the death of Elizabeth I -- Colonies in the New World -- The British in India, c. 1600-1815 -- The American Revolution and the Restructured Empire -- Australia and New Zealand: Convicts, settlers, and self-government -- Ireland: Mother country of exploited British colony? -- The Canadian crisis and the spread of internal colonial self-government -- Trade and dominion -- The profits and commerce of empire -- The British Raj, 1815 to 1905: The High Noon of empire in India -- The Suez Canal, Egypt, Sudan, and the Middle East -- The partition of Africa: Opening up the "Dark Continent" -- Empire builders and empire critics -- Conflict and war in South Africa -- Hurrah for the Jubilee! Queen Victoria's 1897 Diamond Jubilee and the meanining of empire.
Restrictions on Access Note:	Access restricted to subscribing institutions.
Participant or Performer Note:	Lecture given by Denis Judd.
Additional Physical Form available Note:	Downloadable applications available for access via iOS 4.0+ devices (iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch) and Android 2.1+ devices.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web. Requires OneClick Digital Media Manager. System requirements: 200 MB of free disk space, 512 MB of RAM, Windows Installer 3.1, Microsoft .NET Framework 4 (x86 and x64), Windows Media Player 10 QA.